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Developing voluntary standards for district nurse education and practice.

Mary Saunders¹

¹Project Manager, Queen's Nursing Institute, London.

British Journal of Community Nursing

|May 13, 2016

Summary

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New voluntary standards were developed for district nurses across the UK to reflect current and future practice. These standards complement existing Nursing and Midwifery Council requirements for specialist practitioners.

Keywords:

district nursing education education and practice standards specialist practice

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Area of Science:

Community Health Nursing
Healthcare Standards Development

Background:

District nursing practice has evolved, necessitating updated professional standards.
Existing regulatory standards require enhancement to reflect contemporary district nursing roles.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop voluntary, contemporary practice standards for UK district nurses.
To create standards that supplement, not replace, Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) specialist practice requirements.

Main Methods:

A project was undertaken across the four UK countries.
Data was collected from diverse sources to inform standard development.

Main Results:

Voluntary standards for district nurse practice were developed.
The new standards were launched in September 2015.

Conclusions:

The developed standards provide a framework for contemporary and future district nursing.
These standards aim to enhance the professional practice of district nurses in the UK.