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Karine Anne Latter1, Lesley Reilly2, Rachel Boardman2
1Nottingham Children's Hospital, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, England.
Nursing Children and Young People
|December 20, 2021
Summary
A new framework for continuing professional development (CPD) for children's nurses in the UK has been developed. This framework aims to ensure high-quality, accredited learning experiences to enhance patient care and nursing careers.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Healthcare Quality Improvement
- Professional Development
Background:
- Continuing professional development (CPD) is crucial for nurses, impacting patient safety, outcomes, and career progression.
- A lack of a standardized framework for developing, accrediting, delivering, and measuring CPD exists in the UK.
- This gap hinders consistent quality and impact of CPD for nurses.
Purpose of the Study:
- To outline the elements of a new Continuing Professional Development (CPD) framework for excellence tailored to children's nurses.
- To establish a system for developing, accrediting, delivering, and measuring the outcomes of CPD activities.
- To enhance the quality and relevance of professional development for pediatric nursing.
Main Methods:
- Scoping existing CPD activities within children's nursing.
- Mapping identified CPD activities against a quality standards framework.
- Submitting 39 accredited CPD activities to the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Institute of Care Excellence for quality assurance.
Main Results:
- A comprehensive CPD framework for children's nurses has been developed.
- 39 CPD activities were identified and submitted for accreditation, ensuring quality assurance.
- The framework provides a foundation for credentialed, evidence-based learning.
Conclusions:
- The developed framework supports the delivery of high-quality, accredited CPD for children's nurses.
- It aims to meet the specific needs of pediatric nurses and improve their professional development.
- Future capabilities include measuring the learning outcomes of CPD activities.
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