In her introduction to the day, Carol Smith (University Campus Suffolk) referred to the Standards for pre-registration nursing education issued by the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC, 2010). Click here to go to the document. Searching the pdf file for words such as "numeracy" and "calculation" will make it clear how mathematical skills are implied within the new "Essential Skills Clusters".
Please add a comment if you can contribute any other examples of guidelines relating to mathematical competency for nurses and midwives.
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