Environmental Studies

NMC approved programmes that lead to registration or a recordable qualification on the register . The NMC has identified and listed outcomes for mentors so that there is clear accountability for making decisions that lead to entry to the register These spread over domains , such as , establishing effective relationship facilitating learning , assessment and accountability , evaluating learning , creating an environment and fostering learning , directing the mentees towards the context in practice and guiding toward evidence-based practice , and leading . This framework has been designed for application within the context of inter-professional learning and

working in modern healthcare . The design of the framework is such that it gives service and education providers opportunities to develop other roles that meet local requirements for supporting learning and assessment in practice (Karpuk , L , Manning , K , Larson , J , Benedict L , and Yockey , J , 2005

The NMC has established standards that require identification of the mechanisms by which to evaluate the care given by nurses based on these predetermined statements . To understand the structure and content of nursing standards , it is important to understand their many characteristics . One approach is to describe standards on the basis of how they are developed - normatively or empirically . Normative standards are based on what the best informed sources suggest ought to be done Empirically derived standards represent what is actually done in practice and can be demonstrated as attained . Standards can be affected by expectations of the patient and the patient 's family members , the provider institution 's mission , the patient and the staff mix , the patient volume , the types and numbers of high-risk and high-volume procedures performed , the existence of problem-prone activities , the national and regional norms and criteria for care delivery , and the types of technologies available to assist in meeting the patients needs . It is to be remembered that the...