The Australian Commission developed the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards to drive the implementation of safety and quality systems and improve the quality of health care in...

The Australian Commission developed the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards to drive the implementation of safety and quality systems and improve the quality of health care in Australia.  These standards provide a nationally consistent statement about the level of care consumers can expect from health services.
Select one of the two (2) NSQHS standards from below and outline the nurses responsibilities in regards to either medication safety or effective patient handover.

Question 1: Drawing on Standard 4 of The National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS), outline the responsibilities of the nurse in regards to safe medication administration.
   Standard 4. Medication Safety which describes the systems and strategies to ensure clinicians safely prescribe, dispense and administer appropriate medicines to informed patients.
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Question 2: Drawing on Standard 6 of The National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS), outline the responsibilities of the nurse in regards to effective patient handover, communication and documentation.