This document discusses continuing education, defining it as educational activities undertaken after basic education to keep professionals updated in their fields. It notes various types of continuing education like in-service training, extra-mural programs, and distance learning. The goals are to improve job performance, promote personal and career growth, and keep up with advances. Objectives include maintaining and developing knowledge, skills, attitudes, and leadership abilities. Various needs, principles, elements, and responsibilities in developing continuing education programs are also outlined.

1. CONTINUE EDUCATION
INTRODUCTION
DEFINITION
CONCEPT
GOAL
OJECTIVES
TYPES
PRINCIPLES
CHARACTERISTICS
NEEDS
ELEMENTS
PHASES
RESPONSIBILITYOF DIRECTORS
SUMMERIZATUON

2. Continuing education is a broad term which refers
to students pursuing their post-secondary or
university-level education after some gap.The term
'continuing education' is popularly used in the
North American countries of Canada and the United
States of America. Continuing education in Ireland
and the United Kingdom refers to 'further
education'.
INTRODUCTION

3. Continuing education is an educational activity ,primarily
designated to keep the registered nurses abreast of their
particular field of interest & do not lead to any formal
advanced standing in the profession.
Continuing education is all learning activities that occurs
after an individual has completed his basic education.
DEFINITION

4. The term continuing education implies that education is a life
long process.
Another important aspect is that it does not take place in a
classroom or in an institutional or formal way alone.
Continuing education is a planned activity directed towards
meeting the learning needs of the nurse following basic
education.
CONCEPT

5. 1. To assist each employee to improve performance in his or her present
position & to acquire personal & professional abilities that maximizes
the possibility of career development.
2. Directed towards the personal & professional growth of nurses & other
personnel while they are employed by a health care agency.
3. Essential for the upliftment of professional as well as administrative
field.
4. Helps in updating the knowledge & practice of professionals.
GOALS

6. 1. Keep up to date with new concepts & development in the health field.
2. To increase their basic knowledge & skills & develop positive attitudes.
3. Develop an ability to analyze problems & to work with others.
4. Meet the challenge of changes in technology.
5. Maintain standards of health care at acceptable level.
6. Help in setting standards of performance.
7. Motivate staff for better patient care
8. Meet new needs of the community
9. To assist the nursing educator in increasing the teaching effectiveness.
10. To develop leadership potential in nurses.
OBJECTIVES

7. It has been believed that the system of higher education which provides the
basic preparation or the members of a proffesion must also provide
opportunities for practitioners to keep abreast of advances in their field.
PHILOSOPHY

8. 1. IN SERVICE EDUCATION
2. EXTRA MURAL EDUCATION
3. CENTRALIZED
4. DECENTRALIZED
TYPES

9. 1. Each educational activity should be developed with –
2. A learning purpose & explicit measurable educational objective for the
learner that are appropriate for the target audience.
3. Gaps in knowledge, skills, practice identified based on the needs
assessment which the activity is designed to address.
4. Teaching & learning strategies congruent with the activity’s
objectives& content.
5. Content congruent with the activity’s learning goal & educational;
objectives.
6. Criteria for judging successful completion of an activity that are
consistent with the learning goal ,objectives ,&teaching & learning
strategies.
7. A method determined for varifing participation in an activity.
8. Maintain the high educational standards.
9. Adequate staff is essential.
PRINCIPLES

10. • It is given within & outside the organization.
• It is designed to meet the demands of the changing needs.
• It covers-
Extension courses
Post diploma
Post graduation course
Field observation * experience
Work shops
Seminars
Other different educational activities outside the organization.
• Unified approach
CHARACTERISTICS

11. •Relationship with other system
•Comprehensiveness
•Accessibility for women health workers.
•Accessibility for all health professional.
•Integration with the management process
•Analysis of need as a basis for learning continuity.
•Internally co ordinate
•Relevance in planning
•Creadibility & economic
•Appropriateness in implementation
CHARACTERISTICS

12. 1. To ensure safe & effective nursing care.
2. To meet the needs of population .
3. Development of nurses by updating their knowledge
4. For career advancement.
5. To acquire specialized skills
6. It provides opportunity for professional growth.
7. Development with nurses will occur by updating their knowledge &
preparing them for specialization for career advancement.
8. Nurses with research aptitude &preparations are needed
9. Nurses in administrative position need to increase their understanding
of administrative process
10. The demand for specialized nursing services is increasing more rapidly
11. Planned programs are needed to increase their competence as
practitioners.
NEEDS

13. LEARNER
TEACHER
NURSE EDUCATOR
FACULTYADMINISTRATOR
ELEMENTS

14. i. IDENTIFYTHE NEEDS & SET GOALS
ii. PLAN & ORGANIZECOURSE
iii. ASSESSTHEAVAILABLE RESOURCES
iv. PREPARE BUDGET
v. IMPLEMENT PLANOFTEACHING
vi. EVALUATETHE PROGRAM
vii. MAY RESTARTTHE PROGRAM
PROCESS

17. 1. Determination of learning needs of the nurse population.
2. Development & implementation of a program to meet these needs.
3. An advisory committee has to be appointed which include-
4. Faculty members from a variety of areas of nursing practice.
5. Director of hospital nursing service.
6. Representative from yhe state licensing authority,health department &
voluntary agencies.
7. Medical & health allied professionals.
8. Other agencies involved in the delivery of health care in the
community.
RESPONSIBILITY OF DIRECTORS

18. Today we are discussing about continue education, it has several goals
&objectives& according to this goals we are organizing some programs &
improve our knowledge, skills, education .in service education, extramural
educations are two types & it has several needs & characteristics& principles
.by following this we can achieve the goals.
SUMMERIZATION

19. Continuing education is when adults return to formal instruction to remain
current in their career, develop serviceable skills, train for a new job, earn a
degree, or develop a personal interest. Some of the types of continuing
education programs adults might participate .Continuing education
generally refers to any post-secondary learning or programs that adults
pursue after formal education.
CONCLUSION