The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) expects all nurses and midwives to maintain evidence of their continuing competence.
When considering professional development goals and activities, you should chose those that best correspond and relate to the context of your current practice and/or your future directions and career aspirations.
If you access any reliable on-line search engine you will find that the literature outlines a broad range of components that could be included in a CPD Professional Portfolio and many examples of existing documents or activities which could contribute to building an effective and transparent record of evidence of your continuing competence. This can be confusing.
As with your learning activities you should use a diverse range of evidence and use both primary and secondary sources. Your evidence should be easily validated and highly credible. You should ensure that it is directly relevant and support your claims of competence.
- Primary source evidence is derived directly from practice outcomes.
- Secondary source evidence is provided by another source such as a supervisor or expert used to validate your claims.
The following table provides a broad range of evidence you can use to support your CPD.
Reference:
The Health Objective A Professional Portfolio of Continuing Competence for Nurses &
Midwives Understanding & Managing CPD A Practical Tool Kit
Midwives Understanding & Managing CPD A Practical Tool Kit
2nd Edition July 2011 healthobjective@westnet.com.au
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