EU DIRECTIVES AND EVIDENCE

EU DIRECTIVES AND EVIDENCE EU Directives Evidence of experience in specific areas of care as in EU regulations must be demonstrated by the end of the overall programme. Experience from all placements can be recorded and accumulated as evidence to demonstrate that you have met the EU requirements for registration as a nurse with the NMC. Details of where in the programme you will normally be expected to gain these experiences are given, however aspects of other areas of care can often happen in another designated area. For example, in your surgical placement you may experience caring for someone with a learning disability, or in your chronic illness placement you might experience caring for someone with a mental health problem. The areas of clinical instruction required by the EU are: Nursing in relation to: General and specialist medicine (UK: Adult nursing, medical) General and specialist surgical (UK: Adult nursing, surgical) Child care and paediatrics (UK: Child Health) Maternity care (UK: Maternal and Infant Health) Mental Health and psychiatry (UK: Mental Health & Wellbeing) Care of the old and geriatrics (UK: Care of Older people) Home Nursing (UK: Community Nursing) (NMC 2010, page 96) Completion of these requirements will be monitored by the relevant course or year organisers (see summary sheet page 18) and ultimately the Director of the Undergraduate programme and the External Examiner. Types of Evidence Evidence of experience should be recorded under each area. Evidence might include those items listed below and should demonstrate learning which is specific to yourself and your own experiences. You do not need to list lectures, clinical skills, practical sessions or tutorials that form part of the set programme. It is expected that evidence will be collated by recording practice placement experiences, detailing any associated visits that demonstrate relevant experience. The clinical record form must be signed by either the placement mentor or a supervisor during a visit. The clinical record form for a placement or visit is given on page 14. Completed clinical record forms should be inserted into the relevant areas and cross referencing to a previously completed form for the address, phone number and questions 1 to 3 is acceptable. Cross referencing from the evidence in other OAR sections is also acceptable. Other Sources of Evidence These might include: Seminar presentations Scenario or Problem based cases

Posters or displays Reflective accounts on reading or teaching in the programme Reflective writing about specific clients Attendance at conferences or educational visits Record of visits to a family Record of visits to childbearing woman Neighbourhood study Reflective Accounts and records of other sources of evidence can be added in their entirety or can be summarised in the evidence portfolio. When documenting and communicating evidence, confidentiality must be maintained at all times. Sufficient personal details must be altered to protect the identification of patients and clients and potentially staff too. 2

Evidence Portfolio: CHILD HEALTH Course Related Practice Placement: Year 1 Community Include information relating to immunisation, child surveillance, family health need assessment 3

Evidence Portfolio: MATERNITY Course Related Practice Placement: Year 1 Community Include information relating to antenatal care, emergency care, postnatal screening 4

Evidence Portfolio: HOME / COMMUNITY NURSING Course Related Practice Placement: Year 1 & 2 Community & Long Term Conditions Include information relating to work of practice nurse and district nursing service 5

Evidence Portfolio: LEARNING DISABILITIES Course Related Practice Placement: Community and Acute Include information relating to the contact you have with an individual with a learning disability in any practice setting and details of study days provided by the LD team. 6

Evidence Portfolio: ADULT NURSING to include Medical and Surgical Nursing Course Related Practice Placement: Adult acute Include information about clinical tasks undertaken in medical or surgical settings e.g. basic nursing care, catheter care (insertion & removal), wound care including drains, naso-gastric tubes, injections etc 7

Evidence Portfolio: ADULT NURSING to include Medical and Surgical Nursing Course Related Practice Placement: Adult acute Include information about clinical tasks undertaken in medical or surgical settings e.g. basic nursing care, catheter care (insertion & removal), wound care including drains, naso-gastric tubes, injections etc 8

Evidence Portfolio: MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING Course Related Practice Placement: Year 2 Mental Health & Wellbeing Including information relating to commonly managed conditions both in the community and the acute mental health setting. Referrals in community can be included here 9

Evidence Portfolio: CARE OF OLDER PEOPLE Course Related Practice Placement: Year 3 Care of the Older Person Include information about all aspects of caring for older people 10

CLINICAL RECORD FORM (EU Directive) Name of the Service Date/s placement attended Address Contact telephone number 1. Who is the service provided for? 2. How do patients and/or clients gain access to the service? 3. Which Health Professionals are involved in delivering care? Are there any other professionals with a role here? 4. Detail the relevance of the visit or placement to the branch of nursing or to the areas of nursing in the EU directives. Signature of mentor or visit supervisor Date Signature of student Date 11