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.