Strategies to enhance attendance of a continuous professional development programme for critical care nurse practitioners at a private hospital in Gauteng
Year: 2013
Type: dissertation
Abstract: The public’s demand for competent and safe health care obligates the profession to \nmeet the challenges of high quality care with current knowledge and skills. The \nmaintenance of competence and the participation in continuous professional \ndevelopment (CPD) has firmly been established as a professional standard with the \npurpose of ensuring the safety of the public. The enhancement and maintenance of \nknowledge and skills can be obtained through participation in CPD programmes. \nDespite the importance of CPD, not many critical care nurse practitioners avail \nthemselves of the opportunity to attend CPD programmes. \nThe overall aim of this research was to reach consensus regarding the reasons for the \nunsatisfactory attendance of a CPD programme developed for critical care units in a \nprivate hospital in Gauteng. A consensus methodology was used to involve the critical \ncare nurse practitioners in planning and prioritising strategies for a future continuous \nprofessional development programme. Using the nominal group technique the critical \ncare nurse practitioners reflected on their experience related to the current CPD \nprogramme and provided inputs and ranked priorities. Fourteen critical care nurse \npractitioners participated in the nominal group session. \nConsensus was reached regarding five priorities that should be implemented as \nstrategies to enhance attendance of future CPD programmes. In rank order these \npriorities were communication, continuous professional development, clinical training, \ntime constraints and financial implications. A central theme “attitude” was included as \nattitude has a powerful effect on all of the above mentioned priorities. In conclusion the \nstudy focussed on identifying and discussing the reasons for unsatisfactory attendance \nof a CPD programme. Based on the reasons identified priorities were set and strategies \nwere collaboratively developed to enhance future attendance of a CPD programme.
Author: Myra Elizabeth Viljoen
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1603445926