This remains completely unexplained by the supporters of 'care' models. This is the essential difference between 'care' models and nursing models. Nurses not only deliver health care maintenance, prevention and the achievement of a peaceful death to people in the residential aged care environment, but they must do so in a way that is acceptable to the nursing profession and the public. The nursing profession is bound by a set of professional standards and by a Code of Ethics. These standards are ensured by the regulation of nursing in this country.
Action is taken by regulatory authorities to rectify 'unsafe and unethical' practice by nurses.
Responsibility for maintaining these standards lies with each individual nurse as well as the nursing regulatory authorities. These responsibilities and standards are designed to mitigate against abuse and 'protect' the public from unethical and unprofessional care. Nursing care plans can only be developed by a registered nurse. Registered Nurses are directly accountable for all the work generated by this plan of care. This includes bathing, dressing, feeding and all intimate care as well as specific health care.