Standards of proficiency for registered nurses

NMC have published the new standards for proficiency for nurses. The changes have taken into account changes in society and health care, and the implications of those changes on registered nurses. There are now seven platforms within the new standards of proficiency for registered nurses, they are important because they: -

• Represent the knowledge, skills and attributes that all registered nurses must demonstrate when caring for people of all ages and across all care settings
• Reflect what the public can expect nurses to know and be able to do in order to deliver safe, compassionate and effective nursing care
• Provide a benchmark for nurses from the EEA, EU and overseas wishing to join the register
• Provide a benchmark for those who plan to return to practice after a period of absence

Links:

• View the 'Standards of proficiency for registered nurses' publication here (opens new window)