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Using Learning Outcome Measures to assess Doctoral Nursing Education

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The relationship between continuing professional education and commitment to nursing.

Nicholas Drey¹, Dinah Gould, Teresa Allan

¹Department of Adult Nursing, School of Community & Health Sciences, City University, 20 Bartholomew Close, London EC1A 7QN, United Kingdom. n.drey@city.ac.uk

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|April 28, 2009

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Continuing professional development (CPD) is crucial for nurses. This study found no link between CPD and nurse commitment, nor evidence that nurses in extended roles acquired new skills through developmental CPD.

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Using Learning Outcome Measures to assess Doctoral Nursing Education

Using Learning Outcome Measures to assess Doctoral Nursing Education

Published on: June 21, 2010

Area of Science:

Nursing
Healthcare Professionals
Professional Development

Background:

Nurses require continuous learning to maintain safe practice and adapt to healthcare changes.
Continuing professional development (CPD) is believed to enhance nurse retention and job satisfaction.
Nurses in advanced or extended roles may need specific CPD for new competencies.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the association between nurses undertaking CPD and their commitment to the nursing profession.
To examine the relationship between CPD and commitment to their employing National Health Service (NHS) trust.
To identify differences in CPD uptake between nurses in standard and extended roles.

Main Methods:

A questionnaire survey was administered to 451 nurses across three diverse NHS trusts.
The survey included a validated scale to assess organizational and professional commitment.
Data were analyzed to explore relationships between CPD engagement and commitment levels.

Main Results:

70.5% of nurses reported engaging in CPD in the past year; 22% received only mandatory training.
No significant relationship was found between undertaking CPD and levels of professional or organizational commitment.
Nurses in extended roles did not show evidence of undertaking developmental CPD for new skill acquisition.

Conclusions:

Undertaking CPD does not appear to correlate with increased professional or organizational commitment among nurses.
Nurses in extended roles may not be accessing the specific developmental CPD needed for advanced practice.
Further research is needed to understand barriers to developmental CPD for nurses in extended roles and its impact on commitment.