• Queensland is involved with the motives and behavior of its health care workers.operation nurse image by Andrey Rakhmatullin from Fotolia.com
  
  The Queensland Health Department in the Northeastern corner of Australia has the responsibility of impressing on students in health-related courses of study that they must obey department rules and that their motives and goals must be virtuous. Students must fill out a questionnaire called a checklist that details how they must approach their careers. They have to commit themselves to it with their signature. The checklist contains a number of general sections dealing with students' knowledge, dedication and personal health.
  
  

Personal Committment

• Each student must agree to a standard of ethics called the Code of Conduct that covers privacy, confidentiality, dress and behavior. They must agree to learn and follow the rules of the individual hospital or clinic that employs them. This section also deals with the use of government vehicles and proper home visits.
  
  

Workplace Safety

• The students commit themselves to making their hospitals and clinics safe from fire, accidents and violence. The students realize that most of the places they'll work have valuable drugs and often treat violent people. The students commit to maintaining order.
  
  

Disease Prevention

• Before the students are fully accepted on the job, they must show that they have gotten the proper inoculation for hepatitis B. The schedule requires three vaccinations at 1-week intervals followed by a booster shot at 12 months. Some people don't react properly to the inoculations. The department refers to them as nonresponders and requires them to visit an infectious diseases physician to discuss their risks and options. Any student or employee who contracts hepatitis B or HIV must report it to their supervisor, who will transfer them to an nonexposure-prone position.
  
  

Cultural Awareness

• Students are required to go through sensitivity training with regard to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. This includes the use of professional interpreters instead of family or friends. In addition, they must be able to deal with people with hearing or vision impairments