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(Status 14 March 2006)
The member States of the Council of Europe, signatories to this Agreement,
Considering that the aim of the Council of Europe is to achieve a closer union among its Members, in particular in order to promote social progress and promote the well-being of their populations through appropriate achievements;
In view of the conventions for this purpose which have already been concluded within the framework of the Council, in particular the European Social Charter, signed on 18 October 1961, and the European Settlement Agreement, signed on 13 December 1955 2 ;
Convinced that the conclusion of a Regional Agreement on the Harmonization of Training and Training of Nurses can promote social progress and can ensure a high level of qualifications for nurses, likely to enable them to establish themselves In the territory of the other Contracting Parties on an equal footing with nationals of other Contracting Parties;
Whereas it is necessary to establish minimum standards in this area,
Have agreed as follows:
1. Each Contracting Party will implement or, if the training of nurses is not placed under its direct control, recommend to the competent authority to implement the provisions concerning education and training Nurses listed in Annex I to this Agreement.
2. For the purposes of this Agreement, the term "nurse" refers exclusively to nurses in general care. Excluded are nurses whose training is limited to areas of public health, care for infants and sick children, obstetrical care and care for the mentally ill.
Each Contracting Party shall communicate to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe a list of the authorities or other bodies authorised to certify that the nurses have attained a level of education and training at least Standards set out in Annex I to this Agreement.
1. After the entry into force of this Agreement in accordance with Art. 4, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, sitting in its reduced composition to the representatives of the Contracting Parties, is entitled to continue the elaboration of the provisions contained in Annex I to the Agreement, as a function of evolution Intervened in this field.
2. Any amendment or extension of the provisions of Annex I, which has been unanimously approved by the Committee of Ministers referred to in the preceding paragraph, shall be notified by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe to the Contracting Parties and Shall enter into force three months after the date on which the Secretary General has been notified by the Contracting Parties that they approve the amendment or extension.
1. This Agreement shall be open for signature by the member States of the Council of Europe which may become Parties to this Agreement by:
2. Instruments of ratification or acceptance shall be deposited with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
This Agreement shall enter into force three months after the date on which three member States of the Council have become Parties to the Agreement in accordance with the provisions of Article 4.
2. For any Member State which subsequently signs it without reservation as to ratification or acceptance, or ratifies or accepts it, the Agreement shall enter into force three months after the date of signature or deposit of its instrument of ratification or Of acceptance.
After the entry into force of this Agreement, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe may invite any non-member State of the Council to accede to this Agreement.
2. Accession shall be effected by the deposit, by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, of an instrument of accession which shall take effect three months after the date of its deposit.
(1) Any Contracting Party may, at the time of signature or at the time of deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance or accession, declare the use of one or more reservations set out in Annex II to this Agreement.
2. Any Contracting Party may withdraw, in whole or in part, a reservation made by it, in accordance with the preceding paragraph, by means of a declaration addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe and which will take effect on the date of its Receipt.
The Annexes to this Agreement shall form an integral part thereof.
(1) Any Contracting Party may, at the time of signature or at the time of deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance or accession, designate the territory or territories to which this Agreement shall apply.
2. Any Contracting Party may, at the time of the deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance or accession, or at any other time thereafter, extend the application of this Agreement by declaration addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, in any other territory designated in the declaration for which it is responsible for international relations or for which it is entitled to stipulate.
(3) Any declaration made under the preceding paragraph may be withdrawn, in respect of any territory designated in that declaration, under the conditions laid down in Article 10 of this Agreement.
(1) This Agreement shall remain in force without limitation of duration.
2. Any Contracting Party may, as far as it is concerned, denounce this Agreement by sending a notification to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
The denunciation shall take effect six months after the date of receipt of the notification by the Secretary General.
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall notify the member States of the Council and any State which has acceded to this Convention:
In witness whereof, The undersigned, duly authorized to that effect, have signed this Agreement.
Done at Strasbourg, on 25 October 1967, in English and French, both texts being equally authentic, in a single copy which shall be deposited in the archives of the Council of Europe. The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall transmit certified copies to each of the signatory and acceding States.
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Definition of the General Care Nurse's duties
1. The general care nurse shall, in accordance with the regulations in force in his country, perform the following essential functions:
2. In this role, the nurse must determine at any time the nursing care that each patient requires and assign the appropriate staff.
Level of instruction to require candidates to nursing schools
Candidates for nursing education should normally be of an intellectual and cultural level corresponding to at least the tenth year of general education. As a result, they should have a school title that will sanction such a course of study or have met a formal admission examination of an equivalent level.
Duration and content of the curriculum
The number of hours of basic nursing education shall be set at a minimum of 4600. The proportion to be devoted to clinical teaching (traineeships) (see B below) must account for at least half of the time devoted to total education. However, the number of hours of theoretical and technical courses (see A below) shall not be less than one third of the time spent on the whole training.
