Adult (general) nursing

Applicants must have

1. Completed a programme at post-secondary level leading to registration as a general nurse.

2. Have a minimum of 500 hours of clinical practice which must be evidenced by a transcript of training from the applicant’s higher education institution.

The programme must have included theoretical and practical instruction in: • general and specialist medicine • general and specialist surgery • childcare and pediatrics • maternity (obstetric) care • mental health and psychiatry • care of the elderly, and • community/primary care nursing.

Mental health nursing :

The applicant must have completed:

1. A three-year (or equivalent) pre-registration mental health nursing training programme, or

2. A 12-month post-registration mental health training programme, after completing a general nursing programme .

Learning disabilities

The applicant must have completed either:

1. A three-year (or equivalent) pre-registration learning disabilities nursing training programme, or

2. A 12-month post-registration learning disabilities training programme after completing a general nursing programme.

Children’s nursing

The applicant must have completed either:

1. A three-year (or equivalent) pre-registration children’s nursing training programme, or

2. A 12-month post-registration children’s nursing training programme after completing a general nursing programme.

Some postgraduate programmes may be considered as part of an application to register. However, these programmes cannot be the foundation for an application to apply to a specific part on the NMC register.

If applicants have completed a specialist branch of training and wish to be considered for registration as a general adult nurse, they must have completed a training course of at least 18 months in adult nursing that covers the areas listed in the adult (general) nursing section.

source: http://www.nmc.org.uk