The Importance Of Lifelong Learning And Continuing Professional Development

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Discuss the importance of Lifelong Learning/Continuing Professional Development.

The purpose of this essay is to discuss Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and the importance CPD has to the nursing profession. Continuing Professional Development and Lifelong Learning (LLL) are both defined the same however CPD will be used throughout this essay. The concepts of CPD will be discussed along with two skills and one attribute that are required to become an effective learner.
Due to the ever increasing changes in society, Continuing Professional Development (CPD) can only increase an individual’s understanding and knowledge in life. A definition of CPD published by the General Medical Council (2012) states that learning is a continuing …show more content…

With out exception all qualified nurse must register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) each year, the NMC is a regulatory body, they measure and set standards of proficiency for nurses and midwives through their code of conduct, they also set standards for education and these standards come under theory and practice. Each nurse needs to accommodate these standards each year to be able to re-register with the NMC (NMC, 2014). The Department of Health (2012) issued a report around CPD for the National Health Service (NHS) staff, this report explains the importance of CPD while discussing how CPD promotes opportunities and ameliorates patient care, the government supported this report widely and introduced a white paper called ‘Learning to Succeed’, in addition to this education has now become a priority in the NHS. LLL and CPD was also a key principle for the United Kingdom Central Council (UKCC) (1983) this was mostly …show more content…

Reflection is very much his basis for learning, although the concept of reflection was originally work from Schon (1983) Jarvis extended his idea, Schon’s work was very much credited and in the mid-eighties his work on reflection was put on the agenda of professional practice in the nursing profession. Likewise reflection is an important process when attempting to integrate theory and practice. Severinsson’s (1998) directed a study in which it showed how the reflective approach focuses on ways which knowledge can be used in practice and how it enables nurses to develop their own personal knowledge, his study indicated that personal growth enhanced a person’s skill and ability to reflect. Using reflection offers people an opportunity to review their decisions and to help learn from past experiences, which will positively influence future learning and practice. Some individuals may find reflection tough due to the self-awareness that is needed to be able to critically reflect in an analytical way (Steverinsson’s, 1998). The reason for this is that people have to be socialized to see themselves as passive recipients of knowledge instead of recipients of critical constructors. Being self-aware enables individuals to identify their own strengths and identify any areas for development,

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