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Thoughts on revalidation?

I got an e-mail today from the NMC about their new revalidation process. Looks like in the future (December 2015), we'll have to provide the following if audited:

1. 450 hours of practice

2. 40 hours of continuing education, 20 hours of which must be "participatory"

3. Confirmation from a third party that we are in good standing with the Code from an NMC registered person who supervises us.

4. Has "appropriate professional indemnity arrangement in place"

thoughts...from an American nurse with a NMC registration

1. No problem and shouldn't be for most nurses unless they just don't work. That's just over 11 weeks of full-time work, in a 3 year period

2. Sure, no problem on regular education hours (required for my American licensure anyway). But what does "participatory learning" mean? I asked DH (a Brit) to see if this was some kind of phrase used in the UK, but he has no idea. http://www.nmc-uk.org/Documents/Consultations/2014/Revalidation-evidence-report.pdf

3. What? This seems peculiar to me. How can they expect every single boss in the UK to write a report for every single nurse? My old hospital had over 100 NICU nurses and one manager. That's a lot of extra burden on a manager, not to mention that apparently they are supposed to discuss if patients are happy with the nurse if I'm reading the review correctly... Not to mention that in my field, neonatology, my patients do not speak to me. I guess the manager would speak about how the parents think of me?? Also, it's required that it's someone who's registered with the NMC, which would be difficult for me as I don't work in the UK. There is some murmuring that I've been able to find that in the case of an international nurse, it would just be your supervisor, but nothing concrete.

4. Are they talking about malpractice insurance? I'm a bit surprised at this too because most nurses are advised not to get insurance because patients will be less likely to sue them and would rather sue the hospital.

Thoughts anyone? Anyone able to shed more light on this?

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    2 I suppose this is like your bls and course days instead of online journals

    3 would that be only if you were audited rather than a manager writing a recommendation for every nurse every year?

    4 this may be in place via a union membership mine was in Ireland and is here in oz as well.

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    2. I see as something that you take part in and not something considered as self study or online

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    But take part in what? I don't understand. For example, when you're at a conference at a "workshop," basically you're in a room full of people while someone lectures you. It's just the one person talking to you. Maybe at the end some people ask questions. Does that fall under that? I guess we'll find out in the coming months...

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    I think there will be lots of clarification needed before this goes live although it's being piloted in some areas already.

    I've taken the insurance to be indemnity, which RCN and unison and some other unions provide.

    I guess the supervisors statement could be covered in the annual appraisals although I'm a little concerned about what that will mean for workload of ward managers etc

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