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Abstract

The ‘practising effectively’ section of the Nursing and Midwifery code is applicable to all areas of nursing practice, but the nuances of community nursing mean there are particular challenges. The author addresses issues such as the complexities of documentation platforms and the barriers to contemporaneous record keeping. The article also examines the implications of involving family members as interpreters, highlighting the concerns with balancing cultural sensitivity with safe practice. The key drivers that shape decisions around delegation are also explored with a focus on competence, safety and supervision.

Publication Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in British Journal of Community Nursing, copyright © MA Healthcare, after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2025.0087
Publisher Keywords:	community nursing, Nursing and Midwifery Council code, practising effectively, delegation, interpreters, record keeping
Subjects:	R Medicine > RT Nursing
Departments:	School of Health & Medical Sciences School of Health & Medical Sciences > Nursing
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic Administrator

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