Reflect on and Improve Own Professional Practice

Reflect on and Improve
Own Professional
Practice

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Project one.......................................................................................................................................1
Summary of three (3) CPD opportunities...............................................................................1
An internet search and source two (2) sites............................................................................2
Project Two......................................................................................................................................2
Evaluation of skill and SMART goals....................................................................................2
Part 3................................................................................................................................................3
Professional development plan...............................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
Continuing professional development is crucial for all individuals as it a way that lead to
many opportunities to grow and prosper more effectively and also lead to better personal and
professional development (Mollica & Hyman, 2016). The current assignment includes a
description about CPD opportunities along with evaluation of current skills and setting goals. At
last a professional development plan is also included in this assignment.
Project one
Summary of three (3) CPD opportunities
The current assignment is based on continuing professional development for a nursing
career that would lead to a range of professional development opportunities in their field. The
three main CPD opportunities currently prevailing in nursing career are discussed below:
 Learning actions to treat a patient of low back pain that would help in diagnosing low
back pain through targeted history and physical examination. The main target audience
for this learning or CPD plan are the middle age individuals which are above the age of
40 and are suffering from serve back pain due to their long sitting hours of work or any
other reason (Ignatavicius & Chung, 2016).
 The other CPD opportunity prevailing in nursing areas is associated with real time
perception monitoring (SafeScript) that provides a training to prescribers and pharmacist
on the use of Safescript system. It basically targets those patients who are taking high risk
medicines on a regular basis thus, aim at motivating them and showing them the risk of
taking these medicines to take better care of their health. This would also refresh the
knowledge of nurses on alternative options for managing chronic pain, anxiety and
insomnia, including non-pharmacological approaches and other lower risk
pharmacological treatments thus facilitates better growth opportunity for them.
 Further learning techniques for safety through reporting at the time of emergency are also
a suitable CPD opportunity for nursing career that enables a nurse to report adverse
events to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to ensure patient safety and
address other issues. This target those patient and individuals who are situated at remote
places and require urgent medical treatment and care to get aid and better health.
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