Learning Objective

This document outlines the code of professional conduct and learning outcomes for nurses in Australia. It discusses 10 principles that nurses must abide by, including practicing competently and ethically, providing honest information to patients, engaging in reflective practice, and following relevant laws. The document also lists learning objectives and outcomes for a clinical placement, such as applying safety procedures, communicating effectively with patients and other health professionals, and making clinical decisions that promote safe nursing care.

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CodeofProfessional

ConductforNursesin
Australia

Learning Objective

PPE 3 Learning
Outcome

Apply the knowledge

acquired during PPE3
clinical practice units to
ensure safe practice within
real world clinical settings
Utilise and apply my
knowledge of safety
procedures applicable to
bodily fluid exposure,
manual handling tasks,
and medication
administration
Perform medication
administration safely,
aided by the appropriate
use of guides such as the
MIMS.

Perform safe professional

nursing care when
managing wounds in the
perioperative setting

Apply ethico-legal
principles and safe
professional nursing care
when administering
therapeutic substances

Nurses practise and

conduct themselves in
accordance with laws
relevant to the profession
and practice of nursing

Practise effective
communication, both
written and verbally. This
includes charting and
discussing patient care
with health professionals
and individual patients
within the perioperative
setting
Reflect upon practice and
develop an understanding
of areas requiring
improvement, actively
engaging in education to
enhance clinical
knowledge and skills

Utilise proficient written

and verbal communication
skills when providing care
for individuals across the
life span and within the
perioperative setting

Nurses provide impartial,

honest and accurate
information in relation to
nursing care and health
care products

Reflect upon nursing

practice and identify areas
for development and
growth of self and others

Nurses practise nursing

reflectively and ethically

Engage in clinical decision

making that promotes safe
professional nursing care
for individuals across the
life span and within the
perioperative setting

Nurses practice in
accordance with the
standards of the
profession and broader
health system
Nurses practice in a safe
and competent manner

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. (2008). Code of Professional

Conduct for Nurses in Australia. Retrieved from:
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Western Sydney University. (2016). Clinical placement guide: School of