Fact Sheet – Continuing Professional Development
FACT SHEET – CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD)
KEY MESSAGE – If you are planning to take any form of extended leave such as maternity leave and intend to resume your nursing or midwifery career please take the necessary steps to ensure you meet the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia’s (NMBA) Continuing Professional Development Standard. CPD – Continuing Professional Development To maintain registration all nurses and midwives must meet the continuing professional development (CPD) standard. This standard sets out the minimum requirements for CPD. CPD must be directly relevant to the nurse’s or midwife’s context of practice. This standard has been approved by the Australian Health Workforce Ministerial Council on 31 March 2010 pursuant to the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (2009) the National Law) with approval taking effect from 1 July 2010. CPD is the means by which nurses / midwives maintain, improve and broaden their knowledge, expertise and competence, and develop the personal and professional qualities required throughout their professional lives. The CPD cycle involves reviewing practice, identifying learning needs, planning and participating in relevant learning activities, and reflecting on the value of those activities (ANMC, 2009). For more information on reflective practice see Melanie Jasper’s, Beginning Reflective Practice – Foundations in Nursing & Health Care, 2003 and for a suitable framework to use see Borton’s Developmental Framework for Reflection (see page 2). The following activities are some examples of CPD: Reflecting on feedback, keeping a practice journal Acting as a preceptor / mentor / tutor Participating on accreditation, audit or quality improvement committees Undertaking supervised practice for skills development Participating in clinical audits, critical incident monitoring, case reviews and clinical meetings Participating in a professional reading and discussion group Developing skills in IT, numeracy,
KEY MESSAGE – If you are planning to take any form of extended leave such as maternity leave and intend to resume your nursing or midwifery career please take the necessary steps to ensure you meet the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia’s (NMBA) Continuing Professional Development Standard. CPD – Continuing Professional Development To maintain registration all nurses and midwives must meet the continuing professional development (CPD) standard. This standard sets out the minimum requirements for CPD. CPD must be directly relevant to the nurse’s or midwife’s context of practice. This standard has been approved by the Australian Health Workforce Ministerial Council on 31 March 2010 pursuant to the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (2009) the National Law) with approval taking effect from 1 July 2010. CPD is the means by which nurses / midwives maintain, improve and broaden their knowledge, expertise and competence, and develop the personal and professional qualities required throughout their professional lives. The CPD cycle involves reviewing practice, identifying learning needs, planning and participating in relevant learning activities, and reflecting on the value of those activities (ANMC, 2009). For more information on reflective practice see Melanie Jasper’s, Beginning Reflective Practice – Foundations in Nursing & Health Care, 2003 and for a suitable framework to use see Borton’s Developmental Framework for Reflection (see page 2). The following activities are some examples of CPD: Reflecting on feedback, keeping a practice journal Acting as a preceptor / mentor / tutor Participating on accreditation, audit or quality improvement committees Undertaking supervised practice for skills development Participating in clinical audits, critical incident monitoring, case reviews and clinical meetings Participating in a professional reading and discussion group Developing skills in IT, numeracy,