on 13/5/04 5:43 pm, Neil and Paul at [log in to unmask] wrote:
> Anne,
>
> Just a point to clarify the position of the NMC. If you ahve completed a
> Specialist Practitioner Degree in OH then you can say that you have a
> recorded specialist qualification in the specialist practice of OH. If you
> have the the diploma or cert you can call yourself a specialist prcatitioner
> but you cannot say you have a recorded specialist practice qualification in
> OH. You can say you have a recordable qualification in OH.
>
> Be careful with the terminology and you will be fine. In order to call
> yourself a specialist practitioner you should make sure that your PREP
> folder reflects the necessary competencies and skills to justify your
> statements.
>
> Neil Loach
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Anne Harriss" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 9:41 AM
> Subject: Re: ENB N61
>
>
>> on 12/5/04 9:58 pm, Christine Hamlet at [log in to unmask] wrote:
>>
>>> Can anybody clarify what recognition this course gets on job
> applications
>>> as regards qualifications? When I completed the course in 2002 the ENB
> had
>>> ceased to exist and I was awarded a University Diploma (72 credits at
> Level
>>> 2) in Occupational Health Nursing. I am confused when completing
>>> application forms as to exactly what it stands for and how much does the
>>> prospective employer know about the course content?
>>> Any views or advice would be most welcome.
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>> The ENB N61 course does not give specialist practitioner status as only
>> degree programmes (taught at level 3) were validated by the National
> Boards
>> to confer this recognition. People who studied the qualifications OHNC and
>> DOHN qualifications, the precursors of the above degrees, are also
>> considered to be specialist practitioners - the the specialist
> practitioner
>> degrees were only validated by the ENB et al from the 1990's)
>>
>> The ENB N61 was intended to be an introduction to occupational health
>> nursing and in many institutions it gave level 2 access into these level 3
>> specialist practitioner programmes eg BSc (Hons) Occupational Health
>> Nursing.
>>
>> Readers may be aware that the NMC are currently reviewing the Nursing and
>> Midwifery Register and there will be a third part of the register for
> public
>> health nurses. Direct entry to that part is not envisaged, ie
> practitioners
>> will already have to be registered as a nurse. the only practitioners who
>> will have the automatic right to register on that part of the register are
>> health visitors. However, it is possible that OHNs who hold a specialist
>> qualification in occupational health nursing studied at degree level (or
> for
>> people like myself who studied the OHNC or DOHN) may in the future have
> the
>> opportunity register on part 3 of the register. If this occurs there may
> be
>> long term implications for people who wish to work as OH nurses who do not
>> hold a specialist practitioner qualification in OH nursing validated by
>> either the NMC or one of the now "extinct" National Boards".
>>
>> I hope this assists.
>>
>> Anne Harriss
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Neil
You are correct about the way these qualifications are recorded on the
register- I obviously did not make that crystal clear in my response when I
stated that only courses validated from the mid 90's (all at degree level)
are the only ones which were validated with specialist practitioner status.
Re the NMC and part 3 of the register. The latest edition of NMC news,
which I received this morning, has a feature which may be of interest to
nurses on the list.
Anne
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