School of Health Sciences
Referencing Tool
School of Health Sciences
Referencing Tool
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) (2018) state in their Code of Conduct that information about patients and clients should be treated as confidential.
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The Code of Conduct states that information about patients and clients should be treated as confidential (Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), 2018).
Referencing government and/or organisational reports is similar to referencing a published book. It is acceptable to reference a published document as either the internet accessed version or the fully published version.
The template below shows how references are constructed.
Organisation. … (year of publication) … Title … Publisher information (changes depending on if the publication is online or printed)
Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). (2018) The Code: Professional Standards of Practice and Behaviour for Nurses and Midwives Nursing and Midwifery Council. NMC. [online]. Available at: https://www.nmc.org.uk/globalassets/sitedocuments/nmc-publications/nmc-code.pdf. [Accessed: 15 February, 2021].
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Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). (2018) The Code: Professional Standards of Practice and Behaviour for Nurses and Midwives Nursing and Midwifery Council. London: NMC.