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1. Accomplished activities and achievements:
A.
Open days
The
open day at Specialty Hospital on 15 November 2006
B.
Workshops implemented by the Council:
(1)
"Mentorship learning program" at Jarash Government
Hospital during the period (5-16 March 2006).
(2)
"Mentorship learning program" at Ministry of Health
hospitals/ Al Mafraq with collaboration of faculty of Nursing at Al
al-Bayt University during the period (19-29 March 2006).
(3)
"Mentorship learning program" at Directorate of RMS
during the period (3-15 Jun 2006) and (7-28 Jun 2006).
(4)
"Non Jordanian mentorship learning program" implemented
collaboratively by WHO/ Iraq office at Amman and Royal Medical Services
during the period (17-28 Jun 2006).
C.
The First International JNC conference:
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The First International JNC conference was conducted on 25th- 27th
of April 2006. The number of conference registrants were (850)
participants.
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Evaluation form was distributed at the end of the 3rd day consisted
of three general parts including;
·
Evaluation of the conference preparation.
·
Overall evaluation of presentations.
·
Evaluation of conference facilities.
The
number of respondents was (297). After analyzing the data it showed that,
most of the participants gave positive comments regarding preparation,
quality of papers, and facilities. Never the less much effort should be
given to the next conference especially on time allocated for paper
presentations and coffee breaks.
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The conference recommendation were:
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Nurses have an important role on operationlizing the Millennium
Development Goals MDG’s in order to advocate and improve the quality of
people living of our nations.
·
Agree on a global competency concepts of the graduated nurses and
assure the integration and implementation of these competencies within the
nursing curricula.
·
Create universal standards to assure accountability of nursing
practices to wards others.
·
Shortage of nurses is a global issue; countries need to develop
interventions that address regulatory issues to balance more workshops and
more practice and other considerations in evidence passed practice
D.
Rewarding excelling nursing graduates at Jordan Universities
Under
the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Muna Al-Hussein the excelling
nursing graduates from the different Jordan Universities has been rewarded
on 9 August 2006.
E.
Update the electronic site of JNC: Ongoing process
F.
Release the Nursing National Strategy 2006-2010.
G.
Use a Computerized system within the council facilities.
H.
Launched the Leadership for Change program
Under
the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Muna Al Hussein the President
of the Jordanian Nursing Council, the program of Leadership for Change™
has been opened at the Jordanian Nursing Council on Thursday 14 November
2006, which is being implemented by the International Council of
Nurses’(ICN), funded by WHO/EMRO and run collaboratively between the
Ministry of Health and JNC. First workshop was held during 11-15 Nov. 2006
and other three workshops shall be conduct during the next coming years.
I.
Accomplishing the nursing human resources plan 2006-2008, in
collaboration with the various Jordan Universities, which include the
followings:
(1)
Psychiatric Care
(2)
Mentorship in advance role
(3)
Palliative Care
(4)
Neonatal Care
(5)
Gerontology
(6) Disaster Preparedness
J.
Design the permanent location of the council
Amman
Municipality has granted the Jordanian Nursing Council a land in
Al-Jebeha/ behind the University of Jordan to build the permanent location
of the council. The structure requirements has been prepared, and sketches
of the new building will be prepared with the assistance of College of
Engineering / Jordan University of Science and Technology
2. Participating in activities outside Jordan:
A.
Participating the Consultation of WHO/ Geneva 22-24 November 2006,
on Nursing and Midwifery Contributions in Emergencies:
Her
Royal Highness Princess Muna Al-Hussein, WHO Patron for Nursing and
Midwifery in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, addressed the meeting and
emphasized that as part of each country's overall plan for disaster
preparedness, all nurses must have a basic understanding of disaster
science and an awareness of its key components and an understanding of how
people behave during a disaster
The
objectives of the consultation were to:
·
Discuss roles and functions of nurses and midwives in emergency
preparedness and response;
·
Identify the appropriate competencies and skills needed for nurses
in emergencies;
·
Develop guidelines for incorporating "health action in crises
and emergencies" into the academic curricula of nursing worldwide;
·
Establish priorities for in-service training programs on nursing
role and response during emergencies, through use of innovative strategies
and technology;
·
Discuss methods for coordinating efforts between nursing, other
health professionals as well as other members of the rescue team during
emergencies;
·
Identify the role of partners in support of training and deployment
of nurses in case of emergencies.
Framework
for strengthening nursing and midwifery response to emergencies
The
meeting report provided the framework for strengthening the nursing and
midwifery response during emergencies, disasters and other crises. The
meeting confirmed the essential and unique roles of nurses and midwives
and the need to improve the preparation of nurses at both the pre-service
and continuing education levels in emergency response. Leadership is
needed to ensure that nurses and midwives participate in all levels of
emergency preparedness and response, with more action needed to enhance
participation in the planning processes, at community, national and
international levels. Nursing research in emergencies is also critical,
and the meeting identified a global research agenda. The meeting
recommendations provide practical strategies for the implementation of the
framework.
