Where can I find the NMC Code of professional conduct?
Where can I find the NMC Code of professional conduct?
You can find more information at www.hse.gov.uk. You uphold the reputation of your profession at all times. You should display a personal commitment to the standards of practice and behaviour set out in the Code. You should be a model of integrity and leadership for others to aspire to.
What year is the latest NMC Code?
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has today published a revised Code which places public expectations at the heart of good nursing and midwifery practice. The Code will be sent to all nurses and midwives before it becomes effective on 31 March 2015.
What does the NMC code mean for employers?
What the Code means for employers. The new NMC Code – Professional staff, quality services shows how the professional standards and principles of the Code are important to employers of nurses, midwives and nursing associates.
Do you have to act in line with NMC code?
Nurses, midwives and nursing associates must act in line with the Code, whether they are providing direct care to individuals, groups or communities or bringing their professional knowledge to bear on nursing 2 and midwifery practice in other roles, such as leadership, education, or research.
What does the NMC mean for a nurse?
“ Everything you do as a nurse – the way you work with others, the way you behave and communicate, every action you take – should be done with the best interest of your patient in mind.” As a nurse, the NMC gives you one guiding principle: You must be the kind of person who is able, in practice as a nurse, to put the patient first.
What do you need to know about the NMC register?
Competence is a requirement for entry to the NMC register. It is a holistic concept that may be defined as “the combination of skills, knowledge and attitudes, values and technical abilities that underpin safe and effective nursing practice and interventions” (adapted from Queensland Nursing Council 2009).