Professional status

• Nurse training is governed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council. At completion of their training they must meet EU requirements- There is no specific list of duties

• Each nurse is accountable for their own actions and omissions in exercising a duty of care- Each nurse can exercise a degree of independent decision making within his/her own sphere of knowledge and skill

• The Nursing and Midwifery Council regulates the professional conduct of nurses and midwives. The hospital will provide vicarious liability only if the nurse follows protocols