title: Supporting nursing students during fitness to practise hearings.
abstract: Nursing students whose behaviour or health raises serious questions about their fitness to enter the profession may have to appear before a fitness to practise committee. One possible outcome could be termination of the student's studies. This article provides guidance on how to support students during fitness to practise hearings.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Manchester.
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lee-Woolf
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: David
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D011361:Professional Competence; D012637:Security Measures; D012956:Societies, Nursing; D013338:Students, Nursing; D006113:United Kingdom