Core
Competencies for nursing and midwifery
The
following domains for nurses were designed to cover all phases of
emergencies, disaster and other crises i.e. preparedness, response and
recovery. In addition, the domains should be applied using an all-hazards
approach that is inter-disciplinary and multi-sartorial.
1-
Health policy, organizational and personal planning for emergencies
2-
Leadership, coordination, and team work in emergency settings
3-
Professional development, accountability, legality and ethics
4-
Situation and needs assessment, information sharing, monitoring and
evaluation
5-
Care provision and management.
The WHO key public health technical priority areas for action in
emergency settings are:
a.
Mass
Casualty Management
b.
Maternal Newborn and Child Health
c.
NCD including Mental Health / psych-social support
d.
Environmental Health including WASH
e.
Communicable Disease Surveillance and Control
f.
Nutrition
g.
Health Care Delivery Services (infrastructure, etc.)
h.
Pharmaceuticals and Biologicals
6-
Special key concerns
a.
Caring for the most vulnerable
b.
Gender and gender based violence
c.
Security and personal safety
d.
Psychosocial issues
Guidelines
for pre-service curricula
Detailed
guidelines for pre-service curricula based on the competencies identified
above should be developed. Endorsement from agencies such as WHO, Nursing
Council of Europe, ICN, National Nurses Association will increase the
utility of guidelines. Guidelines include practical tips or documents from
existing programs and utilize available resources, e.g. government
support. Exchange between different institutions, exchange students and
faculty.
For
4-year bachelor programmes, it was suggested that the first two years
curricula should include: first aid, search and rescue.
More details on emergency preparedness and response should be
provided in 3rd and 4th years' curricula. Post graduate programs in
nursing in emergencies should be kept for nurses who opt to work in
coordination or leadership roles
B.
Collaboration with the ICN Observatory on Licensure and
Registration:
Apart
of its commitment to nursing regulation and supporting the role of
regulators, the international Council of Nurses (ICN) established the ICN
Observatory on Licensure and Registration.
ICN
has long been active in regulatory policies and practices affecting the
profession.
In
recent years the globalization process, including decision about trade,
has impacted increasingly and more directly on nurses, nursing and health
care. Consequently the professional regulatory environment has become more
complex and dynamic.
The
Observatory has around 12 peoples as members and has been chosen because
they are leaders in regulatory issues in their region
The
Observatory is chaired by the ICN president and the ICN Chief Executive
Officer who serve as an ex officio member
The
key activities of the Observatory include:
1.
Carrying out regular trend scanning.
2.
Analyzing the impact of emerging regulatory policies/issues.
3.
Identifying priority issues related to licensure and registration
which should be addressed by ICN.
4.
Assisting ICN to develop sound policy related licensure and
registration.
5.
Promoting strategic thinking and research on regulation.
6.
Promoting collaborative action in the regulatory field.
The
fist Observatory meeting was Nov. 2005 included introduction and work on
agenda items and forecasting of how regulation will look like in 2015.
The
second meeting was on Nov. 2006included sharing experiences as
to the new developments on regulation and registration, participants
discussed the professional regulation of the future which included 12
themes, workforce changes, the regulator, political environment,
environmental changes, technological advancement, societal change,
educational changes, partnership and collaboration, ethics, models of care
and changing role of the nurse, these changes are based on the balanced
triangle which includes quality, cost and access.
The
meeting also included report of the credentialing on specialization and
sub specialization and the pressure from consumers to open new
specialties.
The
discussion included the accountability of the regulators, to whom should
they be accountable, for what should they be accountable, how to measure
their performance and how can be reported.
The
session included also establishing a minimum dataset about regulators and
their legislation including increased migration, who are the regulators,
what are their powers, are we talking the same language, and where best
practice is located.
Then
research priorities about regulation were discussed, such as continuing
competence, patient safety, prevention of errors, licensure, discipline,
regulation of nursing education and others.
At
the third day we discussed position statement of ICN regarding, cultural
and linguistic competence, nature and scope of practice of nurse midwife,
delegation and supervision, unlicensed personnel
C.
Collaboration with the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
On
October 2006, the Secretary General of JNC has attended the first meeting
of The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC):
Council
Members
1.
Jean Floyed, the Chairperson of the ICI, USA
2.
Fadwa Affara, ICI Co- chair, UK
3.
Cecelia Mulvey. ICI Co-Chair, USA
4.
Linda Aiken, USA
5.
