Importance of Nurses continuing education and it’s role as an

Educator

NCM 107/ NCM 148 Related Learning Experience

Topic Outline
1. Definition
2. Importance
3. Principles and Concepts

Learning Objectives
After studying this unit, you will be able to:
- Recognize the importance of training in nursing profession.
- Describe the roles of Nurse’s roles as facilitator/trainor.

Introduction

Strategies for enabling continuous professional development are well established in healthcare
organizations as key components of approaches to lifelong learning. The benefits of continuous
professional development include the maintenance of high standards of care, the improvement and
development of services, ensuring the competency of all nursing staff and guaranteeing the accountability
of nurses for their actions. The role of clinical education facilitator is relatively new and little evaluation of
this role has been undertaken.

Nurses role as an Educator

 Educator

- Mentor others related to research and uising eveidence based practice

- Develop , plan and present educational programs

- Need to identify appropriate teaching strategies for the learner.

 Faciliator

- Helps identify learner needs and appropriate teaching strategies

- Serve as a role model

- Foster team making

- Encourage positive attitude

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 - Promote lifelong learning

 Leader

- Assist with delegating both human and financial resources

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- Participate in the communication process both horizontally and vertically along an
organization’s leadership tier

- Demonstrate ethical and legal principles applicable to a variety of situations.

- Need to assure that provided education aligns with the organizations mission.

- Demonstrate professional accountability by keeping competencies up tp date , joining

professional organizations and other external activities.

 Researcher

- Help to incorporate new research into practice.

- Assist new staff develop and refine research skills

- Evaluate outcomes and track learner outcomes from provided education.

- Integrate relevant research outcomes into nursing professional development practice

through effective learning activities

- Mentor others by serving as a investigator , consultants or collaborators.

 Consultant

- Serve either formally or informally

- Support assimilation of learning into clinical or practice areas

- Offer expertise

- Help to : define problems , identify resources , provide feedback.

 Change agent

- Be aware of changes in National Patient Safety Goals

- Update or changes in Core Measurements

- Be aware of any changes to State practice act

Activating Prior Knowledge

Answer the quiz by clicking the link :
https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=nursing-assessment

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 Interactive Link

View this by clicking the link to learn more about Nurse’s trainor routine in facilitating trainee
https://youtu.be/hpPS5FhieX8

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Summary

This study highlights important issues to be considered in developing a ‘learning culture’ in a

hospital organization, through the adoption of such roles as clinical education facilitators. Whilst the roles
have had an important function in the active coordination of learning activities in the hospital, there is
little evidence of the role directly impacting on the learning culture of clinical settings. Learning
mechanisms have been identified. The results of this evaluation can be subjected to further testing
through ongoing evaluation of the outcomes arising from the learning mechanisms in place. Given the
emphasis on work-based learning and continuing professional development in health care, then this
ongoing evaluation can yield important information about future directions for nurse education.

Readings and References

Prioritization , Delegation , and Assignment Practice Exercise for the Nlex Examination by Linda A. LaCharity ,
Candice K. Kumagai and Barbara Bartz 4th Edition

E-Book Leadership roles and Management functions in Nursing (Theory and Application) 9 th Edition by Bessie
L.Marquis and Carol J. Huston printed by Wolters Kluwer

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