Within this assignment a discussion based on how the nursing midwifery council (NMC) code of conduct relates to person centred care will be carried out. Firstly this assignment will describe person centred care and nursing care and comment on their importance within nursing practice. This will then lead into a discussion on NMC code of conduct and the purpose it serves for nurses, midwifes and an individual receiving care from wither of these professions. Furthermore this assignment will aim to examine
The NMC (2015) Code of Professional Conduct states that the nurse should "...act at all times in such to safeguard and promote the interests of individual patients and clients". The action of AMU nurse did not comply with this clause while caring for Ms Lisa. It was the ignorance and placed Ms Lisa in a position that was about to cost her Life. Therefore this attitude can not be acceptable. At the time of the incident, I felt very inadequate. I felt that I was not a good advocate for Ms Lisa, nor
The purpose of this assignment is to reflect upon a clinical experience in which dignity was maintained. What is Dignity? One of the fundamental of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code (2008) is ‘Make the care of people your first concern, treating them as individual and respecting their dignity’. The aim of the essay is to analyse how dignity can be promoted in a busy hospital ward. Dignity is a difficult question to answer and is a topic on the news especially after the Mid Staffordshire
with advancing heart failure based in a North West hospital. In order to abide by the Nursing Midwifery Councils Code of Conduct (NMC), throughout this assignment the patient will be referred to as ‘Patient Y’ this is ensure that her true identity remains private. The assignment will begin by giving a brief overview of the patients past medical history, including biological and psychological factors that could have exacerbated the illness, it will then conclude by explaining the condition in further
council (NMC) in protecting the public of the United Kingdom. It will also discuss the NMC’s standard of conduct, performance and ethics for nurses and midwives. The author will then identify and discuss the professionalism nurses and midwives display within their and job and ‘the code’ they’re required to follow. The author will then go into detail about how nurses and midwives are tasked with maintaining a patient’s holistic health through professional judgement whilst sticking to the code of conduct
will briefly outline the responsibilities of the NMC and the code of practice. It will then look at by the Mental Health user’s duty to maintain confidentiality and what happen to a care worker if they break confidentiality. The author will then consider if the NMC has properly seek to protect the public or not and said which areas do they need to improve. The NMC has a code of professional conduct, standard for conduct, performance and ethics, the code clearly states the need for nurses, midwives as
Midwifery Council (NMC) The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is the nursing and midwifery regulator in the United Kingdom. The NMC was established under the nursing and midwifery order (known as the ORDER) and has been fully operational since April, 2002. It is the nursing and midwifery regulator for England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Islands. It exists to safeguard the health and wellbeing of the public. It sets standards of education, training, and conduct of performances for
Professional Practice NMC Report Introduction For this report I have been asked to compare and contrast the principles of regulations of two care professions. I have decided to choose Nursing and Social Work because I am currently training to be a nurse and I would like to see the difference between Nursing and Social Work education, training and codes of conduct as this is a field I don’t know much about. NMC- Nursing & Midwifery Council Follows- The Code: Standards of conduct, performance and
Background 2 Multi-disciplinary Teams 4 Codes of Conduct 5 Professional Bodies 6 Conclusion 6 References: 7 Introduction This report will evaluate the roles and responsibilities of a midwife. “Midwifery encompasses care of women during pregnancy, labour, and the postpartum period, as well as care of the new-born.”(WHO, 2015) This is a recent definition and clearly points out that a midwife has many roles and responsibilities. The NMC Codes of Conduct will be evaluated with specific emphasis
The NMC succeeded the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health visiting (UKCC) which was until 2002 has a core responsibility to register UK Nurses, Midwives, and health visitors as well as handle professional misconduct complaints and issue guidance for registered practitioners. The NMC was set up with the core responsibility of protecting the public by ensuring appropriate standard are set, reviewed and monitored for education, training, professional conduct and performance