An unregistered nurse who had never prepared anaesthetic before she took part in a fatal breast enlargement operation in a Sydney clinic has avoided a jail term.

Jean Huang, 35, died days after having a seizure during a breast enlargement procedure in her Medi Beauty clinic in Chippendale in late August 2017.

The nurse during that procedure, Chinese woman Yueqiong Fu, on Friday was convicted in Downing Centre District Court of administering two doses of tramadol intravenously and lying to police on the day of the operation.

Judge Sharon Harris noted 31-year-old Fu had already spent 51 day in custody before she handed her a two-year good behaviour bond and ordered she complete 150 hours of community service.

Fu’s lawyer had argued against a conviction being recorded but Judge Harris said it was necessary to deter other cosmetic nurses in Sydney.

The nurse told a sentence hearing in early May she used “Chinese thinking” during the procedure in that she obeyed the doctor’s orders.

She now knew she needed to apply critical thinking.

Fu had a degree from the University of Sydney and more than three years of clinical experience in China but was yet to pass the English test required for nursing registration in Australia.

After Ms Huang was rushed to hospital, Fu told police she’d been sitting at the clinic’s reception during the operation.

“The statement was entirely self-serving … (and not made) in an attempt to protect loved ones or indeed anyone else but herself,” Judge Harris said.

But, the judge added, Fu was “genuinely remorseful” over her role in her boss’s death, had pleaded guilty early and would help those trying to prosecute the doctor involved.

The court previously heard Fu is currently on a criminal justice visa which expires after the doctor’s manslaughter trial.

-AAP