This document discusses continuing professional development (CPD) in nursing education. It notes that medical knowledge has a half-life of about 5 years, so lifelong learning is important for nurses to stay current. The document defines CPD as a planned, continuous, and lifelong process for professionals to develop their knowledge, skills, and practice through activities like workshops, conferences, e-learning, and research. CPD benefits both individuals through career goals and confidence, and organizations through a motivated workforce and improved patient care. Barriers to CPD include lack of time, funding, staffing levels, and flexible local learning options. The document emphasizes that the quality of any educational institution depends on the quality of its teachers.

1. CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT in
nursing EDUCATION
Prof Sara Samuel
Principal
RVS College of Nursing
Sulur, Coimbatore.

4. Whatisthehalflife ofmedical
knowledge?
• anynewinformation wemay gatherhasa
half-lifeof5years.
• Lifelonglearning isimportant, butnomore
important than clinical judgement, common
senseand a criticalevaluationof new
information.
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5. CONTINUINGPROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT

6. Continuous Professional Development
• is a planned, continuous
and lifelong process
whereby professionals
try to develop their
personal and
professional qualities,
and to improve their
knowledge, skills and
practice, leading to
their empowerment and
the development of
their organization

7. Continuing Professional Development
Commitment to lifelong
learning
Increasing effectiveness
Excellence in
capability

11. The CPD Cycle
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16. METHODOLOGIES FOR CPD
• training workshops,
• conferences and events,
• e-learning programs,
• best practice techniques,
• ideas sharing,
•Weekly meetings
•Mortality meetings
•Distance learning
•Electronic learning
•Review of Journal articles
•Undertaking research projects
•Writing articles for publications

22. BENEFITS OF CPD
INDIVIDUAL
• Builds credibility&
Confidence
• Achieve Career goals
• Cope positively to change
• Productive & effective
highlighting knowledge &
skill.
• Learning agility enhance
core competency
• Handy tool for appraisal
• Safeguards the individual
ORGANISATION
• Maximizes staff
potential.
• Personnel growth linked
to organizational
growth.
• Increases the staff
morale, motivated
workforce, positive
brand image.
• Improves value and
links it to appraisal
• Safeguards the public.

24. Barriers to CPD
 Lack of funding/resources
 Inadequate staffing levels
and high turnover
 Fear and lack of
confidence in learning
 Lack of time due to
workloads
 Employees gain awards
and leave
 Lack of flexible local
learning provision,
tailored to workplace
needs
 Lack of IT resources
and skills
 Lack of effective
evaluation of learning

25. Barriers towards attending
educational activities
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26. A society gets
the teachers it
deserves and
any school or
other
educational
institution is
only as good as
its teachers.

28. THANKYOU

29. THANKYOU