RCN Welcomes NMC Consultation On Pre-registration Training, UK

Main Category: Medical Students / Training
Article Date: 01 Feb 2010 - 3:00 PDT

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The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) welcomed the start of a consultation period announced by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) on standards for the development of programmes that will prepare students to become registered nurses.

Dr Peter Carter, Chief Executive & General Secretary of the RCN said:

"The demands placed on nurses are only going to increase, so it is right that the next generation of nurses should have a clear set of standards to govern what they must learn. As well as needing to be able to work across all settings, from acute to community, nurses will need to master an increasing degree of clinical complexity while keeping the essentials of care at the forefront of their work. If nurses are to meet these demands then they will need to be given a real preparation and extensive experience. I hope that everyone with an interest in the nurses of the future will contribute to this consultation to ensure that the profession is ready to deliver the healthcare of the future."

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Royal College of Nursing (RCN)

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