Submit Your NMC Reflection

Thank you for considering sharing your reflective practice with our community! Your experiences and learning can inspire and support other nurses, midwives, and nursing associates on their professional journey.

Why Share Your Reflection?

Sharing your reflective practice helps:

  • Support colleagues: Your experiences can help others facing similar situations
  • Celebrate your growth: Acknowledge your professional development publicly
  • Build community: Connect with other healthcare professionals
  • Inspire learning: Show different approaches to reflective writing
  • Strengthen the profession: Demonstrate the value of reflective practice

Submission Guidelines

Before submitting your reflection, please ensure it meets these requirements:

Confidentiality (Essential)

  • Remove ALL identifying information about patients, families, colleagues, and workplaces
  • Use pseudonyms (e.g., "Sarah" not real names)
  • Don't include specific locations, ward names, or trust names
  • Ensure no one could be identified from the details you've shared
  • Remember: you're responsible for maintaining confidentiality in line with the NMC Code

Content Requirements

  • Describe a genuine learning experience from your practice
  • Reference the NMC Code appropriately
  • Demonstrate how your practice changed or developed
  • Be approximately 450-700 words
  • Use professional language while being authentic
  • Focus on your learning, not criticizing others

Structure

Your reflection should include:

  • What happened (the situation or experience)
  • What you learned from it
  • How it changed your practice
  • Links to the NMC Code
  • Impact on patient care or professional development

What Happens After You Submit?

  1. Review: We review all submissions to ensure they meet NMC standards and protect confidentiality
  2. Editing: We may make minor edits for clarity or to ensure anonymity
  3. Confirmation: We'll contact you if we plan to publish your reflection
  4. Publication: Your reflection will be published on our blog with your chosen attribution (anonymous or first name/initial)
  5. Community impact: Your reflection will help other healthcare professionals learn and grow

How to Submit Your Reflection

Please email your reflection to us at: support@revalidationforms.co.uk

In your submission, please include:

  • Your reflection (as a Word document or in the email body)
  • Your preferred attribution (e.g., "Anonymous Adult Nurse", "J.K. - Mental Health Nurse", "Experienced Midwife")
  • Your nursing/midwifery field (adult, mental health, children's, learning disabilities, midwifery, nursing associate)
  • Confirmation that you've removed all identifying information
  • Your consent for us to publish your reflection (we may edit for clarity/anonymity)

Attribution Options

You can choose how you'd like to be identified:

  • Fully anonymous: "Anonymous - Adult Nurse, Hospital Setting"
  • Initials: "S.M. - Mental Health Nurse, Community"
  • First name: "Sarah - Newly Qualified Midwife"
  • Experience level: "Experienced Children's Nurse with 15 years practice"

Topics We're Looking For

We welcome reflections on any aspect of professional practice, including:

  • Clinical skills and patient care
  • Communication and difficult conversations
  • Leadership and mentoring
  • Advocacy and patient rights
  • Learning from incidents or mistakes
  • Continuing professional development
  • Ethical dilemmas
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Returning to practice
  • New roles or specialties
  • Innovation and quality improvement

Need Help Writing Your Reflection?

If you're not sure how to structure your reflection or want support with your reflective writing:

Questions?

If you have questions about submitting your reflection, please contact us or email support@revalidationforms.co.uk

We look forward to reading your reflection and sharing your learning with our community!

Ready to submit? Email your reflection to: support@revalidationforms.co.uk

By submitting your reflection, you confirm that you have removed all identifying information and consent to us publishing your reflection on our website. You retain ownership of your work, and we will credit you according to your chosen attribution.