Continuing education in nursing has developed slowly over time from Florence Nightingale's view of nurses needing to learn throughout their lives. The rapid advancement of technology and medical knowledge has increased the need for continuing education to ensure nurses can provide highly skilled care. Continuing education helps nurses stay up to date in their field and improves both individual professional practice and patient care. It includes a variety of programs from orientation of new nurses to management training to programs focused on developing specific clinical skills. The planning and evaluation of continuing education programs involves assessing needs, designing and implementing training, and evaluating outcomes.

1. CONTINUING
EDUCATION IN
NURSING

2. History of Continuing
Education in Nursing
“Let usnever consider ourselvesasfinished nurses…..
Wemust belearning all our lives”
-FlorenceNightingale
 Theidea of continuing education in nursing is asold
asorganized nursing, but the concept of lifelong
learning for the practitioner hasdeveloped slowly
 Thehistory of continuing education in nursing has
shown that educational institutions generally have
beenslow to acceptresponsibility for assisting the
practitioner who wishes to add to her nursing
knowledge andskill

3. Need
 Rapidtechnological advancesrelated to knowledge explosion
havegreatly altered the practice of nursing
 Thegap between scientific knowledge and its application
grows wider eachyear asaresult of multiple influences
 Elimination of certain illnesses,particularly the communicable
diseases
 New drugs to cure someillnessesandalter the courseof many
 Surgeriesarebeing performed successfullyin areasthat would
not havebeenattempted 10-20yearsago
 Organ transplants are no more anovelty
 Complexand intricate machinery canextend lives
 All these advancesrequire more highly skilled nursing carein a
great variety ofsettings
 Continuing education is anacceptedway of life

4. Nurses and Continuing Education
 Are Nursesexception?
 In fact we laggedbehind
 Certain exceptional nurses have alwaysbeen
self-directed learners

5. Once a Nurse, al ways a Nurse?
 “some continuation training in service for nurses
would promote the well-being of the nation”
 Major reason for continuing education in
nursing: the improvement in professional
practice
 Life-long learning in nursing relates not only to
professional practice but also to the
development of the person asan individual and
asaresponsible citizen
Charles JuddAJN(1928)

6. Definitions
 “Continuing education is any extension of
opportunities for reading, study and training
to young persons and adults following their
completion of or withdrawal from full-time
school and collegeprograms”
Dictionary ofEducation

7. Adult Education
 ThetermsContinuing Education andAdult
Education are oftenused interchangeably

8. Continuing Nursing Education
 “Educational activities primarily designed to
keepregistered nursesabreast of their particular
field of interest and do not lead to any formal
advanced standing in the profession”
NursingThesaurus of the International Nursing Index

9. In-service Education
 “Planned instructional or training program
provided by an employing agency in the
employment setting and is designed to
increasecompetencein aspecific area”
 In-service Education is one aspect of
continuing education, but the terms arenot
interchangeable

10. Cont i nui ng Prof essi onal
Development
Takeon newresponsibilities
Conduct
research
Write
article/
book /
journal
paper
Paper presentation atconference
Team
teaching
Act as
mentor
Study forhigher degree
International
exchange
Attend
workshops

11. Types
 Orientation to introduce new recruits to the basic
aspectsof the job sothat they canperform their job
effectively
 Continuing education for the improvement of
knowledge, skills andattitudes
 Management skills and leadershiptraining
 Staff development program is directed toward
expanding to the fullest all the potentials of an
individual
 Individual Interest PromotionPrograms
 FutureOriented Programs to prepare learnersfor
the futureactivities

12. The Planning Formula
What isto
bedone?
Why is it
necessary
How is itto
bedone?
Where is it
to bedone?
When is it
to bedone?
Whoshould
do thejob?

13. Stages
Analysis
Design
DevelopmentImplementation
Evaluation

14. Analysis
 Analyze needs
 Goals
 Priorities
 Resources
 Constraints and
 Alternate deliverysystems
 Determine scopeand sequenceof training
program (by task and job analysis)

15. Design
Emphasizes what will be taught
 Determine trainingapproach
 Develop learningobjectives
 Performance measures
 Training programspecifications

16. Development
Emphasizes on how the content will be
taught
 Develop curriculumguide
 Lessonplan
 Supportive teachingaids
 Revisematerial

17. Implementation
 Implement trainingplan
 Conducttraining
 Formative evaluation
 Document trainingresults

18. Evaluation
 Conduct summativeevaluation
 Analyze collectedinformation
 Initiate correctiveaction

19. Benefits of Continuing
Nursing Education
New /
Improved
• Knowledge andSkills
• Attitudinal Change
Institution
• Better Performance
• Quality PatientCare
Personal
• Increased JobSatisfaction
• High Motivation

20. Content Areas
• NursingProcess
• IntravenousTherapy
• Communication
• Ethics
General
Programs
• Maternity
• Pediatrics
• Surgical
• Orthopedics
Hospital
Specific
Programs
• CVPCare
• NeonatalCPR
• Ventilator
• Dialysis
Area
Specific
Programs

21. Learning
 Learning continues through out life and is
called “lifelonglearning”
 From “womb” to“tomb”
 Learning makeslife easier,fuller longer and
more enjoyable
 Learning has practicalpurpose

22. In- service Educator
 Public Relations
 Educational
Preparation with
emphasis onAdult
Education
 The Continuing
Educator asa
Continuing Learner
 ClinicalKnowledge
andSkill
 Working withAdults
 BroadKnowledge
Base
 Concern for People
 Determination
 Self-confidence
 Zest for life
 Innate curiosity
 Love for
adventure
 Desire to search
the unknown
 Flexibility
 Creativity
 Resourcefulness