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Building a professional identity: views of pre-registration studentsSubscription
Five students at City, University of London offer insight into how they are building their professional identity and what role the registered professionals who teach them play in this
A framework to promote professionalism in everyday practiceSubscription
What does professionalism look like in everyday practice for nurses and midwives? A new framework brings clarity on the subject and aims to help staff articulate and celebrate their value
Enabling revalidation for registrants working in an education settingSubscription
An initiative was set up in a university to educate and support its nursing and midwifery educators through the process of revalidation
Listening skills 2: Developing listening skills through practiceSubscription
Listening skills need to be practised in a structured way. This article provides exercises to support you to do this as part of your revalidation
Listening skills 1: How to improve your listening skillsSubscription
Listening is a vital part of nursing care and the SAGE & THYME model can serve as a ‘satellite navigation system’ for listening and responding to patients’ concerns
Using clinical audit to reflect and revalidateSubscription
A trust encouraged nurses to become involved in clinical audit and to reflect on their experience as part of their revalidation requiremen
Using evaluation to improve teachingSubscription
Evaluation comes in many forms and is a useful way to enhance education and improve practice. Different methods can be used together for greater reliability
A total health economy approach to revalidation
With a range of healthcare providers, the Bailiwick of Guernsey developed a revalidation support system and training for all staff to ensure consistent implementation
Patient narratives 5: providing empathetic care in nursing practiceSubscription
Empathy is a complex concept. Patient narratives can help nurses to understand and recognise situations when empathy is required
A practical model for reflection on practiceSubscription
Models of reflection do not necessarily lead to useful insights. A new triangular model encourages shared reflection to gain deeper understanding of nurses’ practice
Comment: 'Nurses can be confident about doing their reflective accounts'Subscription
Anything new can make us feel anxious, particularly if we feel that the change is being imposed on us. This is how many nurses feel about revalidation, says Rami Jumnoodoo
Changing practice 2: managing and reviewing evidence-based changesSubscription
After determining why an area of practice is falling short, nurses can then introduce evidence-based changes and review their impact to ensure practice has improved
Changing practice 1: assessing the need for service improvementSubscription
Before implementing a change in practice, nurses require a systematic, evidence-based approach to identifying gaps in services and the need for change
Revalidation: case study from a pilot siteSubscription
Before the new system of nurse and midwife revalidation was approved, it was piloted at a range of sites. This article reports on experiences at a primary care site
Comment: 'The NMC needs to provide clearer guidance in its code'Subscription
After a long gestation, the NMC revalidation process has been launched
Revalidation 8: Dispelling the mythsSubscription
Some aspects of revalidation have caused confusion. This article dispels some common myths and misunderstandings such as the role of confirmers
Revalidation 7: Continuing professional developmentSubscription
Continuing professional development ensures nurses and midwives maintain safe and effective practice, improve practice and develop new skills
Revalidation 6: The role of the confirmerSubscription
Nurses and midwives must demonstrate to a confirmer that they have met each of the revalidation requirements before the confirmer can sign a confirmation form
Revalidation 5: The benefits of keeping a portfolioSubscription
Your confirmer will use your portfolio to verify the declarations you make as part of the revalidation process, so maintaining it can help make the process less stressful
Revalidation 4: Comparing PREP and revalidationSubscription
The new revalidation process has been designed to build on, rather than replace, the requirements of the PREP system
Revalidation 3: Practice-related feedbackSubscription
Practice-related feedback from colleagues and patients informs the process of reflection and can be used to improve patient care
Comment: 'Obtaining feedback is a great way to keep people engaged'Subscription
From 1 April 2016, as part of the requirements for revalidation, NMC registrants need a minimum of five pieces of practice-related feedback within the three years preceding renewal of registration
Revalidation 2: How reflection can raise standards of nursing careSubscription
Reflection as part of revalidation helps to ensure nurses and midwives act upon their learning. Discover what the process entails and how it can improve quality of care
Revalidation 1: Benefits for the profession and patientsSubscription
Revalidation has caused anxiety among some practitioners, but it can empower nurses to reflect on their practice and make positive changes to the way they work
Comment: 'We must all be confident using evidence to shape our practice'Subscription
We need to base our nursing interventions on the best available evidence, but also use our hearts and minds, says Kerry Bloodworth
A new model of reflection for clinical practiceSubscription
Reflecting on practice and critical incidents is valuable, but complex frameworks can be hard to remember. A new model has been created to simplify the process
Comment: 'Nurse revalidation will help ensure continual improvement'Subscription
Elaine Maxwell outlines the benefits of revalidation and reflection on practice
Realising the benefits of reflective practiceSubscription
Facilitated reflective practice groups are a good way of equipping NHS nurses to deal with increased work pressures. This article explains how they work
Using reflection on reading for revalidationSubscription
Reflection is a key aspect of revalidation and plays a key role in patient safety. Reflecting on professional reading is a useful way of relating theory to clinical practice and keeping up-to-date
Changes introduced into the revised NMC codeSubscription
The updated NMC code addresses concerns about recent care failings and requirements of the revalidation system to be introduced at the end of 2015
Comment: 'Gather feedback to build up your evidence for revalidation'Subscription
The Francis report has given impetus to what many agree is long overdue - an effective system for nurse regulation. I want people to be confident in nurses
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