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Ethics & Professionalism Courses for Nurses & Midwives in New Zealand
Designed for nurses and midwives regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Councils under the HPCA Act 2003. Written by healthcare professionals who understand both Councils' expectations.
Why These Courses?
Aligned with Council guidelines. Helping nurses and midwives facing an investigation, inquiry or fitness to practise review, and for CPD purposes.
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Ethics & Conduct
Ethics and Ethical Standards for Nurses and Midwives
Covers ethical obligations including duties to report concerns, maintain honesty, and uphold probity in all professional dealings — core Nursing & Midwifery Councils requirements.
Aligned with Nursing & Midwifery Councils Guidelines
Ethics & Conduct
Medical Ethics Course
Comprehensive course on medical ethics principles — ethical frameworks, moral reasoning, and professional decision-making aligned with Nursing & Midwifery Councils guidelines.
Aligned with Nursing & Midwifery Councils Guidelines
Ethics & Conduct
Professional Ethics Course
Explores the professional ethics landscape — ethical obligations, standards of practice, and regulatory expectations set by the Nursing & Midwifery Councils.
Aligned with Nursing & Midwifery Councils Guidelines
Ethics & Conduct
Duty of Candour for Healthcare Professionals
Covers duty of candour obligations — being open and honest with patients when things go wrong, as required by the Nursing & Midwifery Councils.
Aligned with Nursing & Midwifery Councils Guidelines
Ethics & Conduct
Confidentiality in Healthcare Practice
Understand confidentiality obligations under Nursing & Midwifery Councils guidelines — data protection, justified disclosure, and information sharing.
Aligned with Nursing & Midwifery Councils Guidelines
Ethics & Conduct
Privacy, Consent and Chaperone in Healthcare Practice
Training on valid informed consent, patient privacy, capacity assessment, and chaperone requirements per Nursing & Midwifery Councils guidelines.
Aligned with Nursing & Midwifery Councils Guidelines
Professionalism
Professionalism and Professional Standards for Nurses and Midwives
Covers professional standards and behaviours expected by the Nursing & Midwifery Councils — conduct, communication, teamwork, and maintaining public trust.
Aligned with Nursing & Midwifery Councils Guidelines
Professionalism
Effective Communication for Healthcare Professionals
Communication skills that prevent complaints — breaking bad news, shared decision-making, and conflict resolution per Nursing & Midwifery Councils guidelines.
Aligned with Nursing & Midwifery Councils Guidelines
Professionalism
Documentation for Healthcare Professionals
Create clear, legally defensible records meeting Nursing & Midwifery Councils standards — electronic records, amendments, and common errors.
Aligned with Nursing & Midwifery Councils Guidelines
Professionalism
Social Media Professionalism and Boundaries for Healthcare Professionals
Navigate social media risks — Nursing & Midwifery Councils guidance on online conduct, digital confidentiality, and reputation management.
Aligned with Nursing & Midwifery Councils Guidelines
Professionalism
Ensuring Teamwork and Collaboration
Strengthen multidisciplinary teamwork — communication, handover protocols, hierarchy management, and safe team environments.
Aligned with Nursing & Midwifery Councils Guidelines
Professionalism
Prescribing Guidance and Standards for Healthcare Professionals
Ethical and professional standards for safe prescribing — regulatory guidelines, controlled substances, and protocols.
Aligned with Nursing & Midwifery Councils Guidelines
Professionalism
Ensuring Clinical Competence and Patient Safety
Maintain and demonstrate clinical competence as required by the Nursing & Midwifery Councils — patient safety, risk management, and governance.
Aligned with Nursing & Midwifery Councils Guidelines
Probity & Honesty
Probity and Honesty for Healthcare Professionals
What probity means under Nursing & Midwifery Councils guidelines — honesty, financial integrity, transparency, and managing conflicts of interest.
Aligned with Nursing & Midwifery Councils Guidelines
Probity & Honesty
Financial Integrity for Healthcare Professionals
Navigate financial ethics — conflicts of interest, industry relationships, billing ethics, gift policies, and full transparency.
Aligned with Nursing & Midwifery Councils Guidelines
Probity & Honesty
Rebuilding Trust of Patients, Public and Healthcare Regulator
Practical guidance on rebuilding professional trust after an incident — restoring confidence with patients, the public, and the Nursing & Midwifery Councils.
Aligned with Nursing & Midwifery Councils Guidelines
Fitness to Practise
Fitness to Practise for Healthcare Professionals
Essential course for Nursing & Midwifery Councils proceedings — complaints, investigation, hearings, demonstrating insight, remediation, and outcomes.
Aligned with Nursing & Midwifery Councils Guidelines
Fitness to Practise
Insight for Fitness to Practise
Build professional insight — recognising limitations, understanding impact, and satisfying Nursing & Midwifery Councils expectations during proceedings.
Aligned with Nursing & Midwifery Councils Guidelines
Fitness to Practise
Remediation for Fitness to Practise
Guidance on effective remediation — action plans, evidencing change, and demonstrating concerns are addressed.
Aligned with Nursing & Midwifery Councils Guidelines
Fitness to Practise
Reflection for Fitness to Practise
Develop meaningful reflective practice — reflective accounts, structured frameworks, and meeting Nursing & Midwifery Councils expectations.
Aligned with Nursing & Midwifery Councils Guidelines
Fitness to Practise
Ensuring No Repeat of Misconduct or Mistake in Future Practice
Demonstrate that past issues will not be repeated — root cause analysis, practice changes, and sustained improvement.
Aligned with Nursing & Midwifery Councils Guidelines
Fitness to Practise
Dealing with a Complaint or Investigation Professionally
Guidance on managing complaints professionally — investigation process, response letters, lessons learned, and resilience.
Aligned with Nursing & Midwifery Councils Guidelines
Professional Boundaries
Professional Boundaries Course
Covers the boundary spectrum, dual relationships, warning signs of drift, sexual boundary violations, and maintaining trust.
Aligned with Nursing & Midwifery Councils Guidelines
Professional Boundaries
Ethical Boundaries with Patients and Colleagues
Maintaining ethical boundaries in clinical relationships — patient interactions, colleague dynamics, and power imbalances.
Aligned with Nursing & Midwifery Councils Guidelines
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Courses written by healthcare professionals, aligned with Nursing & Midwifery Councils guidelines for nurses & midwives in New Zealand.
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