{"id":4590,"date":"2015-06-30T15:24:35","date_gmt":"2015-06-30T14:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unitelive.org\/?p=4590"},"modified":"2015-06-30T15:24:35","modified_gmt":"2015-06-30T14:24:35","slug":"carry-on-nursing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/?p=4590","title":{"rendered":"Carry on nursing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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More than half of nurses think they know little about what revalidation is and less than half of them think it will actually improve care.<\/p>\n

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In a survey carried out by Unite\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s community nurses (CPHVA) just 27 per cent of the 1,100 nurses responding said they knew what revalidation would involve.<\/p>\n

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More than two thirds of them (68 per cent) said they had not been given enough information about revalidation.<\/p>\n

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The NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) is replacing the current system of post registration education and practise (PREP) with this revalidation system.<\/p>\n

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Nurses and Midwives will still have to complete 450 hours of practice as well as a minimum of 40 hours of continuing professional development.<\/p>\n

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But they will also now be required to collect five pieces of feedback from patients and colleagues and give five written reflections concerning the NMC code of conduct with a third party \u00e2\u20ac\u0098confirmer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 signing them off.<\/p>\n

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Over half of survey respondents said that they were anxious about finding the time to complete the process and only a third were confident that their employer would support them meeting the requirements.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bChange, even when welcomed, still creates a certain anxiety and apprehension,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 said Obi Amadi, Unite lead professional officer.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bThis is understandable, but if registrants act now and prepare at a steady pace, the impact will be less,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 Obi added.<\/p>\n

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The revalidation model has been piloted across 19 sites and organisations across the UK and an NMC spokeswoman said early results showed that people found the process \u00e2\u20ac\u0098quite straightforward\u00e2\u20ac\u2122.<\/p>\n

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The new system is expected to be up and running by April 2016 with the first set of registrants going through the process then.<\/p>\n

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Previously, NMC registrants were able to self-validate by ticking the appropriate boxes to say that they were \u00e2\u20ac\u0098fit to practice\u00e2\u20ac\u2122.<\/p>\n

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Now they will have to validate every three years to remain on the NMC register, which is a compulsory requirement to keep their registration to work in health and social care.<\/p>\n

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The purpose of upgrading the validation process is to help improve public confidence in how they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re protected by nursing professions.<\/p>\n

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Managing already heavy workloads, making extra time to revalidate is a big concern for those surveyed with more than half anxious about finding enough time and 27 per cent worried about making errors.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bAlthough revalidation is the individual\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s responsibility, they need support and the time from their employers for the process to be effective,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 added Obi.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bEmployers want staff working to a high standard, so they have to do what is needed to ensure that happens,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 she added.<\/p>\n

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The NMC have already started publishing a comprehensive range of materials to support both nurses and midwives and their employers through the process.<\/p>\n

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