Public consultation on review of the Registered nurse standards for practice

11 May 2015

This consultation closes on Friday, 3 July 2015 at 11:55pm Australian Eastern Standard Time.

The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA or National Board) is releasing for public consultation papers on the review of the Registered nurse standards for practice.

Please complete this structured response consultation* to provide feedback on the draft revised Registered nurse standards for practice (244 KB,PDF).

We encourage all our stakeholders - nurses, midwives and any other interested parties, to review and respond to this consultation released on 11 May 2015 and closing 3 July 2015.

More information including a background paper (150 KB,PDF) is available on our current consultations page.

*When you click on this link, you will be taken to the structured response consultation on a third party website, hosted by Southern Cross University (SCU). SCU with a team led by Professor Andrew Cashin has been commissioned by the NMBA to review and revise the current National competency standards for the registered nurse and produce Registered nurse standards for practice. This work commenced in March 2014 and is on schedule to conclude at the end of October 2015. The information will be handled in accordance with the Privacy Policies of SCU and Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) on behalf of the NMBA.