Healthcare professional is the one who provides curative,
promotional and preventive health care services to various communities. A
healthcare professional may operate in almost all branches of healthcare which
includes surgery, medicine, pharmacy, nursing or allied health professionals.
Healthcare professionals play a major role in improving the
quality and access to health care for the population. These professionals
provide all the required services for the promotion of health, preventing
diseases and delivering health care services to different communities which are
based on primary health care approach.
Professional standards always describe the competent care
level in every single phase of the healthcare process and they are significant
for health care profession because they guide and promote their clinical
practice. Professional nursing standards are also used to provide a framework
for the development of clinical competency checklists for particular clinical
employer or unit. They may be used as a comparison tool for evaluating nurse
care if the employer suspects the nurse has developed unsafe work habits.

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