NMBA Code of Conduct: Compassion, Confidence, and Competence Explained

This report delves into the NMBA Code of Conduct, examining the crucial elements of compassion, confidence, and competence in nursing practice. It highlights the importance of compassion in building emotional rapport with patients, as well as the significance of confidence in handling complex clinical situations. The report also emphasizes competence, demonstrating the ability of nurses to provide culturally safe and patient-centered care, as outlined in the NMBA guidelines. References to key codes such as 2.1, 3.4, 2.2, and 3.2 are made to illustrate how nurses are expected to integrate these attributes to promote patient recovery and maintain a professional environment. The report also provides references to key research papers and guidelines to support the key arguments.

LINKING CONFIDENCE, COMPASSION AND COMPETENCE TO NMBA CODE OF
CONDUCT
INTRODUCTION:
Sister Simon Roach’s 6 C’s of nursing
care includes six aspects of the nursing
care process. The inclusion of these 6
aspects in the care process has been
reported to improve patient outcomes
(Roach, 2013).
CONFIDENCE:
Confidence forms the most crucial aspect that assists nursing
professionals to overcome complex clinical situations and render
effective care to patients (Monks & Flynn, 2014).
LINKING CONFIDENCE TO NMBA CODE OF
CONDUCT
• As per the NMBA guidelines of code of ethics
Nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au (2019), the 2.1 and 3.4
Code of Conduct expects nurses to practice with
confidence so as to render effective care to patients.
COMPASSION
• compassion can be defined as the personal attribute
that helps the nursing professionals build an
emotional rapport with the patients (Sinclair et al.,
2016).
LINKING COMPASSION TO NMBA CODE
OF CONDUCT
• The code 3.3 states that “while communicating with patients, nursing
professionals should maintain a non-judgemental and professional verbal
communication” which facilitates the provision of a safe care environment.
Therefore, nurses are expected to be compassionate to the patient so as to show
empathy and offer holistic support to the patient to promote recovery.
REFERENCES:
• Competence has been defined as the ability of the nurses
to care for patients effectively with diverse cultural and
religious needs (Roach, 2013).
• The NMBA Code of conduct mentions under the competencies
2.2, and 3.2 that nursing professionals must render culturally
safe care and adapt a patient-centred approach so as to include
the patient in the decision making process and promote
recovery (Nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au, 2019).
LINKING COMPETENCE TO NMBA CODE
OF CONDUCT
Monks, J., & Flynn, M. (2014). Care, compassion and competence in critical care: A qualitative
exploration of nurses’ experience of family witnessed resuscitation. Intensive and critical care
nursing, 30(6), 353-359
Roach, M. S. (2013). Caring: The human mode of being. Caring in nursing classics: An essential
resource, 165-179.
Sinclair, S., McClement, S., Raffin-Bouchal, S., Hack, T. F., Hagen, N. A., McConnell, S., & Chochinov,
H. M. (2016). Compassion in health care: an empirical model. Journal of pain and symptom
management, 51(2), 193-203.
Nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au. (2019). nursing code of conducts. Retrieved from http://
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