The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is considering international models of education for clinical placements as it explores whether the 2,300 hours needed to qualify can be reduced. rcni.com/nursing-standa…
@NurseStandard The three-year degree program, leading to registered nursing should remain as the standard model of nurse education. However, reintroducing a two year diploma and allowing less academic students to exit as enrolled nurses would be a good move.
@NurseStandard Crazy - international nursing quals ( have done a paper on this in past) are based on a generalist nurse education whereas U.K. is specialist. U.K. doesn’t even meet the WHI standards to be a family nurse. @nmcnews @Crouchendtiger7 Bullying/retention/racism - sort it out.
@NurseStandard @CNENetworkUK Reduce cohort sizes to enable all students access to quality assured practice learning environments. Any placement is certainly not better than no placement which feels like where we have been for the past 5 years.
@NurseStandard @tharry Whatever happened to the old SEN role?
@NurseStandard Imagine giving my 2300 hours for free. When others get paid to study.
@NurseStandard It is the quality of placement and access to good mentors that is lacking. With limited staff, students and NQN both need help, who gets priority?
@NurseStandard The world depends on nursing. I think more should be invested into nursing as a carer
@NurseStandard As a student nurse, I think that getting experience in practice is important, especially considering students get to put their theory to practice. I find having experience hands on is important for experience and furthering knowledge, although for other students it would benefit.
@NurseStandard What! I did 4000(!) hours over 4 years for a 4 year degree in nursing & nursing (BCur). Welcome to South Africa!