Rosemary Briant, Australia
6.
Frances Husghes, Newzeland
7.
Norilo Katada, Japan
8.
Mariam Ovalle, Spain
9.
Da’ad Shokeh, Jordan
10. Bente Sivertsen/ Denmark
The
purpose of the ICI is to advise the board of directors of American Nurses
Credentialing Center on international matters
The
Responsibilities will be attending face-to-face meeting and holding
teleconferences three times a year
The
main Board consists of chairs of 1- commission and 2- institutes
The
ANCC consists of commission and institutes, two consumers (solicitation
and specialist knowledge) and 6 members of American Nurses Association(
ANA).
1-
Commission
a.
Commission on accreditation which
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Accredits continuing education
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Accredits schools of nursing
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Business offering CE
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Accredits association for CE
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Authorize certain groups to approve program to service area
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Accreditation expanded such as offering conference, to bring about
communities of creditors
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Accrediting hospitals
b.
Commission on Certification: Largest Certification Corporation
which includes certification of individuals.
There
are three types of certification:
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Generalist Certification in on of the specialties
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Advanced Certification, instead of licensure, certification
operates internationally
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Interdisciplinary Certification.
c.
Magnet
Commission: Grew out of research, right now there are 216 institution
designated the Magnet, it is standard of excellence.
2-
Institutes: are basically structures that provide support for programs
such as:
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Magnet conference
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Publication
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Support for the accreditation program
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Research, Institute for credentialing research, which is
responsible for research credentialing
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Institute for credentialing international, which is support from
international perspective to provide world wide
Magnet:
Applying
Magnet at international level with being culturally transferable is
possible. The education system has to be considered as well as the health
care system. Magnet is innovative not prescriptive.
There
will be gap analysis at the unit level
Magnet
have 14 forces, these are
1-
Quality of nursing leadership
2-
Organizational structure
3-
Management style
4-
Personnel policies and programs
5-
Professional Models of care
6-
Quality of care
7-
Quality improvement,
8-
Consultation and resources
9-
Autonomy
10-
Community of the hospital
11-
Nurses as teachers
12-
Image of nursing
13-
Interdisciplinary relationships
14-
Professional development
Eligibility
requirements:
Health
care organization must meet the following
1-
The organization exists
2-
There will be more than one nursing setting with a single governing
authority and one individual serving as the chief nursing officer who will
be ultimately responsible for all areas in which nursing is practices and
on the highest governing decision making and strategic planning body.
3-
CNO must possess a Maters’ degree in nursing and being there for
at least one year and should be there for the entire appraisal period.
4-
Scope and standards for nurses administration must be currently
implemented.
5-
In the 5 years preceding application, the applicant nursing service
must not have committed unfair labor practice as determined in a fully and finally adjudicated arbitration proceeding or before national
labor relations.
6-
Applicant for Magnet recognition are required to participate in a
national database that bench marks nurse sensitive indicators at the unit
level.
The
importance of such committee to Jordan
1-
Start of the Journey towards Magnet in Jordan
2-
Being accredited by the ANCC to accredit providers of continuing
nursing education.
3-
Being able to be the liaison for certification by the ANCC.
D.
The WHO Aid of the Age-friendly cities project:
The
benefits of the Age-friendly cities project:
For
WHO:
To
identify concrete indicators of an age-friendly city and produce a
practical guide to stimulate and guide advocacy, community development and
policy change to make urban communities age-friendly.
For
participating cities:
To
increase awareness of local needs, gaps, and good ideas for improvement in
order to stimulate development of more age-friendly urban settings.
An
age-friendly city:
·
Recognizes
the great diversity among older persons
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Promotes
their inclusion and contribution in all areas of community life
·
Respects
their decisions and lifestyle choices, and
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Anticipates
and responds flexibly to aging-related needs and preferences.
The
Age-Friendly City project explicitly adopts a locally-driven and
"bottom-up" approach that starts with the lived experience of
older persons regarding what is, and what is not, age-friendly, and what
could be done to improve their community's age-friendliness.
The knowledge and experience of public, voluntary and commercial
service providers in the local community is then combined with the
information from older persons to provide a more complete picture of the
community's strong points and barriers in regard to age-friendliness.
This local assessment is communicated by project leaders to the
public, older persons and decision-makers as the starting point for
actions to make the community more age-friendly.
For
participating cities, there are two major Phases to the project:
·
community
assessment by focus groups: August 2006 - February 2007
·
local
dissemination of results: April 2007 - June 2007
The
implementation of the project within each country will require distinct
competencies in overall project management, qualitative research and
communications/public relations. Depending on his/her own availability and
competencies, the project leader may wish to have one or two associates
with particular skills to perform certain roles.
