Law for nurses and midwives is the most highly respected health law text for nursing and midwifery students studying law as part of their degree now in its 8th edition this fundamental text outlines legal issues and responsibilities specific to both nursing and midwifery practice and features the legislation relevant to the provision of safe quality healthcare in australia. The book provides an overview of the legal ethical and professional dimensions of nursing followed by exploration of key issues in greater depth this edition features updated legislation and new material on patient safety key topics are accompanied by both a legal and an ethical perspective covering both law and ethics. Developed in collaboration with many who care about good nursing and midwifery the code can be used by nurses midwives and nursing associates as a way of reinforcing their professionalism read and download the code for nurses and midwives download the code read the code online print this page find out how midwifery regulation works . Nurses and midwives must be registered with the nursing and midwifery board of australia nmba and meet the nmbas professional standards in order to practise in australia these documents replace the nmba code of ethics for nurses august 2008 and the nmba code of ethics for midwives professional boundaries for nurses february . Nursing law and ethics study play clara barton developed american red cross self care self care deficit and nursing system bennett and wrubel nursing skills as an experience to become an expert laws that formally define and limit the scope of nursing practice