We've put together 7 top tips for the NMC Nurse Revalidation as well as a handy checklist to help you plan your revalidation process.

1. Keep an eye on the NMC website for regular updates on NMC revalidation.
2. Make sure you are familiar with the new NMC Code of Conduct, which was launched in March 2015, as this is key to revalidation.
3. Explore how you might use meetings, appraisals and one-to-ones to facilitate reflection on practice and provide feedback and identify developmental needs.
4. Identify the range of different learning opportunities that are available to you. This can be through both formal activities, such as a taught course or informal opportunities, such as reading about issues relevant to practice or engaging in a relevant social media discussion.
5. Reflect on your practice so that you can continue to build skills around reflective practice that will stand you in good stead for the revalidation process.
6. Gather feedback from activities with your client group. Remember feedback may not always be positive – less positive feedback can often trigger us to reflect and adjust our practice appropriately
7. Begin to explore and identify who will be able to take on the role of confirmer.

SELF ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST:

DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE SELF ASSESSMENT FOR NURSES REVALIDATION CHECKLIST HERE

NEXT STEPS
Once you have discussed your self-assessment with your line manager we recommend that you:

1. Read the NMC guidance on 'how to revalidate'
2. Begin to review and update your portfolio by:

1. Documenting all of your practice experience over the past 3 years using the NMC template (see NMC website) (note this will need updating prior to submission at revalidation)
2. Documenting all of your CPD over the past 3 years using the NMC template (note this will need updating prior to submission at revalidation)
3. Book a place on any relevant training events or worships 

You may also like to use our Nurses Revalidation online portfolio, this will track and record all of your progress in one easy to manage location and allow you to submit and grade with minimul fuss.

What is NMC Revalidation?