WELCOME

Continuing education
• directed towards the personal and
professional growth of nurses and other
personnel while they are employed by a
health care agency.
• essential for the upliftment of professional
as well as administrative field.
• helps in updating the knowledge and
practice of professionals.

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 DEFINITIONS

Continuing education Continuing education in

programme - It is any nursing - It is a planned
extension of activity directed towards
opportunities for reading, meeting the learning
study and training to needs of the nurse
any person and adult following basic nursing
following their education, exclusive of
completion of or full time formal post
withdrawal from full time basic education.
school and / or college
programmes.
 DEFINITIONS

1.Continuing education is an educational activity,

primarily designed to keep the registered nurses
abreast of their particular field of interest and do not
lead to any formal advanced standing in the
profession.
-Nursing Thesarus of the International Index
2. Continuing education is all the learning activities that
occurs after an individual has completed his basic
education.
- Cooper
 Definition

Continuing education is all the learning

activities that occur after an individual has
completed his basic education
 - cooper
 The education which builds a previous
education is called continues
education

-Shannon
 Aims of continuing education

 1.Improvement of professional practice

 2.To motivate the staff to seek the latest knowledge

 3.To keep the nurses with the latest

development of technologies
 4.It develops interest, job satisfaction
and
confidence
 Purpose of continuing
education.
 Enable a worker to move from satisfactory to
excellent performance
 Provides exposure to new concepts, procedural
refinements, innovative product applications, or
acquisition of increased expertise
 Ensure professional development
 Increase abilityin order to solve the
problem in a clinical teaching/ administrative
area.
 Improve the ability to communicate or participate in
research work.
 Forms of CNE

In-service
education

Extra mural
education
 PRINCIPLES
Effective CNE Design Principles by
American Association of Critical Care
Nurses.
Each educational activity should be developed
with:
• A learning goal (purpose) and explicit measureable
educational objective for the learner that are
appropriate for the target audience;
• Gaps in knowledge, skills, practice identified
based on the needs assessment which the activity
is designed to address
• Content congruent with the activity’s learning
goal (purpose) and educational objectives
• Teaching and learning strategies congruent with
the activity’s objectives and content
• Criteria for judging successful completion of an
activity that are consistent with the learning
goal (purpose), objectives, and teaching and
learning strategies
• A method determined for verifying participation
in an activity.
 PHILOSOPHY
It has been believed that the
system of higher education which
provides the basic preparation or
the members of a profession must
also provide opportunities for
practitioners to keep abreast of
advances in their field.
 OBJECTIVES
• Keep up to date with new concepts
and development in the health
field.
• To increase their basis knowledge
and skills and develop positive
attitudes.
• Develop an ability to analyze
problems and to work with others.
• Meet the challenge of
changes in technology
• Maintain standards of
health care at acceptable level
• Help in setting standards
of performance
• Motivate staff for better patient
care
• Meet new needs of the
community
• To assist the nursing educator in
increasing the teaching
effectiveness.
• To develop leadership potential
in nurses
CHARACTERISTICS
•It is given within and outside the organization
•It is designed to meet the demands of the
changing needs.
•It covers:-
Extension courses
Post diploma
Post graduation
courses
Field observation and
experiences Work shops
Seminars
other different educational activities
outside the organization
•Unified approach
•Relationships with other systems
•Comprehensiveness
•Accessibility for women health workers
•Integration with the management
process
• Analysis of needs as a basis for
learning continuity
•Internally co-ordinated
•Relevance in planning
•Credibility & economic
•Appropriateness in implementation
 NEED OF CNE
To ensure safe & effective nursing care
To meet the needs of population& should cater
to the needs of service
Development of nurses by updating
their knowledge
For career advancement
To acquire specialized skills
It provides opportunity for professional
growth
Development of nurses will occur by
updating their knowledge and preparing
them for specialization for career
advancement.
Nurses with research aptitude and
preparation are needed.
Nurse in administrative position need
to increase their understanding of
administrative process.
The demand for specialized nursing
services is increasing more rapidly.
Planned programmes are needed to
increase their competence as
practitioners.
 ELEMENTS
Learner Involvement in the
Teacher/Nurse learning process
Educator Organized learning
The faculty experiences
administrator The needs of society
Motivation Universalization
of learner The leisure
Liberal education
 PLANNING FOR CNE

1 2

Planning Steps in
formula planning
 THE PLANNING FORMULA

WHY

WHAT
PLANNING FORMULA
WHEN

HOW
Steps in planning CNE:
• 1. Establishing goals compatible
with the purpose or mission of the
organization.
• 2. Deciding upon specific objectives
consistent with these goals.
• 3. Determining the course of action
required to meet the specific
objectives.
• 4.Assessing the available resources
for establishing the programme.
• 5.Establishing a workable
budget, appropriate for the programme.
• 6.Evaluating the results at
stated intervals.
• 7. Reassessing he goals and updating the
plan periodically.
•
ROLE OF NURSE IN
CNE
Assessme
nt

Evaluatio Plannin
n g

Implementati
on
 Applie adult learnin principles when
s g
helping nurse learn new skills or
information
 Uses s techniqu tha empow
teaching es t er
 nursing
Sensitivestaff
to the learning deficits of the
nursing staff and creatively minimize
these difficulties
 Prepare the nurses readily regarding
knowledge and skill deficits.
 Actively seeks out teaching
opportunities for nurses
 Frequently assess learning needs of the
nurses
1 Ensure competency

2 Ensure recourse availability

3 Assume responsibility for development

4 Provides input in formulating policy

 Delivery system

ISSUES Management
IN
CNE
Control

Costs