The NMC have a duty to regulate and monitor nurses, midwifes and health care visitors. Nurses can only practice if they have been registered by the NMC.
The NMC have many powers, they can suspend, caution or even remove a nurse, midwife or health care visitor. These can include breaking boundaries which they are allowed to work in, client complaints about the nurse, midwife, and health care visitor of any unsafe practice. The NMC takes any compliant, cases of misconduct of any kind seriously. Even when contacted by the client themselves a family member of the client or a member of staff.
Nurses are accountable to each other. The grading system which was already mentioned in an early criteria shows the system spread amongst nurse’s grades from A-I. Lower grade nurses are accountable to more senior staff. If a grade D-E nurse had a problem they would be accountable to the junior sister, charge nurse or ward sister.
If a grade A-C nurse had any problems they would have to speak to a grade D-E nurse. Higher grade nurses have a responsibility to support and guide any lower grade nurses, especially if unqualified or just qualified.
Senior nurses provide adequate support for grade C nurses. If a nurse feels overwhelmed they should speak to whoever is responsible for them or on duty, will help them with any problems they need.
Nursing can be a very difficult and stressful to the point where they may not be able to cope. The NMC recommends that all staff no matter what grade receive the help and guidance they need.
This is the same for midwifery it can also be a very demanding job. Midwifes should remember they are accountable for their actions and should be alert at all times.
Although midwifes work in different care settings, it is requires by the NMC that adequate support is provided, by senior midwifes who can offer advice to any midwife or new qualified midwife.
Midwifes can become easily tires, so they also need additional support. They are encouraged to speak to some one who is not connected with work, such as a relative or friend who can offer help emotionally. Because they are not involved in the situation and can offer valuable advice.
Because of the nature of there work midwifes in less extent are regulated strongly by the governing body NMC and colleagues therefore have to be accountable to each other.
