MODULE MANDATORY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR NURSES

[Naijanurse]

The escalating rate of knowledge development and the increasing growth in new technologies, especially in health care delivery industry have shown that the focus of nursing profession, be it education or practice, has expanded and is still expanding. To keep up with the poace and to maintain competence and versatility, the nurse, as a critical component of the healthcare workforce must make continuing professional development programme (CPDP) an integral component of his or her work life.


Continuing professional Development Programme is the means by professionals maintain the knowledge and skills related to their practice. It has also been shown to improve job performance, quality of care, organizational performance and service delivery across employment sectors with consequent reduction in costs. Based on the foregoing, the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (N&MCN) has instituted the MCPDP to ensure provision of efficient and effective Nursing care services in all health institutions in Nigeria. It is also a requirement for renewal of license.

[Naijanurse]

The MCPDP was designed by the nursing and midwifery council to ensure that all cadres of nurses are kept abreast of current trends in nursing and health care for improved professional practice in all settings.

By this arrangement, all nurses must attend at least two sessions of MCPDP every three years from January 2012.

Evidence of attendance of MCPDP before renewal of nursing licenses would hence forth be demanded from all nurses. States within the federation have implemented at least a session of the program.

Modules of the MCPDP modules are currently being developed on maternal and child health, psychiatric/ mental health as well as public health/ community health nursing e.t.c

See details on time-table and venue for Lagos.

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[Naijanurse]

The broad objectives of MCPDP are to update the knowledge of nurses in order to assist them appreciate advancement in nursing practice and dynamics of changes in the profession and ensure continued relevance of nurses as members of health care team, amongst others.In view of the fact that nurses need to undergo continuous Education for increased knowledge and skills on better ways of rendering quantitative, individualised goal-directed nursing care, using the nursing process.

[Kunle Emmanuel]

MCPDP is Mandatory continuing Professional Development Programme. The programme is a brain child of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria which was established in March 2010.

The inauguration of the state facilitators took place at Conference Centre of the University of Ibadan from 23rd – 24th March 2010 and all the states of the federation were mandated to commence training of Nurses.

The programme was designed for all cadres of nurses and is to be undertaken throughout their professional nursing career. It is a continuous formal learning programme within and outside the practice setting.

The MCPDP was conceived and developed for implementation so that professional nurses can remain relevant and kept abreast with modern trends in the area of practice.

The objectives of the Nursing and Midwifery council of Nigeria in establishing MCPDP are:

• To promote good leadership qualities managerial and organizational skills among nurses thereby enhancing preceptorship and mentorship as a tool for building a dynamic profession.
  
  To expose nurses to current development as well as new trends in health and nursing care.
  
  To sharpen the knowledge and skills of nurses on better ways of rendering qualitative, individualized, goal – directed nursing care using the process approach.
  
  To constantly bring to the fore health issues and conditions that constitute serious health challenges to the individuals, families and communities at large.
  
  Seek to correct significant deficiencies and weaknesses that militate against qualitative nursing care delivery in
  health care institutions and at community level.

Be a requirement for participation in council’s activities and assignments as well as nerve.

Please note that evidence of attendance of this professional development programme shall be required by The Nursing and Midwifery council of Nigeria for the renewal of licence for all nurses in this country

[victrories]

when is next session??

[Kunle Emmanuel]

All are tentatively on hold due to on going JOHESU strike.

[Kunle Emmanuel]

There is no one that is too experienced in his or her profession to stop learning. The nurse, by virtue of her profession and position in the health care delivery system, is expected to be current and versatile in knowledge, skills and attitude to practice. One key to achieving these is continuing professional Development Programme.

[Kunle Emmanuel]

Nursing Council Develops New MCPDP Modules, Implements National Master Trainers Workshop

The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria has worked with various resource persons and developed new modules for MCPDP

The modules are
1. Medical- Surgical Modules 3 & 4,
2. Community/Public Health Nursing 1 & 2,
3. Midwifery Modules 1 & 2
4. Mental Health/Psychiatric Nursing 1& 2.

A national master trainers’ workshop was also organized for the new Zonal Coordinators and State Facilitators to ensure that they understand their responsibilities and the guidelines for implementation of the programme.