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The Briggs Report and then the Judge Report had provided earlier recommendations for the reform of nursing education in the UK. [2] [3]The Project 2000 scheme was created by the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting (UKCC), itself established in 1983, which became the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) in 2002.
Nursing in the United Kingdom is the largest health care profession in the country. It has evolved from assisting doctors to encompass a variety of professional roles. Over 700,000 registered nurses practice, [1] working in settings such as hospitals, health centres, nursing homes, hospices, communities, military, prisons, and academia.
The Society of Registered Male Nurses was a British professional body for male nurses founded in 1937 with six members [1] including Mr Edward J. Glavin. [1] Prior to the Society there were a number of small agencies that placed trained male nurses, often from the co-operative movement such as the Male Nurses (Temperance) Co-operation. [2]
Nursing in Germany is provided by different levels of professional and specialized practitioners. German-registered nurses are called Gesundheits- und Krankenpfleger ( health- and sickness carer ). [ clarification needed ] Previously, the official name for a nurse practicing in Germany was Krankenschwester (female) and Krankenpfleger (male).
This is a list of nursing schools in the continent of Europe, sorted by country. A nursing school is a school that teaches people how to be nurses (medical professionals who care for individuals, families, or communities in order to reach or maintain health and quality of life).
The purpose of the EPIC Diploma program is to harmonize and improve quality standards for safe, independent practice in paediatric and neonatal intensive care in Europe and elsewhere. The EPIC Diploma program is intended to be complementary to national standards and enhance the competent, ethical, and professional care of critically ill children.
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The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association (ANA), is a certification body for nursing board certification and the largest certification body for advanced practice registered nurses in the United States, [1] as of 2011 certifying over 75,000 APRNs, including nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists.