Background Protection of the public is a key aspect of pre-registration nursing education and
UK Nursing and Midwifery Council monitoring processes. Universities must ensure that …

A self regulating profession, such as nursing, has to have in place systems which deal with
practitioners considered unfit to practise. In addition, students studying to enter the …

This book has been written primarily for newly registered nurses who are undertaking their
first post following completion of a pre-registration nursing programme. The first year post …

Background There is little empirical published research pertaining to fitness to practise and
pre-registration nursing students. Much of the existing fitness to practise literature focuses on …

Methods The project reviewed guidance and research evidence about FtP. Current research
on FtP suggests that policies and processes can be inconsistent, lacking in clarity, and open …