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Primary language
Language primarily used for reading, writing, listening, and speaking and the language known best and most comfortable with.
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (2015) English language skills registration standard
Retrieved from https://www.ahpra.gov.au/Registration/Registration-Standards/English-lan...
Procedural fairness
Involves the following principles:
• The decision-maker must be impartial and unbiased regarding the matter to be decided, and must have no pecuniary or [proprietary] interest in the outcome;
• Those who may be adversely affected by a decision must be given prior notice of the case and a fair opportunity to prepare for and answer the case and present their own case;
• The decision must be based on sound argument and evidence; and
• Those affected must be given the reasons for the decision.
Professional experience placement
Component of nursing/midwifery education that allows students to put theoretical knowledge into practice within the consumer care environment. It includes, but is not limited to, the hospital setting, and may include general practice, remote and rural health clinics, and community care environments. It excludes simulation.
Professional experience placement record
Record/logbook/portfolio used as evidence for professional experience placement attendance and assessment.
Professional reference
A reference letter addressed to ANMAC providing employment details and information that relates to the applicant’s clinical skills and competencies.
Program Changes
Change to an approved program of study against the relevant standard the program is accredited against.
Program Monitoring Report
Report (completed by the education provider) designed to confirm that a program continues to be delivered as accredited, against the relevant accreditation standards. This report is required to be submitted to ANMAC routinely on the anniversary of the program's accreditation. If the document is not submitted, it may place the ongoing accreditation of the program in jeopardy.
Program or program of study
Full program of study and experiences that are required to be undertaken before a qualification, statement of completion or attainment can be awarded (see also approved program of study).
Program provider
A school or faculty responsible for the design and delivery of a program leading to nursing or midwifery registration or endorsement.
Prospective Program Change
Change that must be notified to ANMAC BEFORE it is implemented.
