title: Children's nurses' experiences of a revalidation pilot study.
abstract: All UK nurses and midwives will need to follow the revalidation process to renew their registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and demonstrate that they practise safely and effectively. The system is designed to help nurses and midwives develop professionally throughout their careers, as well as ensuring public confidence in the professions. Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) in South Wales was one of 19 NMC revalidation pilot sites. This involved nurses and midwives, who were due to complete their self-declaration between January 1 and September 30 2015, testing the revalidation processes. The aim of the article is to describe the experience of three paediatric nurses who participated in the pilot.
authors.affiliation: Aneurin Bevan Health Board, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, South Wales.
authors.forename: Sian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.affiliation: Aneurin Bevan Health Board, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, South Wales.
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Middleton
authors.affiliation: Aneurin Bevan Health Board, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, South Wales.
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Llewellyn
authors.affiliation: Aneurin Bevan Health Board, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, South Wales.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ryley
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002568:Certification; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D000072184:Nurse Specialists; D000072221:Nurses, Neonatal; D000072222:Nurses, Pediatric; D010865:Pilot Projects; D036301:Qualitative Research; D006113:United Kingdom; D014852:Wales
keywords: child health; children’s nurses; nursing and midwifery council; paediatrics; pilot site; revalidation