Continuing Professional Development: Fluid Balance and NMBA Standards

This report presents a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) plan focused on enhancing competency in fluid balance documentation for nurses, aligning with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) standards. The plan incorporates reflective practice, workshops, and self-directed learning to improve skills in accurately calculating and documenting fluid balance, understanding clinical signs of dehydration, and applying best practice guidelines. Activities include reviewing NMBA guidelines, participating in workshops to understand fluid balance concepts, and reflecting on practice through blog responses and discussions with peers and mentors. The CPD plan emphasizes continuous reflection, interactive learning, and the maintenance of a reflective journal to ensure adherence to professional standards and improve patient care. References to relevant literature, such as studies on the prognostic value of fluid balance in sepsis, support the importance of the CPD activities.

Running head: CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
CPD for Fluid Balance Documentation
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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CPD table
Date Provider
details
for
support
Identified
learning
needs
Action
Plan
Type of
activity
Description
and
outcome
Reflection
and
specification
to practice
CPD
hours
30/0
3/20
18
NMBA Practices
nursing in
accordance
with the
professiona
l course
guidelines
and
standards
developed
by NMBA
for
maintainin
g
competenc
e (Nursing
and
Plan and
reflect on
the skills
that are
demonstrate
d within the
scope of
nursing
practice
Review
evidence-
based
practice
that will
enable in
evaluating
importance
of
maintainin
g fluid
balance
chart for
patients.
Self
directed
learning,
Reviewing
the scope of
practice and
understandin
g the
principles
while
implementin
g techniques
of fluid
balance
monitoring
Learning
needs will be
achieved and
appropriate
decision
making
skills can be
implemented
in the
context of
patient care
10
hours

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Midwifery
Board of
Australia,
2016)
and peer-
interaction
.
02/0
4/20
18
Worksho
ps related
to
practice
Identifying
the concept
of fluid
balance
and its
importance
Summarizin
g on
measuremen
t of fluid
balance
Accurately
calculating
fluid
balance
and
learning
methods
by which it
is
maintained
Reviewing
the
techniques
and investiga
ting for
clinical signs
and
symptoms
that signify
dehydration
in a patient
(Acheampon
g & Vincent,
2015)
A clear
understandin
g will be
gained on
input and
output of
fluids,
recording
them on
chart,
followed by
calculation
of fluid
balance
10
hours
Blog response

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The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia has formulated a set of standards, sets the
minimum requirements to be met for continuing professional development for registered nurses,
enrolled nurses and midwives. The basic approach will encompass to essential aspects of
planning and reflection. CPD planning will create an opportunity for reviewing the best practice
standard and will create provisions for evaluating and improving level of nursing competency,
and delivery of treatment services. It will assist in identification of limitations in clinical practice
and recognize ways by which competency can be developed in the area of maintaining fluid
balance chart for patients (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, 2016). Discussions will be
conducted with mentors, peers, and supervisors, in addition to obtaining patient feedback voice
recording and maintaining their fluid balance chart.
Continuous reflection on CPD is also imperative for improving the learning needs.
Summary of the activities will be noted down and will facilitate assessment of progress against
the intended goal of managing fluid balance in patients. It will encompass undertaking the
aforementioned CPD activities, followed by maintaining a reflective journal and portfolio that
will help in recognising whether the necessary standards are being maintained while caring for
patients (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, 2016). Interactive learning and multimedia
techniques will also be used for this reflection. Workshops will also help in reflecting and
provide evidence for certificate sir attainment.

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References
Acheampong, A., & Vincent, J. L. (2015). A positive fluid balance is an independent prognostic
factor in patients with sepsis. Critical care, 19(1), 251. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-
015-0970-1
Nursing and midwifery board of Australia. (2016). Guidelines: Continuing professional
development. Retrieved from http://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Registration-
Standards/Continuing-professional-development.aspx.
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. (2016). Registration Standard: Continuing
Professional Development. Retrieved from
http://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Registration-Standards/Continuing-
professional-development.aspx.