Emergency Care Assessment and Treatment: Education and RPL Guide
The Emergency Care Assessment and Treatment (ECAT) Education and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Guide has been developed to support the transition of the existing nursing workforce to use ECAT Protocols by recognising and documenting prior learnings. It is informed by the Nursing and Midwifery Board (NMBA) Standards of Practice and current statewide NSW nursing educational programs.
The ECAT Education and RPL Guide should be read in conjunction with the NSW Health Policy Directive The Use of Emergency Care Assessment and Treatment (ECAT) Protocols (PD2023_039). The Policy Directive outlines the roles, responsibilities and processes related to the use of the ECAT Protocols.
The following documents underpinned the development of the ECAT Education and RPL Guide:
- NMBA Registered Nurse Standards for Practice
- NMBA Enrolled Nurse Standards for Practice
- NMBA Code of Conduct for Nurses
- International Council of Nurses Code of Ethics
- NMBA Decision-Making Framework for Nursing and Midwifery
- College of Emergency Nursing Australia (CENA) - Practice Standards for the Specialist Emergency
- NSW Health Emergency Nurse Capability Framework