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Our aim was to assess the impact of an educational initiative for non-specialist, healthcare professionals in the community on the process and quality measures of diabetes care delivered, and changes in their learning experiences and clinical management behaviour in the short and long term. Open Access Article
We are encouraging providers of adult social care that employ nurses to support their staff with the revalidation requirements that will come in for the profession from 1 April.
In less than three months’ time, all nurses and midwives will be required to renew their professional registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) every three years. To do this, they will need to demonstrate to the NMC in a number of ways that they are practicing safely, such as by showing they are up-to-date with their professional training and development, are abiding by the Code of Practice, and that they have sought practice-related feedback.
The article discusses on coaching which is a created condition when people connect and nourishes skillsets and talents. Topics mentioned include the traits that managers should hve to be effective coach, the definition of coaching as management approach that encourages people to reach their potential through self-belief and self-awareness, and the five components of coaching including the building of rapport, giving feedback, and listening. To read the full article, log in using your NHS Athens
Nurses and midwives have been sharing their positive revalidation experiences
Thousands of nurses and midwives due to revalidate in April have already submitted their applications and praised the new process as simple and straightforward.
This study sought to determine whether a flipped classroom that facilitated peer learning would improve undergraduate health sciences students' abilities to find, evaluate, and use appropriate evidence for research assignments. Students completed online modules in a learning management system, with librarians facilitating subsequent student-directed, in-person sessions. Mixed methods assessment was used to evaluate program outcomes. Students learned information literacy concepts but did not consistently apply them in research assignments. Faculty interviews revealed strengthened partnerships between librarians and teaching faculty. This pedagogy shows promise for implementing and evaluating a successful flipped information literacy program. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is preparing for its busiest period of the year, as 51,000 nurses and midwives get ready to revalidate in September. Read on to find out what you can do to help your staff plan ahead.
The present study investigates the impact of a half-day interactive mentor training workshop on mentoring competency in faculty, staff, and trainees of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University. Please contact the library to receive a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) are busy preparing for their busiest period in September, when a significant amount of nurses and midwives are due to revalidate.
51,000 nurses and midwives are due to gather their portfolio evidence and receive their confirmations.
Tens of thousands of nurses and midwives have successfully revalidated with the NMC since its launch on 1 April 2016, with 14,362 having gone through the process in April alone.
Rationale and key points
This is the fourth in a series of eight articles providing information about the Nursing and Midwifery Council revalidation process. This article focuses on recording 5 examples of practice-related feedback for revalidation.
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Feedback encourages individuals to assess and improve their practice.
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Feedback aids communication and interpersonal skills. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
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As the first nurses and midwives start to pass through the revalidation process, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) continues to produce supporting materials for employers and registrants.
Over the next few weeks, look out for new resources designed to help you and your nursing and midwifery workforce go through the process.
To investigate the moderating effects of work overload and supervisor support on the emotional exhaustion–depressive state relationship. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - request a copy of the article from the library - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
The aim of this study was to explore emotion cultures constructed in supervision and consider how supervision functions as an emotionally safe space promoting critical reflection. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - request a copy of the article from the library - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai