VIRTUAL VALUES: THE JOURNAL OF THE HEALTH VISITORS' ASSOCIATION

ABSTRACT

In 2020, the NMC changed its standards for first-year undergraduate students of pre-registration programs in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. This change recognized the pressures on the health and care workforce during that period and allowed for the required overall 50-50 split of theoretical and clinical hours to be made up over the remainder of the program. Here, Heffernan and Grundy share their experience of providing a virtual placement with the health visiting team for pre-registration student nurses.