This article discusses the unsatisfactory professional conduct displayed by the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) in the case study provided. There are four main points of conduct that need to be discussed. First, the lack of a proper assessment of the patient's condition. Second, the obvious lack of proper documentation recorded during and after the consultation. Third, the Medical Officer (MO) was never informed and no request was made for the doctor to examine the patient. Finally, the illegal dispensing of a prescription medication S11, namely Panadeine Forte, which the CNS gave to the client at the hospital and the sachet which she distributed to him for him to take home. The nurse did not “practice in a safe and competent manner” (2013, p. 2), “in accordance with the standards of the profession and the health system in general” (2013, p. 2), and she did not also did not practice her profession and did not behave like herself. in accordance with laws relevant to the profession and practice of nursing” (2013, p. 2). These are Statements 1, 2 and 3 consecutively of the Code of Professional Conduct for Nurses in Australia. Unsatisfactory professional conduct may be defined as any practice undertaken by a health care professional that is found to be significantly below the standards expected of such professional's training and experience or includes any violation of national law and/or any violation of the code of Professional Conduct for Nurses and Midwives in Australia (2013, p. 2) (Professional Standards) (Definition of unsatisfactory professional conduct and professional misconduct). In this case, the CNS stated that she had approximately twenty years of experience in emergency nursing, including completing an advanced trauma course (2012, p. 8). .... middle of paper ......ved May 1, 2014, from Australasian Legal Information Institute: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/repealed_act/nama1991223/ s4.htmlplanning, S. a. (April 10, 2012). Emergency Clinical Guidelines for Rural Adults, 3rd Edition, Version 3.1 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2014 from the NSW Government Health website: http://www0.health.nsw.gov.au/policies /gl/2012/pdf/GL2012_003.pdfProfessional standards. (nd). Retrieved April 15, 2014 from the Nurses and Midwifery Council of New South Wales: http://nursesstaging.elcom.com.au/professional-standards/default.aspxServices, LA. (November 17, 2013). Handling of medicines in public health settings in New South Wales. Retrieved May 10, 2014 from NSW Government: http://www0.health.nsw.gov.au/policies/pd/2013/pdf/PD2013_043.pdfStaunton, PC (2013). Nurses and Midwives Act (7th ed.). (D. Vukelich, ed.) Chatswood, NSW, Australia: ELsevier.