1. What is the Code?

1. A set of rules to follow to prevent wrongdoing or mistakes by a nurse
2. Professional guidance and directive on how registered nurses must protect those in their care and is a combination of 'positive rules' (binding) and 'normative rules’ (what a person should do)
3. Applicable to nurses, students, and all who are involved in the delivery of care to ensure that children and young people are always given the highest standard of care
4. Rules to follow which will mean that children and young people are safe and the nurse is protected from challenge by others regarding care

2. What is the purpose of the Code?

1. To protect the nurse and ensure the correct action is taken
2. To always protect the public
3. To safeguard the wishes of children and young people
4. To only prevent errors by acts or omissions

3. What is required for NMC revalidation?

1. Provide evidence of 350 hours of practice, evidence of 60 hours of CPD and have this confirmed by a manager. Payment of NMC fee annually. Revalidation every three years.
2. 450 practice hours or 900 if revalidating as both a nurse and midwife, 35 hours CPD including 20 hours participatory learning, five pieces of practice-related feedback, five written reflective accounts and reflective discussion, health and character declaration, professional indemnity arrangements, confirmation. Revalidate every three years.
3. Payment of the annual NMC retention fee to remain on the Register plus evidence of 400 hours of practice and a declaration of good health by the nurse. Confirmation of same. Revalidation yearly.
4. Payment of the annual NMC retention fee to remain on the Register plus evidence of 400 hours of practice and a declaration of good health by the nurse. Confirmation of same. Revalidation yearly.

4. What is the Bolam Test?

1. Applied by the nurse when not sure what action he/she should take in any given circumstance
2. Not something which is relevant to nurses as it deals only with the actions of registered medical practitioners.
3. A test question in law which asks, 'what would a reasonable registered nurse or registered practitioner do in the same circumstances?'
4. Not particularly relevant to the care of children and young people as the Bolam case involved adults only and the care of children and young people is different to that of adult patients.

5. What is safeguarding?

1. Relevant to care of the elderly and learning-disabled patient only and it is the responsibility of the Trust to uphold
2. Everyone's responsibility – all agencies and organisations, including nurses, and is relevant to service users of all ages especially those who are infirm or vulnerable; this particularly includes children and young people
3. An important aspect of community nursing care which is the concern of social workers and managers to uphold
4. Is about ensuring that the person in your care is kept physically safe at all times and it is the responsibility of the key worker or manager to ensure that this happens
5. An important construct of the social worker role