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The Code contains the professional standards that registered nurses and midwives must uphold. UK nurses and midwives must act in line with the Code, whether they are providing direct care to individuals, groups or communities or bringing their professional knowledge to bear on nursing and midwifery practice in other roles; such as leadership, education or research.
What 4 Key areas does the code cover:

  • Prioritise people, practise effectively, preserve safety, promote professionalism and trust

  • Prioritise people, practise safely, preserve dignity, promote professionalism and trust

  • Prioritise care, practise effectively, preserve security, promote professionalism and trust

  • Prioritise care, practise safely, preserve security, promote kindness and trust