Reconceptualising the outcomes of Continuing Professional Development

Nolan, Mike; Owen, R.G.; Curran, Monica; Venables, Angela M

doi:10.1016/s0020-7489(00)00025-0

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“…This finding is in line with those identified in relatively recent review of education and training for health care staff and students (Audit Commission 2001), and reported in previous research (Barriball & While 1996, Nolan et al 2000. For example, it was evident from the 380 nurses interviewed by Barriball & While (1996) that several groups of nurses were disadvantaged with respect to accessing CPD.…”

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“…This included those on lower grades. It is also evident from the 236 interviews undertaken by Nolan et al (2000) that nurses who worked on night duty were disadvantaged with respect to accessing CPD. Senior nurses, who are more likely to work office hours, are perhaps therefore better placed to access CPD to meet their needs.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…nurses successfully completing the prescribing programme are awarded the dual qualification of Nurse Independent/ Supplementary Prescriber. In order that nurses are able to provide high quality and evidence based care they need to participate in continuing professional development (CPD) (DoH 1999a, Audit Commission 2001, Nolan et al 2000. In the UK the NMC code of professional conduct also stipulates that registered nurses must maintain their professional knowledge and competence throughout their working life (NMC 2006).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…These difficulties include time, money, work load pressures, lack of support, work pattern, and type of job (Barriball & While 1996, Wood 1998, Nolan et al 2000.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…More recently, Nolan et al (2000) used focus groups and interviews with 236 nurses, nurse educators, service managers and mentors, and a survey of 1,500 nurses across Wales to investigate the potential outcomes of CPD from the perspectives of practitioners and managers. Whilst a number of positive outcomes from CPD were identified (including organisational benefits, improved patient care, knowledge and confidence), similar to Barriball & While (1996), these researchers identified that nurses who worked part-time, on night duty or in the independent sector were also disadvantaged with respect to accessing CPD.…”

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An exploration of the continuing professional development needs of nurse independent prescribers and nurse supplementary prescribers who prescribe medicines for patients with diabetes

Carey

Courtenay

2009

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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University, for producing the statistical analysis reports 2 ABSTRACT BackgroundNurse Independent and Nurse Supplementary Prescribing has extended the role that nurses in the UK have in the management of care for patients with diabetes. Concerns surround nurses' pharmacological knowledge and provision of continuing professional development (CPD) to meet the needs of nurse prescribers. AimTo examine the CPD needs of nurses who prescribe medicines to patients with diabetes MethodsThe NMC database was used to randomly select and distribute questionnaires to 1992registered Nurse Independent/ Nurse Supplementary Prescribers. 1400 questionnaires were returned. Medicines for patients with diabetes were prescribed by 439respondents. This paper reports on the findings of these 439 nurses. ResultsThe majority (63%) of nurses worked in general practice. Over 80% reported CPD was available and that they had accessed it to support their prescribing role. Over 40% of nurses had CPD needs in the areas of prescribing policy, pharmacology for diabetes, and the management and treatment of diabetes related conditions. Senior nurses reported fewer CPD needs. ConclusionAccess and provision of CPD for nurse prescribers has improved since the initial implementation of nurse prescribing. However, nurse's pharmacological knowledge and the provision of CPD continue to be an area of concern which warrant further investigation. 3 RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICEPrevious concerns have been identified about the provision of CPD to meet the needs of nurse prescribers. Pharmacological knowledge is still the greatest CPD requirement of nurses who prescribe for patients with diabetes. Education providers may wish to consider developing the content of CPD programmes to meet these needs.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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“…These difficulties include time, money, work load pressures, lack of support, work pattern, and type of job (Barriball & While 1996, Wood 1998, Nolan et al 2000.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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An exploration of the continuing professional development needs of nurse independent prescribers and nurse supplementary prescribers who prescribe medicines for patients with diabetes

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Courtenay

2009

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Empowerment and enterprise: The political economy of nursing

McMurray

2010

Collegian

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Throughout the past decades, Australian nursing has made significant advances in the clinical, research, and political arenas. Capitalising on these advances is a critical step in empowering the professions and a sound investment in the health of the nation. There remains a need to energise and empower the professions, to see our work as an enterprise that has value and a sense of worth because of our professional activities as well as for the political and economic contributions we make to health and wellbeing, quality of life and social justice. The contributions made by nurses and midwives need to be articulated in the policy arena, focused in professional decision-making and elaborated in our research agendas. Our professional organisations provide opportunities for solidarity, and the leverage we need to effect change at the bedside, the community and the whole of society. Renewed commitment to primary health care at the global, national and community level provides a timely rallying call to the professions to refine the way we articulate our position in health care, re-commit to culturally appropriate, socially just actions and embolden our professional goals to inspire the next generations of nurses for a more equitable future.

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Dissemination of research-based knowledge in an intensive care unit—A qualitative study

Hansen

Severinsson

2009

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

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Reconceptualising the outcomes of Continuing Professional Development

Cited by 47 publications

References 13 publications

An exploration of the continuing professional development needs of nurse independent prescribers and nurse supplementary prescribers who prescribe medicines for patients with diabetes

An exploration of the continuing professional development needs of nurse independent prescribers and nurse supplementary prescribers who prescribe medicines for patients with diabetes

Empowerment and enterprise: The political economy of nursing

Dissemination of research-based knowledge in an intensive care unit—A qualitative study

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