Nurses Continuing Education With The Appproach

Published Date: 02 Nov 2017

Nursing Services Administration I

Managerial Issue Analysis Paper

NURSING EDUCATION

Done By :

Mahmoud Ali Rabay'ah

20123040026

Supervised By:

Dr. Ibrahiem Al-Faouri

Abstract:

Introduction and Significance:

For nurses professional, continuing education is important to make effective nursing care to the client. The amount of information needed to take care of severely ill patients cannot be gained simply by experience on the bedside or floor or at the unit. As the fact that nurses care has changed quickly over the last 20 years. According to the International Council of Nurses (ICN) continuing education is, "all the educational activities including individual education, in-service training, formal courses after basic education and academic studies after graduation" as cited in

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The debate about the effectiveness of continuing education on clinical outcomes is often used as a reason for not requiring continuing education for licensure or as a reason not to attend an educational offering. While admittedly there are difficulties in measuring outcomes, the report states that there is evidence that continuing education can improve knowledge base and skill level, can change behaviors and attitudes, and improve clinical outcomes(Dickerson, 2010).

In spite of the plenty of continuing education offers, many nurses do not participate in these offers. Many barriers have been mentioned in the literature, including lack of institutional support, time constraints, financial considerations and family commitments (Dickerson, 2010; Nalle, Wyatt, & Myers, 2010; Whitehead & Lacey-Haun, 2008). Many organizations do not give money or time for nurses to present in conferences or other continuing education events. Nurses should also make a commitment to the value of education as portion of their responsibility.

Throughout her "Notes on Nursing", Florence Nightingale, talks the fact that nurses should learn constantly, not only by experience and observation but also by seeking new evidence and new knowledge. 

A long-held standard of professional nursing practice, the goal of continuing education is to enhance practitioner competence and improve public health (American Nurses Association, 2004) as cited in Nalle et al. (2010). Continuing education assists to remove the gaps between practice and formal preparation, and improve clinical skills. The overall goals of continuing education are to provide nurses with the proper skills and knowledge to meet the desire from the profession, and to meet the needs of organization and employee in the status of quickly changing science of health care all over the world

In Jordan, health care delivery systems are challenged to provide knowledge and skills that meet the demands of the society and to maintain high-quality health care(Hayajneh, 2009). The belief that basic nursing education is sufficient for a lifetime of practice is no longer acceptable to the profession. Therefore, continuing education is an important element for professional development.

Analysis of the concept

Impact on Patient Care

High quality patient care depends on the continuing education of who is responsible for its delivery. A good prepared and continuously updated nursing professional is important to maintain and improve the quality of care for patient. The major aim of continuing education is the improvement and promoting the quality of patient care, many researches (Dickerson, 2010; Griscti & Jacono, 2006; Levett-Jones, 2005; Whitehead & Lacey-Haun, 2008) stating that continuing education is essential to the organization’s strategic plan, because its influence positively on the patient quality care. Many studies said that quality indicators like the incidence of patient fall, medication errors, Nesocomial infection and pressure sores are clearly reduced by two essential factors; the first one is ongoing nursing education and the second is adequate numbers of skilled nursing staff (Aitken & Patrician, 2000; Shamian, 1997) as cited in Levett-Jones (2005).

The provision of the educational opportunities have a significant effect on positive outcomes like reduce staying period, decrease incidence of complication and increase patient satisfaction. Expert nurses, reinforced by the continuing educational experiences, can deliver high quality of patient care at controlled costs. Providing continuing education increase nurses’ capability to perform their responsibilities efficiently and effectively. Continuing education not only improves knowledge and the clinical skills but also promotes attitude and behaviors necessary to changing the health care environment. The continuing education has the possibility to improve attributes like critical thinking, team work, communication, analytical ability and flexibility, in which affect the patient care outcome.

Implication for Nursing Management

In most professions, completing of a specific amount of continuing education every year is mandatory. Nurses have a responsibility to attending in continuing education, but managers should provide suitable structure and assist for continuing education to be as a part of the organization culture.

Enhancing staff satisfaction

Improvements of work environments and employee satisfaction have become a priority for nursing managers. Number of study suggest that nurses satisfaction is highly related to the ability to provide high quality of care which depends on working with knowledgeable coworkers and the clinically competent and the degree of organizational support provided for education and training.

If nurse’s managers are to be successful in increasing staff satisfaction and retention, significant resources must also be allocated to the development of mature, experienced nurses.

Nursing staff retention

The nursing shortage is a worldwide problem. This critical shortage in nursing is considered as a challenge to all health care employers, in which they should identify and perform actions to retain the nurses. In the health care sectors, staff turnover have now exceeds the turnover rates in all other sectors.

Proposed Solution:

Identifying needs

It is important to identify the need of employee; nurses participate in continuing education by their desire to improve their knowledge.

Voluntary and Mandatory participation

The issue of the mandatory continuing education in the profession of nursing is a contentious one. The increasing in numbers of policy directives advocates mandatory participation in continuing education programs. These policies suggest that voluntary involvement in the continuing education may result in lack of adherence by some nurse

Competences evaluating

When the needs that relate to continuing education is being identified, it is important to evaluate if this programs meet the needed outcomes.

Scheduling and Convenience

Many nurses stated that they cannot leave their work area, or they did not have much time to attend.

Engagement and Relevance

Nurses indicate that they were worked in the clinical setting, if they found the topics relevant and interesting to their work, they need and want to attend to continuing education program.

Conclusion:

Continuing education maintaining the competences of nurses and keeps on development in health care. Continuing education needed improve the quality of care for patient.

Personal interest is one of the motivations to attending in continuing education

Nurse’s managers play a significant role to assess the needs