THE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES

Running head: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES

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Table of Contents
Professional practice.................................................................................................... 3
Privacy and confidentiality within the Health field...............................................................3
Patient rights.............................................................................................................. 4
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia Code of Conduct..................................................5
References................................................................................................................ 6

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Professional practice
What is professional practice?
Professional practice is about conduct and work about someone through a specific profession.
Along with this, professional bodies could develop standards related to ethics, competence,
performance, insurance, and training that should be developed for remaining within the
profession (Atkins, et. al., 2017).
Describe professional nursing practice.
Professional nursing practice is the competency to care and compassion in association with
patients. Therefore, it can rely on strong ethical worth like moral integrity, privacy,
collaboration, respect for others, collaboration, as well as, accountability related to all actions
(Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, 2019).
Privacy and confidentiality within the Health field
Which laws govern Registered Nursing health professionals concerning privacy and
confidentiality?
Following laws govern the registered nursing health professionals concerning confidentiality
and privacy:
a. Respect the privacy and confidentiality of individuals by focusing on informed
consent before disclosing data such as formally documenting like consent in which,
possible.
b. Offers surrounding to make competent confidential and private consultations and
discussion specifically while working to several individuals simultaneously and in a
shared space
c. Access records only while professionally considered in the care of individuals and
authorized to perform this (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
(AHPRA), 2014).