PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND RIGHT ANSWERS 2024 - 2025
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) ANS -Responsible for the implementation of
the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme across Australia.
Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) ANS -. Receives and manages notifications about nurses in NSW
. Implements NMBA rules and guidelines to promote safe effective and efficient nursing practice in NSW
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) ANS -. Maintains the register of nurses
. Criminal record checks
. Registers and imposes restrictions with AHPRA
. Approves accreditation standards, codes and guidelines
. Assesses English language and education requirements
. Monitors continuing professional development (CPD)
. Assess notifications referred from AHPRA
. Publish accountability guidelines for nursing practice decisions
Health Professional Councils Authority (HPCA) ANS -. An administrative body of the Health
Administration Corporation
. Can receive notifications in NSW
. Provides administrative support to Health Councils in NSW
. Director reports to the NSW Ministry of Health
Similar to APRA in NSW, umbrella authority, do not deal with licenses, administrative authority.
Australian Nursing & Midwifery Council (ANMC) ANS -ANMAC helps to protect the health and safety of
the Australian community by establishing high-quality standards of nursing and midwifery education,
training and assessment.
, - independent accrediting authority for nursing and midwifery education under Australia's National
Registration and Accreditation Scheme
- skills assessing authority for nurses and midwives wishing to migrate under the Australian
Government's General Skilled Migration program
Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) ANS -. Regulates health care professionals
. Can receives notifications in NSW
. Accepts referred notifications from AHPRA
. Investigates and prosecutes notifications about nurses in NSW
. Refers notifications for management by NMC
NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) ANS -a notification is referred to the occupational division
of the NCAT if it were proved it would result in suspension or cancellation of a nurse or student's
registration
Statutory regulation ANS -How profession is regulated/the minimum standard.
- It is created under legislation enacted by parliament and deals with regulation of the progression,
including protection of the public
- NMBA regulates Nurses & Midwives
- Protects the public
- Establish a national registration and accreditation's scheme
Self-regulation ANS -How we are able to regulate ourselves within the rules we are given.
- self regulation is the governance of nurses by nurses in the public interest (aimed at providing evidence
that we are meeting society's expectation and maintaining standards of practice)
- the standards set by the profession determine the minimum acceptable standards required for nursing
practice
- it is grounded in the ideals of professional behaviour and conduct
- aims for protection of the public
Registered Nurse Standards for Practice (7) ANS -1. Thinks critically and analyses nursing practice
AND RIGHT ANSWERS 2024 - 2025
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) ANS -Responsible for the implementation of
the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme across Australia.
Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) ANS -. Receives and manages notifications about nurses in NSW
. Implements NMBA rules and guidelines to promote safe effective and efficient nursing practice in NSW
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) ANS -. Maintains the register of nurses
. Criminal record checks
. Registers and imposes restrictions with AHPRA
. Approves accreditation standards, codes and guidelines
. Assesses English language and education requirements
. Monitors continuing professional development (CPD)
. Assess notifications referred from AHPRA
. Publish accountability guidelines for nursing practice decisions
Health Professional Councils Authority (HPCA) ANS -. An administrative body of the Health
Administration Corporation
. Can receive notifications in NSW
. Provides administrative support to Health Councils in NSW
. Director reports to the NSW Ministry of Health
Similar to APRA in NSW, umbrella authority, do not deal with licenses, administrative authority.
Australian Nursing & Midwifery Council (ANMC) ANS -ANMAC helps to protect the health and safety of
the Australian community by establishing high-quality standards of nursing and midwifery education,
training and assessment.
, - independent accrediting authority for nursing and midwifery education under Australia's National
Registration and Accreditation Scheme
- skills assessing authority for nurses and midwives wishing to migrate under the Australian
Government's General Skilled Migration program
Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) ANS -. Regulates health care professionals
. Can receives notifications in NSW
. Accepts referred notifications from AHPRA
. Investigates and prosecutes notifications about nurses in NSW
. Refers notifications for management by NMC
NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) ANS -a notification is referred to the occupational division
of the NCAT if it were proved it would result in suspension or cancellation of a nurse or student's
registration
Statutory regulation ANS -How profession is regulated/the minimum standard.
- It is created under legislation enacted by parliament and deals with regulation of the progression,
including protection of the public
- NMBA regulates Nurses & Midwives
- Protects the public
- Establish a national registration and accreditation's scheme
Self-regulation ANS -How we are able to regulate ourselves within the rules we are given.
- self regulation is the governance of nurses by nurses in the public interest (aimed at providing evidence
that we are meeting society's expectation and maintaining standards of practice)
- the standards set by the profession determine the minimum acceptable standards required for nursing
practice
- it is grounded in the ideals of professional behaviour and conduct
- aims for protection of the public
Registered Nurse Standards for Practice (7) ANS -1. Thinks critically and analyses nursing practice
