HNN320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Professional Development, Clinical Governance, Mattress
9 Jun 2018
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WEEK FIVE: CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
• eplai the urses role i otiuig professioal deelopet CPD;
• discuss the concept of competence;
• critically reflect on supervision and delegation requirements of the registered nurse;
• reflect on the importance of CPD in preparation for the transition to the role of the registered
nurse;
• discuss the importance of CPD in relation to Evidence Based Practice (EBP) and high quality and
safe patient care;
• discuss CPD as a feature of nursing leadership and clinical governance.
DR LUCY CUDDIHY.
• Life- long learning to understand new concepts and further understanding for leadership.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR NURSES AND MIDWIFERY.
• Annual renewal of RN qualifications> APRAH audits for background checks.
- Criminal history, professional continuation development (and evidence ie learning
plan) min hours 20, recent practice ie min 3months, insurance
• CPD: means by which health professionals maintain, improve and broaden their knowledge,
expertise and competency and develop the personal and professional qualities required
throughout their professional lives.
- Improve, maintain and broaden scope.
- Committed to maintaining life-long learning.
- Opportunistic to develop learning; mandatory or voluntary.
• Nurses: Required to assess practices with relevant competencies.
- Reflection, review against standards, identify knowledge gaps, match CPD
education, learning needs, learning goals and CPD goals accordingly.
• For CPD to be relevant to APRAH you must be gaining new knowledge; CPD is not
negotiable: nurses cannot simply attend seminars and have CPD completed, must be
learning NEW knowledge (cannot claim CPD for job).
• Difference between skill maintenance and learning new knowledge/skill: APRAH will say may
be counted on CPD hours.
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Document Summary
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