Can the revised UK code direct practice?

The Nursing and Midwifery Council, the United Kingdom regulator of nursing and midwifery has recently revised its professional code of practice. This article begins by arguing that a professional code must be capable of sustaining close reading and of action guidance. Using four exemplar clauses, it...

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Main Author: Snelling, Paul C. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2017
In: Nursing ethics
Year: 2017, Volume: 24, Issue: 4, Pages: 392-407
Further subjects:B Consent
B Confidentiality
B professional regulation
B professional relationships
B code of conduct
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