Abstract
This chapter introduces the dynamic clinical context of the Australian healthcare setting. A public health system exists in Australia to guarantee a minimum level of access to health service provision for all Australian citizens. A private healthcare system is also available, and is accessed by people who are prepared to pay a full fee for service, or who have private health insurance, against which they can claim according to the level of purchased cover. A not-for-profit health and social care sector is a third health-support services. Registered nurses (RNs) are employed in all three health service contexts, so it is important that nurses have an understanding of these models of service delivery.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Clinical Nursing Skills |
| Subtitle of host publication | An Australian Perspective |
| Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Chapter | 1 |
| Pages | 3-24 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781316620212 |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
