Though noble, NMC’s standards are an assault on mental health nursing
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Though noble, NMC’s standards are an assault on mental health nursing

Dan Warrender @dan_warrender Mental health nurse and lecturer, Mental health nursing

The Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) Standards of Proficiency for Registered Nurses have noble aims and yet their impact has been an assault on mental health nursing as a specialism.

Mental Health Practice. 25, 6, 5-5. doi: 10.7748/mhp.25.6.5.s1

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