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NMC REVALIDATION FORMS
NMC REVALIDATION FORMS
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What is Nursing Revalidation? ........................................................................................... 2
Revalidation and Supporting Documentation .................................................................... 4
Tips for Revalidation Preparation ....................................................................................... 6
Make a Portfolio .............................................................................................................. 6
Appraisals ........................................................................................................................ 7
How to Document Revalidation Requirements .................................................................. 7
Practice Hours ................................................................................................................. 7
CPD Hours ....................................................................................................................... 8
Practice Related Feedback ............................................................................................... 8
Reflective Accounts.......................................................................................................... 9
Reflective Discussion ....................................................................................................... 9
Health and Character .................................................................................................... 10
Professional Indemnity Arrangement ........................................................................... 10
Who Can Be a Confirmer? .................................................................................................. 11
References ......................................................................................................................... 22
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What is Nursing Revalidation?
Doctors have been required for years to carry a license before they can practice. This same
type of system is now being introduced for both
nurses and midwives. Starting in April 2016 all
nurses will need to complete revalidation. Both
nurses and midwives will now need to undergo
annual clinical appraisals. This process is being
setup to mirror the current system that is used
for doctors.
This process is meant to allow nurses to
demonstrate that they are practicing safely and
following current regulations and standards.
This process was put in place to replace the
current Prep requirements. Under this new
system, nurses will need to complete revalidation
every 3 years. This will be done the same time
that they renew on the register.
The new revalidation is built upon the current
renewal requirements. They do introduce some
new elements. These are not being put in place to
make it harder for nurses to renew. They are
meant to provide nurses a chance to demonstrate that their daily practice reflects the
current standards. It also gives them an opportunity to make sure that they are aware of
all the current standards.
Revalidation sets forth multiple steps and pieces of documentation that both nurses and
midwives will need to show. Currently, the requirements for revalidation are:
Five written reflective accounts
Reflective discussion
A declaration of both health and character
Professionally prepared indemnity arrangements
Confirmation
450 practice hours or 900 hours (if you are revalidating as both a nurse and
midwife)
35 hours of CPD which must include 20 hours participatory learning
Five different accounts of feedback related to your practice
These new requirements are being produced from several different government
regulations. The National Midwife Council described the governing regulations. They
reported, “The requirements for revalidation are either prescribed in the Nursing and
Midwifery Order 2001 (the Order) and the Education, Registration and Registration
Appeals Rules (the Rules), or are standards set by the NMC for revalidation and
readmission.” Revalidation was put into place to achieve several goals.
Open the lines of communication and sharing between nurses and midwives
Setup a continuous process of checks and balances throughout the career of a nurse
or midwife
Setup a system that allows midwives and nurses to demonstrate professional
competency
There is an over-arching public benefit coming from these extra elements in revalidation.
These additional standards and chances for nurses and midwives illustrating competency
serves to increase public confidence in everyone in these professions. There is one thing
that these new revalidation elements are not meant to be. They are not meant to be a
reflection on any nurse of midwives ability to practice.
Nurses and midwives need to remember that the new revalidation process does not
replace the annual registration fee that is paid to the National Midwife Council (NMC).
Nurses and midwives will still need to pay this fee to stay registered with the NMC.
Take Aways
Revalidation is not meant to be a personal assessment of a single nurse and/or
midwife
Revalidation begins in 2016
Revalidation and Supporting Documentation
For nurses and midwives to be able to meet the requirements,
they will need to produce supporting documentation. This
section lists the requirements and examples of supporting
evidence. This information was compiled from information
from the National Midwife Council. We have provided detailed
explanations of each of these supporting documentation
requirements in the next section.
Revalidation Requirement Suggested Supporting Evidence
450 practice hours or 900 hours (if you
are revalidating as both a nurse and
midwife)
Keep a detailed record of all the practice
hours that you complete including:
Exact number of hours
Contact information of the
organization
Where the work was performed
Detailed description of the work
performed
Supporting evidence of the hours (i.e.
timesheets or job specs
Explanation of scope of practice
35 hours of CPD which must include 20
hours participatory learning
Keep detailed records of Continuing
Professional Development hours
including:
Method of CPD hours (i.e. online, self-
learning, classroom course, etc.
Description of the topic(s) covered
How the topic(s) covered are related to
your work
Date of the CPD hours
Revalidation Requirement Suggested Supporting Evidence
Exact number of hours
Identify the part of the revalidation
code that the CPD topic(s) most closely
relate to
Evidence of the CPD activity
Five different accounts of feedback
related to your practice
Keep detailed notes of the feedback
content and how the feedback was used to
improve your work. Note: You do not want
these to include any personal data.
Reflective discussion You will need documentation of the
reflective account which includes:
Name and NIMC Pin number of the
nurse or midwife the discussion was
conducted with
Date
Completed NIMC discussion
documentation form
Note: You do not want these to include any
personal data.
Professionally prepared indemnity
arrangements
You will need to produce proof that you
have the required and appropriate
indemnity arrangement. This can be
through an employer, professional
organization, or private insurance
company.
Five written reflective accounts
You need to document:
What you learned from your
Continuing Professional Development
activities.
Revalidation Requirement Suggested Supporting Evidence
What your learned
How you applied this information to
your work
How the activity was relevant to the
Code
You need to document all this on the
associated NIMC form.
A declaration of both health and
character
This is a simple declaration that you will
be asked to make during your online
revalidation application.
Confirmation
You need to obtain a copy of the NIMC
confirmation form and have it signed by
your confirmer.
Tips for Revalidation Preparation
Revalidation requires you to produce a
significant amount of documentation as
you have seen. We have listed examples
of supporting documentation. There
are some other tips that will help with
your revalidation process. You should
consider working these into your
revalidation preparation.