Education and technical education
Education must cover all aspects of nursing, including disease prevention, health education, medication use and action, and food and dietary problems, rehabilitation, and care Of first emergency, resuscitation and the theory of blood transfusion.
Theoretical and technical education and clinical teaching must be coordinated.
Materials to be included in the program can be grouped under two headings:
1. Nursing
2. Basic Science
B. Clinical Nursing Education (Internships)
Clinical education must address all aspects of the nursing role in nursing, including disease prevention, health education, as well as primary care, resuscitation and transfusion Blood.
It must include:
In determining the training grounds, the following factors must be taken into account:
1. All practical nursing education must have an educational value, which is why:
2. In all services in which nursing students are assigned during their practical training, there must be at least one registered nurse at all times who can provide supervision, and sufficient staff of others Categories to prevent the student from being assigned tasks with no educational value for her.
The registered nurses of the approved services as a field of traineeship must contribute to the supervision and training of the pupils under the supervision of the instructors of the school.
Conditions for the organisation of schools of nurses
To ensure that the proposed program for the training of nurses is delivered in an appropriate manner, the organization and operation of the school must meet certain conditions, namely:
A. School of Nursing Directorate
The School Directorate must be assigned to a physician or nurse, who is responsible for teaching and administration.
B. Teachers
Education must be given to qualified teachers: doctors, nurses and specialists in the various disciplines. Each school must have at least one registered nurse who has been trained for at least one year who has qualified her for teaching nursing.
C. School Finance
The appropriations available to deal with expenditure directly attributable to the training of nurses, for example the salaries of instructors and the cost of teaching materials, must be readily identifiable.
Education Sanctions
A. It shall be established for each pupil a "school book" whose authenticity is guaranteed by the competent authority and comprising:
B. The final examination must include written, practical and oral tests, and its success should be certified by the issuance of an appropriate document.
Each Contracting Party may declare that it reserves:
I. Minimum age required for admission to schools of nurses
The minimum age for admission to nursing schools does not seem to be rigidial. In countries where there is general education in the curriculum, the age of entry into nursing schools is much lower than when this knowledge is initially required. In addition, maturity depends on social and climatic conditions.
In general, students should not be in contact with the sick and the hospital before age between 17 and 19 years, depending on the country.
II. Level of instruction to require candidates to nursing schools
(cf. Accord, Annex I, Chap. II)
The duration of ten years of general education is not compulsory, provided that the same intellectual and cultural level can be achieved at a lower level of education.
III. Duration and content of the curriculum
(cf. Accord, Annex I, Chap. III, first paragraph.)
If the total number of hours of teaching is greater than 4600, the proportions indicated must be met in relation to the minimum hourly rate.
IV. Internship site
(cf. Accord, Annex I, Chap. III, B)
Conditions for the organisation of schools of nurses
(cf. Accord, Annex I, Chap. IV)
VI. Documents to be submitted by the nurse
A. A title (diploma, certificate or other) validated by the government of the country in which it is issued or by the authority of that country responsible for ensuring its authenticity.
B. An excerpt from the school book
This excerpt includes:
C. A Certification of Language Knowledge
| States Parties |
Ratification Signature without reservation of ratification (If) |
Entry into force |
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| Germany * |
February 8 |
1973 |
9 May |
1973 |
| Austria * |
9 November |
1972 |
10 February |
1973 |
| Denmark |
25 October |
1967 If |
7 August |
1969 |
| France |
3 September |
1974 |
4 December |
1974 |
| Ireland |
7 December |
1971 If |
8 March |
1972 |
| Italy |
7 June |
1974 |
8 September |
1974 |
| Malta * |
6 May |
1969 |
7 August |
1969 |
| Poland * |
30 January |
1996 |
1 Er May |
1996 |
| Romania |
28 November |
2002 |
1 Er March |
2003 |
| United Kingdom * |
21 December |
1967 If |
7 August |
1969 |
| Switzerland * |
19 August |
1970 |
20 November |
1970 |
| * |
Reservations and declarations. |
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| Reservations and declarations, with the exception of those of Switzerland, are not published in the RO. The texts in English and French can be consulted at the Council of Europe website: http://conventions.coe.int/treaty/FR/cadreprincipal.htm or obtained in the Directorate of Public International Law (DDIP), Treaty Section International, 3003 Berne. |
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Switzerland 2
The agreement shall be approved subject to the right conferred by its art. 7, to depart from:
1 A version of the updated scope of application is published on the DFAE website (http://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/f/home/foreign/intagr/dabase.html).
2 Article 2 of the AF of 18 March 1970 (RO 1970 1205)
