Nursing Ethics and Professionalism Course for UAE Nurses and Midwives

What you will learn

• Identify your licensing authority and apply the licence, renewal and CPD rules in Federal Law No. (6) of 2023 and Cabinet Resolution No. (176) of 2025.
• Apply the duties in Article 8 and the prohibitions in Article 12 of Federal Law No. (6) of 2023, and explain how the medical liability law extends to nurses and midwives.
• Relate core ethical principles to UAE law, the DHA Code of Ethics standards and the Patient's Rights and Responsibilities Charter, using a structured decision framework.
• Obtain and document valid consent and respond lawfully to refusal, applying the DHA or DOH substitute consent order that governs your facility.
• Work within your licensed scope, delegate and supervise responsibly, and decline or escalate unsafe requests.
• Administer and store medicines, including controlled medicines, in line with UAE law, and report medication errors within the required timeframes.
• Escalate deterioration, raise concerns about unsafe practice and meet the reporting duties for children, domestic violence and Senior Emiratis.
• Apply UAE law on reproductive-health consent, birth control, assisted reproduction and permitted termination of pregnancy in midwifery practice.
• Maintain professional boundaries, confidentiality and lawful digital conduct, and keep honest, timely nursing records.
• Describe how complaints and disciplinary cases are handled by MOHAP, DHA and DOH, and build evidence of insight and remediation.

Syllabus

12 sections, about 3 learning hours, 20-question final assessment

1. 1The UAE framework for nursing and midwifery practice3 lessons

   • Who licenses UAE nurses and midwives, and what your licence means
   • Federal Law No. (6) of 2023: your statutory duties and prohibitions
   • Codes, charters and standards that shape nursing conduct
2. 2Ethical principles, culture and decision-making3 lessons

   • Ethical principles in UAE nursing: from theory to the bedside
   • Culture, family and faith in nursing care
   • A practical framework for ethical decisions on shift
3. 3Consent, capacity and refusal3 lessons

   • Consent in nursing procedures: what UAE rules require
   • Capacity, substitute consent, minors and emergencies
   • Refusal, leaving against advice and the nurse's role
4. 4Scope of practice, delegation and supervision3 lessons

   • Working within your licence, category and privileges
   • Delegation, supervision and responsibility for others
   • Saying no safely: unsafe requests, verbal orders and resource pressure
5. 5Medication administration and controlled medicines3 lessons

   • Medication administration as an ethical act
   • Controlled medicines: custody, diversion and impairment
   • Medication errors: reporting, honesty and learning
6. 6Advocacy, speaking up and safeguarding3 lessons

   • Advocacy: being the patient's voice without speaking over them
   • Speaking up and raising concerns in multinational teams
   • Safeguarding children, victims of domestic violence and older people
7. 7Midwifery ethics in the UAE3 lessons

   • The legal framework for reproductive and maternity care
   • Informed choice, consent and refusal during labour and birth
   • Dignity, safety and safeguarding around birth
8. 8Boundaries, confidentiality and documentation3 lessons

   • Professional boundaries in nursing and midwifery
   • Confidentiality, health data and digital conduct
   • Nursing documentation: honest, timely and complete
9. 9Complaints, discipline and remediation3 lessons

   • Complaints and concerns about nurses and midwives: the UAE routes
   • Responding to a complaint or investigation
   • Showing insight and putting remediation into practice
10. 10Conclusion and key points1 lesson

    • Conclusion and key points
11. 11References and further reading1 lesson

    • References and further reading
12. 12Your reflective account1 lesson

    • Your reflective account

Course facts

CPD value

Approximately 3 learning hours (self-directed CPD, including knowledge checks, reflection and assessment)

Audience

Registered nurses, midwives, assistant and practical nurses and nurse specialists licensed by MOHAP, DHA, DOH, SHA or DHCR, in government and private hospitals, clinics, home care and primary care centres

Standards covered

Federal Law No. (6) of 2023 and Cabinet Resolution No. (176) of 2025; Federal Decree-Law No. (4) of 2016 (as amended by Federal Decree-Law No. (18) of 2023) and Cabinet Resolution No. (40) of 2019; Cabinet Resolution No. (44) of 2024; Federal Law No. (2) of 2019; Federal Decree-Law No. (30) of 2021 and Federal Decree-Law No. (38) of 2024; Federal Law No. (3) of 2016, Federal Decree-Law No. (13) of 2024 and Federal Law No. (9) of 2019; Ministerial Resolution No. (14) of 2021 (Patient's Rights and Responsibilities Charter); Dubai Executive Council Resolution No. (49) of 2024; DHA Code of Ethics standards (2025), Fitness to Practice Policy (2025), Guidelines for Patient Consent (2024), Sentinel Events Standard ST-53 and health records guidelines; DOH Patient Consent Standard (2025), Incident Reporting and Management Standard V2 (2024) and controlled medicines standard (2021); PQR 3rd version (2025)

Format

Self-paced, gated lessons with knowledge checks, UAE case studies and reflection

Assessment

20 scenario-based questions, 80% to pass (16 of 20)

Outcome

Certificate of completion and a written reflection for your professional development portfolio

Alignment

Mapped to the duties in Federal Law No. (6) of 2023 Art. 8, the DHA Code of Ethics standards (including Standard 4 on consent, Standard 7 on scope, Standard 10 on supervision and delegation), the Article 8 duty to follow MOHAP's Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct (2017), the DOH Patient Consent and Incident Reporting standards, and the Patient's Rights and Responsibilities Charter; not approved by any UAE health authority

Price

AED 449

Who this course is for

Registered nurses, midwives, assistant and practical nurses and nurse specialists licensed by MOHAP, DHA, DOH, SHA or DHCR.

Written for professionals licensed by any UAE authority: MOHAP, DHA, DOH, SHA or DHCR. Where the rules differ, the course explains the difference.