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2022 Nurses and Midwifery Board Update to Position Statement on Nurses and Cosmetic Procedures

ByCNA

The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) has updated its Position Statement on nurses and cosmetic procedures.

You can find the most up to date version, published on 4 January 2022, here.

This statement captures the NMBA’s position on nurses working in the area of cosmetic medical and surgical procedures. The main focus of this position statement is minor (non-surgical) cosmetic medical procedures (cosmetic medical procedures).

This position statement includes the following:

  1. NMBA general statements on all nurses working in the area of cosmetic medical procedures, the role of nurses working in this area and important connections to the NMBA’s and other relevant guidance documents
  2. Cosmetic injections – detailed expectations of prescribers and the role of the registered nurse (RN).
  3. Cosmetic medical procedures:
    • RNs and cosmetic medical procedures
    • Enrolled nurses (ENs) and cosmetic medical procedures
      • ENs currently working in the area of cosmetic medical procedures
      • ENs planning to work in the area of cosmetic medical procedures in the future 
      • Supervision requirements of ENs 
    • Nurse practitioners (NPs) and cosmetic medical procedures
  4. RNs with a sole qualification in mental health nursing, paediatric nursing or disability nursing – seeking to practise in the area of cosmetic medical procedures.

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