The NMC Code: Professionalism Flashcards
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According to the NMC Code, what must you do if you believe a colleague's conduct, performance, or health is putting patients at risk?
Answer: Raise your concern immediately through the appropriate channels
The Code requires nurses and midwives to raise concerns immediately when patient safety may be compromised by a colleague's conduct, performance, or health.
Under the NMC Code's duty of candour, what must you do when a patient may have been harmed by care?
Answer: Be open and honest with the patient, offering an apology when appropriate
The duty of candour requires nurses to be open and honest with patients when something goes wrong, including apologising when appropriate.
A patient refuses a treatment you believe is essential. According to the NMC Code, what is the correct response?
Answer: Respect their decision and document it, while exploring alternatives
The Code requires practitioners to respect the autonomous decisions of patients with capacity, even when they refuse treatment, and to document those decisions.
How does the NMC Code address the use of social media by registered nurses and midwives?
Answer: You must maintain professional standards and patient confidentiality on social media
The Code makes clear that professional standards, including confidentiality, apply to social media and online activity just as they do in face-to-face practice.
A registrant asks you to countersign a revalidation declaration you are not confident is accurate. What should you do?
Answer: Refuse to countersign if you have genuine doubts about its accuracy
Countersigning an inaccurate declaration would breach the Code's requirement for honesty and integrity; you must decline if you have genuine doubts.
Under the NMC Code, which action best demonstrates 'working in partnership' with patients?
Answer: Involving patients in all decisions about their care and respecting their views
The Code's principle of working in partnership means actively involving patients in decisions about their care and respecting their perspectives.
The NMC Code states you must 'always practise in line with the best available evidence.' What does this primarily require?
Answer: Basing care decisions on up-to-date, evidence-based guidelines and research
Practising in line with evidence requires nurses to keep their knowledge current and apply evidence-based guidelines rather than relying solely on experience or employer policy.