Revalidation

Revalidation is a process that all nurses, midwives and nursing associates (England) are required to undertake every three years to renew their registration with the NMC. You can use this guide to find revalidation information resources including books, reports and journals.

• Key Resources
• Books
• Journals

Key Resources Books Journals

Key Resources

RCN: Revalidation

• Find out about the requirements of revalidation, what you can do to prepare and how the RCN can support you.
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Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC): Revalidation

• Your step by step guide through the process
• Forms and templates

NMC: Revalidation: Coronovirus (Covid 19): Information and advice

• How to revalidate during Covid-19
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Nursing and Midwifery Council: Revalidation reports.

• The latest data on revalidation
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Nursing and Midwifery Council: Standards of proficiency.

• Midwives
• Nursing associates
• Registered nurses

Nursing and Midwifery Council (2018) The Code: professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates, London: NMC.

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Royal College of Nursing (2020) Your essential guide to NMC revalidation. London: RCN.

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Royal College of Nursing (2016) Revalidation for flight nurses in the UK: RCN guidance, London: RCN.

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RCN: Career resources

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RCN: Nursing careers resource

• This careers resource, which has been jointly developed by the Royal College of Nursing and Health Education England, will help registered nurses and the clinical support workforce across the UK plan their health careers effectively
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Cusack L and Smith M (2020) Portfolios for nursing, midwifery and other health professions. 4 ed. Chatswood: Elsevier.

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Fletcher C and Williams R (2016) Appraisal: improving performance and developing the individual. 5th edn. London: Routledge.

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Fairley-Murdoch M and Ingram P (2016) Revalidation: a journey for nurses and midwives. Maidenhead: Open University Press.

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Johns C (2022) Becoming a reflective practitioner. 6th edn. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell.

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Kearney-Nunnery R (2020) Advancing your career: concepts of professional nursing. 7th edn. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company. 

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Book subject searches

Use these links to see details of books the RCN libraries hold on each topic.

• Clinical supervision
• Portfolios
• Reflective practice

Journal articles

Use these links to see details of journal articles on each topic.

• Revalidation
• Career development in nursing
• Clinical supervision
• Reflective practice