It
strongly advised that a local project team be established comprising the
project leader and associates as well as other persons and groups who can
volunteer their expertise, networks and time to the project.
The local project team should include representatives of older
persons' organizations and involve them in all aspects of the project.
E.
Participation in other institution’s regular meetings:
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59th World Health Assembly adopts resolution on strengthening nursing and
midwifery
HRH
Princess Muna Al Hussein addressed Committee A at the WHA in May
24th and called upon member states to increase commitments and to
recognize the centrality of human resources in particular midwives and
nurses to better support health systems and promote effective operation in
courtiers .the nurses and midwives attending the resolution felt very
proud to be a nurse or midwife and thanked HRH for taking time to
advocate for nurses and midwives at the international forum.
The
draft resolution was proposed by number of delegation including Jordan.
Resolution WHA59.27 urges member states to confirm their commitment to
strengthen nursing and midwifery, and providing support for the collection
and use of nursing and midwifery core data as a part of national health
information systems.
The
strategic directions for nursing and midwifery services (2002-2008),
developed by WHO and its partners provide a framework for collaborative
action to support countries in enhancing the nursing and midwifery
services that contribute to aching both national health goals and the
health related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of the United Nation
system
The
main strategic areas are:
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Health panning, advocacy and political commitment.
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Management of health personnel for nursing and midwifery services.
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Practice and health systems improvement.
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Education of health personnel for nursing and midwifery services.
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Stewardship and governance.
F.
Participating at the Global Alliance for Nursing and Midwifery
Communities of Practice (GANM).
(a).
HRH Princess Muna Al Hussein launched the Global Alliance on Nursing and
Midwifery Communities of Practice (GAMN) through a video conference on 11
September 2006 at 1400 at the center of Environmental Health
7
countries across 6 regions where connected including Delhi, India, Amman
Jordan, Manila, Philippines, Pretoria, south Africa, WHO Geneva,
Switzerland Glasgow, United Kingdom, and Baltimore, USA
The
forum was on Leadership for Action: The Contribution of Nurses and
Midwives to Health and the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals
The
purpose of the link was to link with nursing and midwifery leaders around
the globe to launch the Global Discussion Forum for Nursing and Midwifery
through virtual communities of practice on leadership for action-
The Contribution of Nurses and Midwives to Health and the Achievement of
Millennium Development Goals
In
the launching the WHO Representative Jordan Dr. Hashim E Elmousaad hosted
the video conference welcoming each site to the video conference and
introducing the host Dr. M.Z. Khan Director of CEHA
Dr
Manuel Dayrit, Director of Human Resources for Health welcomed
participants on behalf of WHO and briefly outlined the purpose and then
introduced the moderator Dr. Rowaida Al Maaitah
HRH
Princess Muna Al Hussien addressed the participants and welcomed them all
and pointed to the importance of using appropriate technology to network
with colleagues from around the globe, to share their experiences,
knowledge and expertise so that to learn from each other about each ones
achievement sand how to address the challenges that is facing nursing and
midwifery professions to improve the health of individuals, families and
communities.
The
moderators introduced Dr. Jean Yan, Chief Scientist, Nursing and Midwifery
as the Chair of GAMN who summarized key issues discussed and the launch
the GANM online Global Discussion Forum
The
GANM has grown now to 1,100 members from 112 different countries. There
are many nurses and midwives who need someone to talk to, someone to
collaborate with, and someone to learn from.
(b).
On December 12, 2006 the GANM held an online session on Nursing Workforce
Migration. We had 20 different sites connected for this session, many of
whom were then broadcasting to numerous participants within their sites.
Countries
represented were: India, USA, Switzerland, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda,
Brazil, Scotland, the Philippines, Thailand, and Jordan. Global experts
presented and dialoged with participants.
Guest
speakers included Dr. Jean Yan, Chief Nurse Scientist – WHO; Dr.
Josefina Tuazon, Dean of the School of Nursing in Manila, Philippines; Dr.
Marilyn Lorenzo, UPM-NIH & University of Philippines -Manila School of
Public Health, Professor Richard Ganga-Limando, Aga Khan University,
Kenya; and Senator
Dr Rowaida Maaitah & Mrs Daad Shokeh from the Jordanian
Nursing Council.
The
meeting lasted approximately 1.5 hours, Participants discussed the issue
of migration from various perspectives, after the presentations from
various countries; one fundamental issue was to take into consideration
two rights, the right of the individual to migrate and the right of
population for quality care.
Main
recommendation from global perspective:
1.
Collect data
2.
Continuing networking
3.
Consider ethical and socially acceptable issues in migration
Recommendation
at national level:
1.
Bilateral agreement between source and recipient countries
2.
Establish committee or commission on Migration
3.
Establish
mechanism for retention
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