title: Fitness to practise for student nurses: principles, standards and procedures.
abstract: Since 2009, all schools of nursing have been required to establish a fitness to practise committee to consider any pre-registration student health or character issues (Nursing and Midwifery Council, 2008). In 2009, fitness to practice standards were published (NMC, 2009a). This article outlines how fitness to practise procedures apply to nursing and midwifery students in the U.K. and explains the key differences between how they are applied to trainees and to registered nurses.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, University of Manchester.
authors.forename: Timothy I
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: David
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lee-Woolf
mesh_terms: D008192:Deception; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D015714:Plagiarism; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D028743:Professional Misconduct / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011367:Professional Staff Committees / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012570:School Admission Criteria; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D006113:United Kingdom