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Guidelines and standards

Learn about the guidelines and standards that nursing students and professionals are held to.

Last updated 10 April 2025

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For all nurses/midwives/advanced practice nurse

For students

For students considering enrolment or enrolled into pre-registration/ pre-enrolment nursing programmes as well as applicants for nursing registration/ enrolment.

Fitness to Practise Advisory for nursing students [PDF, 22 KB]

For all nurses/midwives/advanced practice nurse

Code for Nurses and Midwives [PDF, 879 KB]
Fact Sheet on Code for Nurses and Midwives [PDF, 307 KB]
Scope of Professional Nursing & Midwifery Practice [PDF, 81 KB]
Core Competencies and Generic Skills of Registered Nurses [PDF, 253 KB]
Core Competencies and Generic Skills of Enrolled Nurses [PDF, 206 KB]
Core Competencies and Generic Skills of Registered Midwives [PDF, 200 KB]
Core Competencies and Generic skills of Registered Nurse (Psychiatric) [PDF, 172 KB]
Core Competencies of Advanced Practice Nurses [PDF, 130 KB]
Fact Sheet on Professional Scope of Nursing & Midwifery Practice [PDF, 171 KB]
Guidelines for Agency Nurses/ Midwives and Nursing Agencies Engaging them (including Companies Supplying Nursing Manpower [PDF, 272 KB]
Independent Nursing/Midwifery Practice [PDF, 107 KB]
Guidelines for Determining When Return-To-Nursing Programme is Mandatory [PDF, 888 KB]
Guidelines for Social Media Use [PDF, 251 KB]
Nurse's Pledge [PDF, 154 KB]