2. CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 

You must have completed 35 hours of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in the three year period since your registration was last renewed.  The NMC has devised a log for you to complete to demonstrate your CPD evidence.   This can be found at:  http://www.nmc.org.uk/standards/revalidation/revalidation-guidance-and-resources/

Of these 35 hours, 20 hours must include ‘participatory’ learning - i.e. learning with others. This could be face to face or online. The participatory learning element is designed to help address the professional isolation that some nurses experience; this can be especially true of Practice Nurses.  The purpose of CPD is to ensure that nurses keep their knowledge and skills up to date; lifelong learning is part of professional practice.

In your evidence, you will need to record:

• The method of CPD
• A description of the topic and how it relates to your practice
• The dates on which the activity was undertaken
• The number of hours (including the participatory hours)
• The identification of the part of The Code most relevant to the activity
• Evidence that you undertook the CPD activity.

 

Case Study: Fiona

Fiona is a Practice Nurse who is due to revalidate in 6 months’ time. In the past two years she has attended two separate study days, totalling 15 hours.   She needs to complete 20 more CPD hours; she could fulfil the requirement in a number of ways:   Participate in practice clinical meetings Participate  in clinical supervision / coaching Participate in mentorship updates Attend study days/ updates Undertake a module at the local University Attend Practice Nursing Network/ Forum Research clinical topics online or in a library Undertake clinical audit Shadow a colleague to enhance her understanding of her scope of practice.

 

Thinking point

What CPD have you undertaken in the past three years? How much of it was participatory* (with others)? How have you used it to develop and improve your practice? If you are participating in new CPD, ask yourself questions about your new knowledge and skills that will develop your practice.   *Participatory CPD is when you learn with others e.g. a Practice Network meeting.  The alternative is individual CPD e.g. researching a topic online.

 

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