Continuing professional development (CPD) is costly in terms of both organizational
resources and personal time and effort• It forms an important part of the strategy for …

Background Society demands competent and safe health care, which obligates
professionals to deliver quality patient care using current knowledge and skills. Participation …

PROFESSIONAI/\ND (G ()/ERNMENT çrrte-gies alikc emphasise that hcalth professionals
have a duty to the public to keep their knowledge and skills up to date (Department of Health …

Aims Systematically synthesize research about factors that influence CPD over a nursing
career. Background Continuing professional development (CPD) in nursing is defined as 'a …

BACKGROUND: With much attention focused on nurses and the nursing profession, self-
evaluation of nurses' contributions to their personal growth and the profession as a whole is …

It is often assumed that participation in continuing professional education (CPE) activities
necessarily results in maintenance of competence and improvements in nursing practice. A …

A professional nurse engages in lifelong learning that will influence practice and ultimately
impact the quality of care that a patient receives. The technical skills and critical thinking …

The primary goal of continuing education is to improve patient outcomes. Prerequisites to
improving patient outcomes include knowledge acquisition accompanied by a resultant …

Background Increasing recognition of the need for continuing professional development
(CPD) for health professionals has created an inevitable expansion in course provision. One …

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