Nmc Mentorship In Nursing

Once I have secured a role in the CCU, I will gain my knowledge and competence for nursing the critically ill individual. In a career progression example, McGloin and McLeod, (2010) states that the subject worked in the CCU for 4 years, gaining CCU knowledge, and then felt comfortable to take on a mentorship role. The NMC (2015) sets the standards for becoming a mentor. An NMC mentor is a registrant who, following successful completion of an approved NMC mentor preparation programme – or comparable preparation that has been accredited by an AEI. The NMC (2015) also elaborate that the mentor should have exceeded the knowledge, skills and competence beyond registration (at least one year) required to meet the defined outcomes. Kings College London
Key issues were whether mentorship should be regarded as an inherited part of nursing, furthermore providing sufficient mentorship capacity for students. In addition to this, resources would be a problem i.e. pay/time/education. It should also be noted that, the mentorship course is viewed as a requirement for career progression and linked with bay bands within the NHS (Turnbull and Francis-Wright, 2014).
With a couple of years’ experience in the CCU, I hope to join an outside agency to gain exposure to other specialities in critical care i.e. cardiac, trauma, neuro, burns. In terms of education, an MSc in Critical Care or a Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) will need to be completed. A requirement mentioned in every vacancy for the CCON
The programme is recognised as meeting national standards for post critical care nursing education, with standards being outlined by the Critical Care Nursing Education (2012) document (Liverpool John Moores, 2016). The standard point of entry for most universities MSc programmes is a 2:1 at BSc level. One of the main concerns for me furthering my education is the cost. Tuition fees range from around £4,900 a year to over £30,000, with the average around £11,000 per year (UCAS, 2016). Previously accessing funding for postgraduate study was extremely difficult, but, from 1st August 2016 the government are providing postgraduate loans of up to £10,000 (GOV, 2016). These postgraduate loans are not available for the PgCert (UCAS, 2016). This would mean I would have to definitely enrol on an