title: Will the minimum become an optimum? PREPP: mandatory study leave for nurses.
abstract: This, the first in a series of articles on issues surrounding PREPP, looks at the recommendation that nurses complete a minimum of five days study leave every three years. The series aims to raise issues to help practitioners focus their thoughts before responding to the UKCC.
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authors.lastname: Shuttleworth
mesh_terms: D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000592:standards*; D006113:United Kingdom