title: Revalidation and reflective practice.
abstract: From April 2016 nurses must meet the requirements of the new Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) revalidation process to maintain their registration. It is their responsibility to ensure they meet all revalidation requirements, but organisations and nurse leaders can support them to do so. Reflection is an important part of revalidation, and nurses are required to submit written reflective accounts and engage in reflective discussion. This article discusses how revalidation encourages a more conscious and active form of reflection. It also describes how leaders can help nurses to reflect on practice to identify improvements and become more familiar with the NMC Code.
authors.affiliation: University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Finch
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008880:Midwifery / Q000592:standards*; D009726:Nurses / Q000592:standards*; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: NMC Code; nurse leaders; professional practice; reflection; reflective discussion; revalidation