Continuing Professional Development

Question 1

Types of Learnig

_____ takes place at the learning institution such as accredited university studies.

_____ takes place anywhere and anytime..

Answer 1

Formal learning
Informal learning

Question 2

The action we take to maintain, update and grow the knowledge and skills required for our professional role.

occurs by being in a profession and acquiring new competence that is needed to meet the challenges that arises during the profession.

Answer 2

Continuing Professional development

Question 3

It emphasizes the importance of …

1. Continuing education
2. Assessing learning needs.
3. Upholding competency.

Question 4

Assumes responsibility for lifelong learning, own personal development and maintenance of competence.

Answer 4

Competency

Question 5

Assumes responsibility for lifelong learning, own personal development and maintenance of competence.

1. keep pace with the current standards
2. maintain and enhance the knowledge and skills
3. stay relevant and up to date.
4. make a meaningful contribution to their team
5. stay interested and interesting.

Question 6

Socialization for Professional Nursing Practice

Stage I _____ – no experience, ability is extremely limited, inflexible, governed by structured roles and protocols.

Stage II _____ – demonstrate marginally acceptable performance; has had experience with real life situation.

Stage III _____ – has been on the job in a similar situation for 2 to 3 years; demonstrates organization ability but lacks the speed and flexibility of the proficient nurse.

Stage I V _____ – perceive a situation as a whole rather than just its individual aspects; focuses on long term goals and is oriented toward managing the nursing care of the client

Stage V _____ - intuitively grasp each situation and focuses on the accurate area of the problem without wasteful consideration of longer ranges and unnecessary alteration, diagnoses and solution, highly developed perceptual acuity, recognitional ability, performance is fluid, flexible and highly proficient

Answer 6

Novice
Advanced Beginner
Competent
Proficient
Expert

Question 7

Expanded Roles of Nurses

_____– has mastery in certain practice of nursing.
_____ – perform direct nursing actions in specialty areas. They may or may not have advanced educational preparation as long as they are certified by a governing body to perform such duties.
_____ – requires advanced education or nursing practice and must be certified by a governing body that they may practice so.
_____ – requires one to have a master’s degree in nursing and must have specialization in a particular field of nursing.

Answer 7

Nurse generalist
Nurse clinician
Nurse practitioner
Nurse specialist