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A tribunal has suspended a nurse's registration for three months for breaching professional boundaries with a patient and misleading her employer to the extent of their relationship.

14/09/2022

The beauty industry has seen exponential growth in recent years, with the number of nurses working in Aesthetic/ Cosmetic Nursing Practice also increasing. This field of practice holds many attractions including flexibility, financial incentives, autonomous practice, and relief from traditional nursing roles in the post pandemic context.

14/09/2022

This story describes a nurse with long term alcohol misuse. Her name and identifying characteristics may have been changed to maintain privacy.

13/12/2019

An employer reported a complaint that one of their nurses failed to form therapeutic relationships and demonstrated poor professional standards.

14/11/2019

RN Harriett was 45, originally from Southeast Asia, and had lived in Australia since 2004.

14/11/2019

The Council received a complaint about RN Sarah’s performance from her community health services employer. Sarah was 55 and had been registered as a nurse since the 1980’s.

14/11/2019

Trigger warning: This article discusses mental health and suicide, which some readers may find distressing.

29/08/2019

From Annmaree Nicholls, Professional Officer

18/12/2018

Sarah came to the attention of the Council after a complaint was received from her employer.

27/09/2018

On March 1 the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia released the new Code of conduct fo

16/05/2018