How to record and evidence practice hours for revalidation

Abstract

Rationale and key points This is the second in a series of eight articles providing information about the Nursing and Midwifery Council's (NMC) revalidation process. This article focuses on recording and providing evidence that you have practised for a minimum of 450 hours, or 900 hours if revalidating as both a nurse and midwife. » Revalidation is a mandatory process for nurses and midwives, enabling them to demonstrate their ability to practise safely and effectively. » Revalidation encourages nurses and midwives to stay up to date in their professional practice. Reflective activity 'How to' revalidate articles can help to update your practice and provide information about the revalidation process, including how you can record and evidence practice hours for revalidation. Reflect on and write a short account of: 1. Some of the direct, indirect and non-clinical practice activities you have undertaken over the past 3 years. 2. How you could provide evidence to support your practice hours. Subscribers can upload their reflective accounts at: rcni.com/portfolio .

Predictors for nurses and midwives' readiness towards self-directed learning: An integrated review

“…On the other hand, with the prevailing global cost-saving efforts of healthcare financing trends, increased demands on the healthcare workforce often challenge the provision of continuing protected and sponsored professional learning time for nurses and midwives (Purkis and Gabb, 2013). Furthermore, nurses and midwives need to fulfil the demands of professional regulators such as the Nursing Board for Brunei and the Nursing and Midwifery Council UK to engage in revalidation requirements of continued professional learning (Middleton and Llewellyn, 2016). For example, the Nursing Board for Brunei (NBB) which is the nursing and regulatory body for Brunei Darussalam states in its standards of practice for registered nurses and midwives (Standard 8) that they should enhance their professional competence by participating in lifelong learning developing their own knowledge, skills and attitudes, either formally or informally through SDL.…”