Cpd in Nursing
Critically discuss the significance of CPD in enhancing professionalism, and suggest activities/strategies to promote active participation of nurses in CPD.
Introduction
Nurses go through basic nursing courses which enable them to gain knowledge and skill necessary to provide safe and competent nursing care to patients or clients. However, it is the responsibility of each and every practicing nurse to develop and maintain their capability as a nurse and improve their skills as well as become more knowledgeable as time goes by so on to provide improved care to patients or clients. Nurses are required to attend Continuous Professional Development (CPD) programs to achieve their goal and upgrade their current knowledge and skill so on to provide better health care.
“Nurses and midwives need to complete CPD that is relevant to their context of practice. This includes undertaking learning activities that will maintain and enhance knowledge and skills pertaining to their area of practice”. (Source: Ausmed Education). As one improves and attains more knowledge through continuous professional development activities or programs, one usually becomes more professional and shows or exhibits professionalism in his/her work or profession.
In the Oxford dictionary online, professionalism is defined as “the competence or skill expected of a professional”. Webster’s dictionary online explains professionalism as “the conduct, aims or qualities that characterize or mark a profession or a professional person”. As professionalism is “the competence or skill expected of a professional “, thus we can conclude that continuous professional development programs activities is necessary and probably vital or essential if one is to become more professional and achieve certain levels of professionalism.
The intention of this discussion is to explain the significance of CPD in enhancing professionalism and suggest activities or strategies to promote active participation of nurses in
Introduction
Nurses go through basic nursing courses which enable them to gain knowledge and skill necessary to provide safe and competent nursing care to patients or clients. However, it is the responsibility of each and every practicing nurse to develop and maintain their capability as a nurse and improve their skills as well as become more knowledgeable as time goes by so on to provide improved care to patients or clients. Nurses are required to attend Continuous Professional Development (CPD) programs to achieve their goal and upgrade their current knowledge and skill so on to provide better health care.
“Nurses and midwives need to complete CPD that is relevant to their context of practice. This includes undertaking learning activities that will maintain and enhance knowledge and skills pertaining to their area of practice”. (Source: Ausmed Education). As one improves and attains more knowledge through continuous professional development activities or programs, one usually becomes more professional and shows or exhibits professionalism in his/her work or profession.
In the Oxford dictionary online, professionalism is defined as “the competence or skill expected of a professional”. Webster’s dictionary online explains professionalism as “the conduct, aims or qualities that characterize or mark a profession or a professional person”. As professionalism is “the competence or skill expected of a professional “, thus we can conclude that continuous professional development programs activities is necessary and probably vital or essential if one is to become more professional and achieve certain levels of professionalism.
The intention of this discussion is to explain the significance of CPD in enhancing professionalism and suggest activities or strategies to promote active participation of nurses in
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