Wise up to the real world
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The complaints of a nursing student earning extra money working as an agency care assistant in a small nursing home highlight the gulf that has opened up between nursing practice and education. The move into higher education was promoted as a means of increasing the professional standing of nursing, but it appears that the education provided by colleges has little practical value in preparing students for life as nurses. The nursing student also found that, contrary to what she had been led to believe by her tutors, ward staff took their roles as preceptors seriously and were extremely supportive.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1996
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Preparation for change
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Post Registration Education and Practice (PREP) provides for the continuing development of nurses. It obliges nurses to periodically update their skills. There will be a statutory obligation to demonstrate and record professional development. Recommendations include a four month period of supervision for newly-qualified nurses, five study days every three years and 'return-to-practice' courses following career breaks. An advanced level is available for specialist training. The Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS) provides a flexible method of obtaining qualifications.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1993
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Prep school
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The new Post Registration Education and Practice (PREP) regime for nurses is set to become law at the beginning of Apr 1995. This will require health care practitioners to undertake at least five days' study over three years in order to remain registered, thus encouraging staff to constantly upgrade their knowledge. The UKCC has identified five main areas of study which it believes correspond most closely with the spirit of the PREP legislation. These are patient, client and colleague support, reducing risk, education development, care enhancement and practice development.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1995
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