Everything You Need To Know About NMC Revalidation

As the close of 2015 nears, nurses are looking for more information about NMC revalidation. That is why our site is dedicated to producing a wealth of specific and usable information to help you with the new NMC revalidation process. This article gives you an overview of everything you need to know about NMC revalidation.

What is NMC Revalidation?

NMC Revalidation is the new nurse re-registration process that is supervised by the NMC. The NMC revalidation process was created to ensure the public is protected by requiring all nurses to provide proof that they are working according to the highest and newest standards. They alsoprovide the public with the peace of mind knowing that any nurse that treats them is working tocontinual improvement throughout their career.

What are the NMC Revalidation Requirements?

To successfully complete the NMC revalidation process you will need to meet several requirements. These are:

Total of 450 practice hours or 900 practice hours if you are completing the NMC revalidation for both nurse and midwife

35 hours of continuing professional education Total of five different pieces of practice-related feedback Total of five different reflective accounts Documentation of completing a reflective discussion Declaration of your personal health and character to properly complete your duties Demonstration of a professional indemnity agreement Signed confirmation form

NMC Revalidation Process

If it has been more than three years since your renewed last then you will need to meet multiple NMC revalidation requirements to ensure that you are staying up to date and maintaining safe and effective practice.

If you will be going through the NMC revalidation process in the next 12 months then you will need to make sure that you have met all the requirements. Once you have completed them all, you will need to meet with your Confirmer. During this meeting, you will show that you are in compliance with all of the requirements.

Once you are within 60 days of your NMC revalidation date then you will want to make sure thatyou have completed all requirements and compiled all necessary documentation. This helps youmake sure that you are ready to complete your NMC online application.

After you have completed the NMC revalidation process then you need to make sure and keep all your documentation. NMC will select a group of nurses to audit their NMC revalidation applications. If you are one of those selected then you will need to provide all of your documentation to NMC so that they can manually review it.

This article provides you a starting point to learning everything you need to know about NMC revalidation. Learning exactly what NMC revalidation is, the specific requirements, and the timeline for making sure that you are ready is a great start. We also offer an eBook that provideseven more specific and in depth guidance. We highly recommend that you get your copy of it and use it to further help you prepare today.