NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council)
Exam Questions and Answers
What the NMC does? - ANSWERS -• All practising nurses and midwives are required to register
with the NMC, who investigate any allegations that their members are not meeting the
standards set.
• The NMC has the power to restrict a nurse's practice, for example to require that they work
under supervision, takes specific training or are restricted to working in a limited number of
areas, or to remove them from the register.
• If a nurse or midwife is removed from the register they are no longer permitted to practice.
The NMC - ANSWERS -It is responsible for regulating the standard of professional practice of all
nurses and midwives in the UK wherever they are working.
The NMC - ANSWERS -This covers and applies to people who are in paid employment or
working voluntarily.
The NMC - ANSWERS -They exist to protect the public and it sets high standards for:
• Initial education and training for nurses and midwives
• Continuing of professional divelopment
• Standards of professional practice
• Standards of personal conduct, both at work and in leisure time
The NMC - ANSWERS -Sets the standards and formal codes of practice required of all nurses and
midwives.
Exam Questions and Answers
What the NMC does? - ANSWERS -• All practising nurses and midwives are required to register
with the NMC, who investigate any allegations that their members are not meeting the
standards set.
• The NMC has the power to restrict a nurse's practice, for example to require that they work
under supervision, takes specific training or are restricted to working in a limited number of
areas, or to remove them from the register.
• If a nurse or midwife is removed from the register they are no longer permitted to practice.
The NMC - ANSWERS -It is responsible for regulating the standard of professional practice of all
nurses and midwives in the UK wherever they are working.
The NMC - ANSWERS -This covers and applies to people who are in paid employment or
working voluntarily.
The NMC - ANSWERS -They exist to protect the public and it sets high standards for:
• Initial education and training for nurses and midwives
• Continuing of professional divelopment
• Standards of professional practice
• Standards of personal conduct, both at work and in leisure time
The NMC - ANSWERS -Sets the standards and formal codes of practice required of all nurses and
midwives.
