Guidelines

The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) provides guidance to nurses and midwives by publishing a range of professional codes and guidelines. These documents:

• help understand the NMBA’s expectations and requirements; and 
• provide pathways to meet them.

Guidelines for registration standards

Professional practice guidelines

Safety and quality guidelines for nurse practitioners

Safety and quality guidelines for privately practising midwives

Related fact sheets

• Fact sheet: Exposure-prone procedures - registration and renewal declaration (249 KB,PDF)
• Fact sheet: Safety and quality guidelines for privately practising midwives

Retired versions

*The Guidelines: Mandatory notifications about registered health practitioners have been updated on 29 June 2020 to include minor formatting and word changes and changes to the flowcharts on pages 20, 22 and 26 of the guidelines.

**The Guidelines: Mandatory notifications about registered students have been updated on 29 June 2020 to include minor formatting and word changes and sections 39 and 40 of the National Law in Appendix A.