Nursing

The National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards provide a nationally consistent statement of the level of care consumers can expect from health service organisations.

The Code of conduct for nurses sets out the legal requirements, professional behaviour and conduct expectations for nurses in all practice settings, in Australia.

The code of professional conduct for nurses published by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia

Tribunal decisions relate to complaints or concerns about the conduct, performance or behaviour of a health practitioner.
Court decisions can sometimes refer to an appeal of a tribunal decision or more commonly the outcome in court of a criminal offence matter.

The most recent pandemic has reminded us all of the occupational risks experienced by those working in health organisations.

A guide to practice decisions on scope of practice, delegation and supervision for nurse practitioners, registered nurses, enrolled nurses and midwives.

The DMF supports nurses and midwives to make decisions in practice, particularly about scope of practice and delegation.

Standards for enrolled nurses published by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia

The International Council of Nurses Code of Ethics for Nurses is a statement of the ethical values, responsibilities and professional accountabilities of nurses that defines and guides ethical nursing practice within the different roles nurses assume. The Code has served as the standard for nurses worldwide since it was first adopted in 1953.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is rapidly becoming integrated into many areas of healthcare. This guidance explains how existing responsibilities in National Boards’ codes of conduct apply when practitioners use AI in their practice.

The Nusing and Midwifery Board of Australia's codes of conduct for both nurses and midwives set benchmarks across a range of areas including professional behaviour, practicing cultural safety and promoting health and wellbeing.

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and National Boards have published a guide to help registered health practitioners understand and meet their obligations when using social media.

Policies are important documents, however, their value is only realised when they are understood by all staff, enforced and practised.

Health practitioners, nurses and midwives are bound by a code of conduct and professional standards. In addition, many workplaces will have policies setting out the standard of behaviour expected with regard to electronic communication with colleagues, patients, clients and residents as well as their families and representatives.

Under common law, healthcare professionals have a duty of care towards their clients. Breaching this may result in negligence

Find out about and read the Open Disclosure Framework from the Australian Commission on Quality and Safety in Healthcare.

This site gives you information on the processes and services available when there is a concern/complaint regarding health services and/or health privacy.

Privacy and confidentiality are important and often misunderstood concepts in health care. Perhaps a simple way of viewing the difference between these concepts is to think that through keeping the client’s information confidential, you are also protecting their privacy.

This article explores professional patient-nurse relationships and the consequences when boundaries become blurred.

The article discusses the disciplinary action facing nurses and midwives who breach the Code of Conduct and the Code of Ethics in Australia.

Anyone can make a voluntary notification about a health practitioner, but by law, registered health practitioners, employers and education providers must make a mandatory notification in some limited circumstances. Mandatory notifications help to protect the public by ensuring that Ahpra and the National Boards are alerted to any potential risks to the public.

A well-kept record can protect the practitioner in instances where the legal defence of their actions is required. Documentation also ensures a matter of professionalisation and proof of the improvement of practices.