Should nurse registration move away from clinical placement rule?

Universities suggest assessment based on competency, not hours, but some worry we may end up churning out unprepared nurses; others say it’s time for paid placements

A report by the Universities Alliance suggests more undergraduate nurses could be educated if the Nursing and Midwifery Council moved to a competency-based system, away from its requirement that students complete 2,300 clinical placement hours to qualify.

We asked our readers panel, should nursing qualifications be based on competency or clinical hours?

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Liz Charalambous is an assistant professor of nursing

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