PREP: NMC, You and Journal

Club!

Rachel HartLearning RepresentativeRCN Cardiff and Vale Branch

Aim:

What is PREP? What you need to do? How can Journal Club help?

What is PREP?

PREP

PREP - Post Registration Education and Practice

The PREP (practice) Standard

The PREP (continuing professional development) Standard

(1) Prep (Practice) Standard

States that you must of:

`Worked in some capacity by virtue of your nursing qualification during the previous three years for a

minimum of 450 hours or have successfully undertaken an approved return to practice course

within the last three years`

(2)The Prep (continuous professional development)

Standard

States that:

`You must have undertaken and recorded your continuing professional

development over the three years prior to the renewal of your registration’

What you need to do?

Guidance for recording your learning

Include: A list and description of your workplace

or organisation and your role for the last three years;

The nature of the learning activity; Description of the learning activity-what

did it consist of? Outcome of the learning activity-how did

the learning relate to your work?

Future of PREP!

`The NMC is committed to delivering an effective

system of revalidation for all nurses and

midwives by 2014’

How can Journal Club help?

Revalidation Process ~ Journal Club can help

Can help Identify the outcomes of the learning activities and their impact on fitness to practise;

That learning activities are relevant to the current area and scope of practice and that they help improve practice;

The submission and assessment of evidence;

Help you keep an online record of CPD activities.

PREP and Journal Club Promote the Prep Handbook;

Promote a learning zone;

Support e-portfolio;

Link the Journal Club seminars to PREP guidelines;

Provide tools to assist with reflection.

Conclusion

Conclusion CPD evidence should reflect role and focus on

linking theory to practice: The journal club can help with this.

As an RCN ULRs I can help by informing members of PREP Standards and support with portfolio development;

Revalidation is on it`s way – This Journal Club can help you with this!

It’s all about Journal Club!!!