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nurse,midwife or health visitor,you are personallyaccountable for your practice.In caring for patients and clients,you must:  \nrespect the patient or client as an individual  \nobtain consent before you give any treatment or care.  \nprotect confidential information  \nco-operate with others in the team  \nmaintain your professional knowledge and competence  \nbe trustworthy  \nact to identify and minimise risk to patients and clients.  \nThese are the shared values of all the United Kingdom health careregulatory bodies.  \nThis Code of professional conduct was published by the Nursing and MidwiferyCouncil in April 2002 and came into effect on 1 June 2002.  \n# 1 Introduction\n\n## 1.1 The purpose of the Code of professional conduct is to:\n\n▶inform the professions of the standard of professional conductrequired of them in the exercise of their professional accountabilityand practice  \ninform the public,other professions and employers of the standard ofprofessional conduct that they can expect of a registeredpractitioner.  \n## 1.2 As a registered nurse,midwife or health visitor,you must:\n\nprotect and support the health of individual patients and clients  \n▶protect and support the health of the wider community  \n▶act in such a way that justifies the trust and confidence the publichave in you  \n▶uphold and enhance the good reputation of the professions.  \n1.3 You are personally accountable for your practice.This means that you areanswerable for your actions and omissions,regardless of advice ordirections from another professional.  \n1.4 You have a duty of care to your patients and clients,who are entitled toreceive safe and competent care.  \n1.5 You must adhere to the laws of the country in which you are practising.  \n# 2 As a registered nurse,midwife or health visitor,you must respectthe patient or client as an individual\n\n2.1 You must recognise and respect the role of patients and clients as partnersin their care and the contribution they can make to it.This involves  \nidentifying their preferences regarding care and respecting these within thelimits of professional practice,existing legislation,resources and the goalsof the therapeutic relationship.  \n## 2.2 You are personally accountable for ensuring that you promote and protect\n\nthe interests and dignity of patients and clients,irrespective of gender,age,race,ability,sexuality,economic status,lifestyle,culture and religious orpolitical beliefs.  \n2.3 You must,at all times,maintain appropriate professional boundaries in therelationships you have with patients and clients.You must ensure that allaspects of the relationship focus exclusively upon the needs of the patientor client.  \n2.4 You must promote the interests of patients and clients.This includeshelping individuals and groups gain access to health and social care,information and support relevant to their needs.  \n2.5 You must report to a relevant person or authority,at the earliest possibletime,any conscientious objection that may be relevant to your professionalpractice.You must continue to provide care to the best of your ability untilalternative arrangements are implemented.  \n# 3 As a registered nurse,midwife or health visitor,you must obtainconsent before you give any treatment or care\n\n3.1 All patients and clients have a right to receive information about theircondition.You must be sensitive to their needs and respect the wishes ofthose who refuse or are unable to receive information about their condition.Information should be accurate,truthful and presented in such a way as tomake it easily understood.You may need to seek legal or professional advice,or guidance from your employer,in relation to the giving or withholding ofconsent.  \n3.2 You must respect patients'and clients'autonomy-their right to decidewhether or not to undergo any health care intervention-ev","cbCailVm7wUuYnIb","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailVm7wUuYnIb","pdf",1169823,16,"English","# 1 Introduction\n## 1.1 Purpose of 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