A guide to motivate continuing education

2. To motivates participants to actively engage in acquiring
professional advancement updating the knowledge and
practice specialization.
To give information about the importance of Continuing
Professional Education.
To assist participants how to acquire personal and
professional abilities that maximizes the possibility of
career advancement.

4. You’ve finished your
degree.
You applied for work got
accepted and started your job.
You were adjusted in your unit
and just waiting for promotion.
Do you
think it`s
enough?

5. It’s fair to say the first part of your
mission is well and truly
accomplished. Sit back and give yourself
a pat on the back. But don’t take too long
about it or you’ll be lagging behind your
colleagues. The same is true for
professionals with many years experience
in the workplace.
Continuing professional development is important
because it ensures you continue to be competent in
your profession. It is an ongoing process and
continues throughout a professional’s career.

6. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is the purposeful maintenance
and improvement of a professional’s knowledge and skills to remain
competent in their chosen profession for the benefit of themselves, their
patients or clients and the wider profession.
Includes a wide range of formal and informal learning
activities.
Development of professionals so that they reflect on their
practice and its quality.
Adopt and assess new approaches to their practice and develop
better ways of working as a result.

7. Self-directed
Based on learning
needs identified by
the individual
Builds on an
individual’s
existing knowledge
and experience
Links an
individual’s
learning to their
practice
Includes an
evaluation of the
individual’s
development.

8. Use feedback as an opportunity for reflection and
learning, to improve practice.
Reflection occurs after an event encountered in
practice.
Integrating reflection into the preparation and
continuing professional development of nurses.

14. Critical mechanism in ensuring that all members of the
profession are able to deliver high quality care and services.
Keep pace with health care developments that affects
practice.
The knowledge needed to function effectively as a professional
continues to expand and change while consumer demand and
expectations continue to increase.
Professional obligation to maintain their competence and to
aim for continuous improvement in the standard of service they
provide.

15. Possible CPD activities may include, but are not limited to:
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, communications, improving own performance,
problem solving and working with others.

16. Possible CPD activities may include, but are not limited to:
Writing or reviewing educational materials, journal articles, books
Active membership of professional groups and committees
Writing for publication
Developing policy, protocols or guidelines
Working with a mentor to improve practice
Presenting at or attending workplace education, in-service sessions or skills
workshops
Undertaking undergraduate or postgraduate studies which are of relevance to the
context of practice

17. Possible CPD activities may include, but are not limited to:
Presenting at or attending conferences, lectures, seminars or professional meetings
Conducting or contributing to research
Undertaking relevant online or distance education
Mandatory in-service education that is directly related to an
individual’s context of practice.

18. Reflect and
assess
practice
Identify
learning needs
Develop
learning plan
Participate in
CPD
activities
Reflect on the
contribution of
CPD to your
practice

20. Importance of Continuing Professional
Development
• Ensures your capabilities keep pace with the
current standards of others in the same field.
• maintain and enhance the knowledge and skills
you need to deliver a professional service to
your customers, clients and the community.
• ensures that you and your knowledge stay
relevant and up to date.
• helps you continue to make a meaningful
contribution to your team. You become more
effective in the workplace.

22. The importance of continuing
professional development should not be
underestimated – it is a career-long
obligation for practicing professionals.

23. Conclusion
Continuing education is mandatory for nurses.
However, nurses can make the choice to adopt a
positive mindset, understand the benefits, and
change their habits in order to rejuvenate their
educational experiences.
Furthermore, by obtaining their specialty nurse
certification, their knowledge base grows as they
expand career opportunities while making a
commitment to quality patient care.

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Isn’t it more
fulfilling if we
continue to
update our
knowledge…