Nurses Council Of Zimbabwe Presentation Continuing Education 1

Rationale for Continuing Education • Promoting a culture of reading • Ensuring ongoing learning • Encouraging responsibility for personal learning • Improvement of knowledge and skills 2

Rationale • Helping improve the care provided to clients • Provision of evidence based care • Reduce mortality and morbidity • Improved job satisfaction 3

• Ways of Achieving the Credit Hours • Article from a Nursing/Midwifery Journal • Textbook • Research • Electronic Mail • Personal Reading NB All information must be < 10 yrs 4

Personal Reading Steps to follow Produce a write-up about the article- provide the reference • Give an overview of the article • Outline the main points learned • Outline how it will affect personal practice 5

Presentation of the findings • Staff meeting • Ward Rounds • Report time • Health related meeting 6

Writing a Journal Article • Produce an article for publication • Produce prove of submission to a journal 7

Research • Conduct a research • Writing up the research • Publish the research 8

Presentations/lectures Revise lecture content • Read around the topic • Show old notes if any • Produce new notes with: date of review, aim, objectives, resource material, method of teaching • Present to line manager 9

Credit Hours • Twelve credit hours required each year • Completed two months prior to re-registration 10

Attending lectures/presentations • Workshop • Training course • Training Sessions • Listening to feedback from colleagues • Listening to presentations from colleagues 11

Dates of Submission Different Disciplines • 31 st January for General Nurses • 30 th November For State Certified Nurses • 30 th November for Primary Care Nurses • 30 th November for SCTN • 30 th November for 3 year Psychiatric Nurses 12

Newly Qualified Nurses • RGN Qualified in May will complete 9 credit hours for that year • RGN’s September – 6 credit hours for that year • PCN qualified in June will complete 6 credit hours for the part of the year. 13

Credit Hours Awarded • Receiving feedback from workshop • Receiving input from colleagues related to: article reviewed, research they have done, case presentation, peri-natal or maternal mortality meetings. ½ credit hour if presentation is less than 1 hour. The maximum 1 hour will be awarded if presentation was longer. 14

Credits Awarded • Presentation of an article reviewed • Presentation of case study • Presentation of Research findings • Presentation from a workshop attended • Presentation of an audit carried out All the above require to include discussion on the presentation. 1 credit hour for any of the above 15

Credits Awarded • Writing new lectures • Up-dating old lecture 1 credit hour for each of the above 16

Credits continued • Attending a workshop 1 credit hour will be granted for each day attended • If planning and implementing a workshop 4 credit hours are awarded for the workshop per day. 17

Credits Continued • Writing new lectures • Up-dating old lecture 1 credit hour for each of the above 18

Credits continued • Conducting a research • Organising and carrying out an audit • Presenting an article for publication. 5 credit hours awarded. 19

Verification of Credit Hours and Verification Process Initial signing : Immediate line manager • Immediate line manager who is present for: the presentation, report etc • shown evidence of; up-dated lectures, audit report, research, article submission 20

Verification Year End • One month prior to specific Registration date • Heads of areas/Departments will sign to verify the authenticity of the recordings. 21

Verifiers • Senior Hospital matrons • Senior or Principal Tutor, School of Nursing • Heads of Departments at Universities • District Nursing Officers • Provincial Nursing Officers/Principal Nursing Officers • Director of Nursing Services 22

Whom They Verify • Matron’s of Hospitals (Grade 3 & above) • All nurses under them • Principal or Senior tutors • All tutors under them • All clinical instructors under the school • Students doing Post Basic courses, including PCN’s doing up-skilling in Obstetrics 23

Whom they Verify • District Nursing officers • Matrons in the District who are verifiers • All Nurses within hospital which do not have a Matron Grade 3 or above • All Nurses in Clinics – Private, Government, Local Council 24

• . Universities • Heads of Departments at Universities • All Nurses within the Department • Principal Nursing Officers • Senior Matrons • Heads of Departments at Universities near to them. 25

• Provincial Nursing Officers • District Nursing Officers • Matron (G 2)– at Provincial Hospital • Nursing staff working in the Provincial Office • Senior tutors in all Nursing Schools • Heads of Departments of Universities in their Province 26

Verified By Director of Nursing Services • All Provincial Nursing Officers • All Principal tutors • All Deputy Directors • All Nurses working within the DNS’s office 27

Process of Verification • Verifiers to keep a register of all qualified Nurses whom they are responsible for verifying • Supervisors to keep copies of information submitted to Nurses Council • Reports submitted direct to NCZ • Ensure that the NCZ booklets are signed, dated and stamped before returning to the individual 28

Information submitted to NCZ • Full name of Nurse as on Practicing Certificate • Registers which they appear on • Registration Number • Total credits achieved • Information on those who have not gained their credit Hours 29

Dates of submission • Registered General Nurses 31 th January each year • Primary Care Nurses – 30 th November each year • State Certified Traumatology Nurses – 30 th November each year 30

Late submission • Nurses will not be granted a new practicing certificate • Relevant fines will be imposed for late payment of subscriptions • Nurse presenting for registration 3 months after the due date will appear before the Disciplinary Board 31

Care of Booklets • The booklet is the responsibility of the individual nurse • The Nurse is responsible for keeping it safe • The booklet should remain in the possession of the nurse at all times • NCZ during inspections may request to see these for Audit purposes. 32

Nurses working outside the Country Purchase a booklet form NCZ Record continuing education Signed by Employer Relevant pages photocopied & certified Sent to NCZ with; letter, registration certificate in that Country, type of employment • Appropriate Registration fee • • • 33

Nurses not in Practice • Liaison with a Verifier • Obtain 12 credit points through continuing Education related to nursing • Entries signed by qualified persons • Verification done by; Matron- nearest hospital, DNO, PNO • The Verifier would submit their details, with details of any work experience 34

Nurses in Private Practice • Liaison with a Verifier - Matron- nearest hospital, DNO • Obtain 12 credit points through continuing Education related to nursing • Entries signed by qualified persons • Verification done by verifier on time • The Verifier to submit their details, with details of the qualifications with they are using. 35

Nurses who change employment status during the Year • Letter from first Verifier confirming credit hours • New verifier submits details to the NCZ at the appropriate time 36

Nurses on Post Basic Courses • Students obtain 1 credit hour for each day in class • Students will have their names submitted to NCZ by either the Principal or Senior Tutor 37

Thank you Siyabonga Tinotenda 38