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National
competency
standards
for
the
registered
nurse
Nursing and Midwifery Board
National
competency
standards
for
the
registered
nurse
.
IntroductionNational
competency
standards
for
registered
nurses
were
first
adopted
by
the
Australian
Nursing
and
…
Date published
29 August 2013
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Accreditation
Manual
for
Optometry
Programs
in
Australia
and
New
Zealand
-
Part
2
-
Standards
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
In
addition
to
the
Standards
,
the
Competency
Standards
(
including
the
Therapeutic
Competencies
)
provides
guidance
to
the
Assessment
Team
as
to
the
standards
expected
in
…
Date published
28 November 2013
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Professional
boundaries
for
midwives
March
2010
Nursing and Midwifery Board
The
Nursing
and
Midwifery
Board
of
Australia
(
National
Board
)
National
competency
standards
for
the
midwife
has
as
its
overarching
framework
—
woman
centred
care
. ...…
Date published
13 June 2013
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Code
of
ethics
for
midwives
August
2008
Nursing and Midwifery Board
The
National
competency
standards
for
the
midwife
in
Australia
(
2006
)
flow
from
these
Codes
and
have
strong
linkages
and
identifi
able
common
subject
matter
. ...
Australian
…
Date published
13 June 2013
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Re
-
entry
to
practice
policy
Nursing and Midwifery Board
A
key
requirement
to
practice
is
that
the
nurse
and
/
or
midwife
is
able
to
demonstrate
that
they
meet
Board
-
approved
national
competency
standards
for
the
enrolled
nurse
or
…
Date published
14 October 2013
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A
national
framework
for
the
development
of
decision
-
making
tools
for
nursing
and
midwifery
practice
Nursing and Midwifery Board
The
National
Board
expects
registered
nurses
and
midwives
to
practise
within
the
relevant
competency
standards
and
decision
-
making
frameworks
. ...
2
The
National
Competency
…
Date published
20 August 2013
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Professional
boundaries
for
nurses
February
2010
Nursing and Midwifery Board
6
College
of
Registered
Nurses
of
British
Columbia
(
2006
)
Nurse
‑
Client
Relationships
,
Pub
No
406
,
Vancouver
,
6
. ...
Available
at
:
www
.
ncsbn
.
org
.
13
Adapted
from
:
ANMC
(
2007
)…
Date published
13 June 2013
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Infection
prevention
and
control
guidelines
for
acupuncture
practice
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
All
registered
acupuncturists
must
comply
with
:. •
the
NHMRC
Guidelines
. •
these
National
Board
guidelines
,
and
. • ...
Registered
health
practitioners
are
exempt
.
These
…
Date published
8 August 2013
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