Roach’s 6cs of Caring and the Nmba Code Of Conduct 2022

6Cs of Nursing –
Commitment, Care, Courage, Compassion,
Competence, Communication, and Commitment
Application of Roach’s 6Cs of caring within the NMBA Code of Conduct for nurses
Commitment Principle 4- Professional boundaries
Care Principle 7- Health and wellbeing

Rationale
The above infographic has two elements of Roaches 6Cs of caring that nurses can comply with as per the
NMBA standards. The two selected elements as above include care and commitment. The element of
commitment in nurses complies with principle 4 (Professional behavior) of the NMBA standards of nursing
(Jones, 2019). Professional boundaries of nurses enable engaging in effective and safe establishing of
professional boundaries. Nurses need to commit to evidence-based professional standards in nursing which is
crucial for a nurse-person relationship. Nurses as per the NMBA standards (Principle 5) are also committed to
teach and supervise other nurses within their professional integrity. As commitment is the basis of providing
care to patients, nurses need to include divergent roles for abiding by their roles and responsibilities (Phipps, et
al, 2015). With such commitment nurses recognizes the inherent power imbalances existing between people in
care and nurses. This allows actively engaging in the person's expectations and being clear regarding the
objective of care also preparing the person when the care period ends. The nurse's role has to be committed to
providing the patient with prolonged care and establishing a long-term relationship with the patient. Nurses
need to be committed in their care roles to avoid potential risks, complexities, and conflicts that might be
present while rendering care. Factoring in these aspects might lead to judgmental impairment while delivering
care, leading to ineffective care for the patient (Ballantyne, 2016). Through the commitment of services, nurses
are able to avoid sexual relationships with persons with patients where a professional relationship exists.
Commitment allows involvement and discloses appropriate information to the person involved or colleagues as
privacy policy might allow. When commitment is absent, the professional relationship might be compromised
or ineffective for the ongoing care needed (Cashin et al, 2017). Nurses need to provide patients with a safe,
evidence-based way to promote health and wellbeing while working with others.
Nurses can interact with people in a culturally safe and respectful way to promote honest professional
relationships (according to the NMBA standard). As a result, nurses may have time to ask the patient if they
know what is happening (Foulds et al, 2015). The aspect of care can be connected with principle 7 of NMBA
standards that aims at ensuring the health and wellbeing of patients, their families, colleagues, and the broader
community. Nursing should provide care to maintain good health and wellbeing of their patients and reduce