Council’s New Standards to Improve Nursing and Midwifery Practice

With the desire to improve nursing and midwifery practice, the Council has developed three standards to guide nurses and midwives, and the public at large. The standards include:

1. The National Mentorship Standards for Student Nurses and Midwives: This will lead to the appropriate and effective education and training of the same in the clinical setting. The standard lies on the premise that passing on of knowledge; skills; and facilitating the development of skills, competence and confidence to students is one of the most essential roles undertaken by qualified nurses and midwives. It will answer to the issues that have been surrounding acquisition of competences in health facilities by nurses and midwives in training. We implore Registered Nurses and Midwives in clinical sites to embrace this standard and participate in training of the new generation of nurses and midwives.
2. The Guidelines for Private Practice for Nurses and Midwives: This is a tool that intends to protect the public through a robust regulatory framework for nurses and midwives in private practice. This guideline will provide the nurses and midwives in private practice with clarity and support to practice their role with safety and quality, while facilitating access to health services. It aims to: 1) Streamline private practice for nurses and midwives in Uganda, and 2) Describe the procedural requirements for licensing, inspection, supervision, and monitoring and evaluation of nurses and midwives in private practice.
3. Continuing Professional Development Framework for Nurses and Midwives in Uganda: The CPD framework is upheld in the fact that all nurses and midwives are obliged to engage in continuous learning so as to be able to perform within their scope of practice. The development of a CPD framework provides an environment for the Council not only to regulate CPD activities but also to standardize, streamline, strengthen, monitor, ensure equal access to CPD, and identify key areas for CPD training for Nurses and Midwives in Uganda.