Make a Portfolio
It is recommended that you keep a
portfolio that contains all the documentation necessary for revalidation. When you go to
meet your confirmer then this portfolio will save you time and make the process easier.
This information may also be required if your online declaration – made during the online
revalidation process – undergoes manual verification. It is recommended that you keep
this portfolio for 3 years after revalidation. Basically, keep it until your next revalidation
year.
Appraisals
Many employers already do periodic appraisals of their employees. If your employer does
then this is actually a great opportunity for you to meet several revalidation requirements.
The revalidation process was designed to work with these appraisals. You should use
NIMC’s discussion confirmation form during these appraisals. If your boss is also a nurse
and/or midwife then you also can include your reflective discussion during your
appraisal. All you need to do is use NIMC’s reflective discussion documentation form.
Take Aways
Keeping a portfolio helps streamline the Nurse and/or Midwife revalidation
process
How to Document Revalidation Requirements
This section explains the documentation that you should include in your portfolio. Each
subheading goes over a different revalidation requirement.
Practice Hours
Revalidation requires you to document
practice hours. This documentation is
very helpful when you have your required
discussion with your confirmer. You also
will need this if your revalidation
application is pulled for manual review.
You should include in these records:
Exact number of hours
Contact information of the organization
Where the work was performed
Detailed description of the work performed
Supporting evidence of the hours (i.e. timesheets or job specs)
Explanation of scope of practice
CPD Hours
Documentation of the Continuing Professional Development activities that you
participate is is also part of the discussion you will have with your confirmer. Again, you
may also need this in the case of a manual review. It is recommended that you document:
Method of CPD hours (i.e. online, self-learning, classroom course, etc.
Description of the topic(s) covered
How the topic(s) covered are related to your work
Date of the CPD hours
Exact number of hours
Identify the part of the revalidation code that the CPD topic(s) most closely relate
to
Evidence of the CPD activity
Practice Related Feedback
You will need to be able to show five pieces of practice related feedback. The table below
provides some guidance for collecting and keeping the proper documentation.
Feedback Source Patients
Service Users
Colleagues
Healthcare Professionals
Management
Complaints
Performance reports
Serious Event Reviews
Appraisals Types of Feedback Formal or informal
Written or verbal
Either constructive or positive
To document these, you should keep a record of the feedback content. You also need to
record how you used the feedback to improve your practice. This is helpful during your
reflective discussions.
Reflective Accounts
You are required to provide proof of five different reflective accounts. To fulfill this
requirement, you will need to document each one using NIMC’s form. Your
documentation should detail what was learned from your CPD activities and how you
applied it to your practice. These forms are not required to be directly given to NIMC upon
revalidation. But, if your revalidation application is manually reviewed then you will need
them.
Reflective Discussion
This discussion is required to
be conducted with another
nurse and/or midwife that is
NIMC registered. This
discussion reviews your five
written reflective accounts,
Continuing Professional
Development activities,
practice related feedback,
and/or a specific event. You
also need to discuss how these are related to the code.
The NIMC registrant that you conduct your reflective discussion should be:
Currently NIMC registered
Someone you work with on a regular basis or someone from a professional or
learning group that you are a member of
Discussion should be in person. If an in person discussion is not feasible then you
can fulfill this requirement by teleconference
This discussion should be document what was discussed, how it relates to the code, and
how you will put the information to use. You do not want your documentation to contain
any personal information. NOTE: This documentation should be kept in paper form only.
If you share or store it electronically then you may be required by law to inform the
Information Commissioner.
Health and Character
This requirement is meant to provide documentation that the nurse and/or midwife is
able to practice both safely and effectively. This declaration is made during your online
application. You also will be asked to declare any criminal offenses that you are and/or
were charged with. You also will be asked to declare if you have had any determination by
a regulatory body.
This does not mean that you need to declare that you are completely free of all disabilities
or health conditions. You are only declaring that your health condition and/or disability
does not interfere with your ability to perform your professional duties.
Professional Indemnity Arrangement
During your revalidation, you need to be able to provide proof that you are working under
an appropriate indemnity arrangement. For most, your employer provides this
arrangement. IF you are found to be working without an appropriate professional
indemnity arrangement then both your registration and ability to practice as a nurse
and/or midwife will be revoked.
Take Aways
Properly documenting all the Nurse and/or Midwife revalidation requirements
requires some preparation
If you follow the documentation suggestions here than your revalidation
process will be much easier
If your revalidation application is manually reviewed then you will be required
to provide all this supporting documentation
Who Can Be a Confirmer?
Nurse and/or Midwife revalidation
requires you to demonstrate that you
have met all the revalidation
requirements. Revalidation
regulations refer to this as
confirmation. These requirements
also set for the guidelines as to who
can act as your confirmer.
It is up to you to choose a person who
has the appropriate qualifications to
act as a confirmer. The person who you choose as your confirmer must be an NIMC
registered Nurse and/or Midwife.
To ensure that each Nurse and/or Midwife completing the revalidation process is
choosing a proper confirmer, you will be required to provide some information about
him/her including:
Name
NMC Pin or other professional identification number (where relevant)
Email address
Professional address and postcode
Take Aways
You need to choose an appropriate confirmer
You will be required to provide information about them during revalidation
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References
Revalidation Forms Link Below:
http://revalidation.nmc.org.uk/download-resources/forms-and-templates
Revalidation, Nursing & Midwife Council, retrieved on October 30, 2015 on
http://www.nmc.org.uk/standards/revalidation/confirm-nurse-midwife/
Revalidation for Nurses, Wessex Local Medical Committees, retrieved on October 30,
2015 from https://www.wessexlmcs.com/revalidationfornurses
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