Rights, Candour and Evidence
Protect consent, equality and confidentiality while using evidence and candour.
How to prepare for the NMC Nursing Associate CBT
Combine unit-safe calculation with newly qualified nursing associate judgement across all ages and settings, grounded in the Code, scope, person-centred care, teamwork and escalation.
Core concepts
Concept 1
Person-centred care includes informed choice and reasonable adjustments.
Exam cue: Check understanding and voluntariness.
Concept 2
Candour requires openness, apology, reporting and learning after harm.
Exam cue: Use the least restrictive proportionate action.
Risk pitfalls and guardrails
Treating disagreement as incapacity.
Guardrail: Do not choose a familiar task if it ignores deterioration, consent, scope, communication or follow-up.
Concealing or minimising error.
Guardrail: Do not choose a familiar task if it ignores deterioration, consent, scope, communication or follow-up.
Memory anchors
What supports valid consent?
Capacity, information and voluntariness.
Is capacity global?
No; it is decision- and time-specific.
What promotes equitable care?
Challenge discrimination and make reasonable adjustments.
What does candour require?
Open explanation, apology, reporting and learning.
What forms evidence-informed care?
Best evidence, professional judgement and informed preferences.
Checkpoint rule
Do the check-up only after you can summarize each concept in one sentence and identify one dangerous pitfall from memory.
Knowledge Check (after reading)
Short check-up to confirm understanding of this module.
Check-up Questions
A nursing associate identifies a gap in their knowledge while providing care. What is the best response?
Which statement best captures duty of candour after avoidable harm?
Answer all questions to submit.
Next step personalized recommendations
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Move forward only after this module is stable.
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