For completing your revalidation application you should have proof of atleast 35 hours of Continuing Professional Development, atleast 20 must have included participatory learning. So this article helps you about how to keep a record of your CPD hours in accordance with nmc revalidation criterias.
Record of Continuing Professional Development
You need to keep accurate record of CPD based on the following factors
1. Method of learning
You need to document the type of learning took place for your CPD Activity. It can be of the following types
– Structured (direct or distance learning)
– College or University level education training
– Mandatory learning specific to scope of your practice
– Learning events such as workshops/conferences
– Reading and reviewing publications
– Research
– Peer review activities
– coaching and mentoring
– Clinical supervision
– Short supervised practice for specific skills development
– Practice visits
– Training due to secondment
– Acting as a expert witness
As you go through the list of methods of learning, you come to the conclusion that you can document anything that has happened during your scope of practice which helped you learn something or added some values to your profession as a CPD activity.
Get a detailed list of CPD Activities from NMC Website – Click Here
2. Description of topic and your relation to it
You need to describe about how the learning has happened according to the method you have explained before. In other words, you need to document what was the content of your study programme.
3. Dates on which the activity was undertaken
Jot down the dates in which the learning has happened.
4. Number of hours of Continuing Professional Development
Document the number of hours of training you underwent along with number of particpatory hours(face to face sessions)
According to the learning activity undertaken, you need to identify the part of code relevant to that specific activity. The main part of code includes
– Prioritise People
– Practise Effectively
– Preserve Safety
– Promote Professionalism and Trust
6. Link to Standards of Proficiency(New from Nov 2022)
Standards for proficiency for registered nurses are the following
– Being an accountable professional
– Promoting health and preventing health
– Assessing Needs and planning care
– Providing and evaluating care
– Leding and Managing nursing care and working in teams
– Improving safety and quality of care
– Coordinating care
– Communication and relationship management skills
– Nursing Procedures
You need to choose one or more of these proficiency which was linked with CPD course/program you attended. For eg. As a registered nurse, if you have attended a Male catheterization course, this comes under the following proficiency which are providing and evaluating care as well as nursing procedures. Mention this on your new CPD template given below.
Please note that these proficiency requirements are different for registered nurses, midwives as well as nursing associates.
For standards of proficiency documents – Download here for Registered Nurse, Midwife or Nursing Associate
7. Evidence that you undertook the CPD activity
It can be the invitation letter/certificate of attendance/course certificate etc which you got after attending the learning event.
Participatory learning in Continuing professional development
Participatory learning means you have to undertake activity that involves interaction with one or more other professionals. This can be in a physical environment or a virtual one – you don’t have to be in the same room as the people you undertake the activity with.
Eg. Attending a conference, Attending workshop/training course
Official Template for recording Continuing professional Development – New CPD Log Template 2022
Example of Revalidation document for recording CPD – Download Now
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