| Jack and JillWent up the hillTo fetch a pail of | | | | class. Or else they can refer to medical books that |
| waterJack fell down And broke his crownJill came | | | | throw light on specific medical problems faced by |
| tumbling after.An old kindergarten rhyme. Let’s | | | | their patients. Like most professionals would do, |
| stretch our imagination further. In the process, Jack | | | | Denise and Jane choose the second option. |
| and Jill would have probably been injured. A passer-by | | | | Is there a better way? Yes, they can enroll in a |
| would have taken them to the nearest clinic. The | | | | Continuing Education program. What is Continuing |
| doctor being away, Ms Denise, a registered nurse | | | | Education? According to the official website of The |
| [known commonly as an `RN’] has a problem: her | | | | American Nurses Association, Continuing Education |
| medical college textbooks didn’t deal with this | | | | comprises of "Systemic professional learning |
| particular type of injury. What is she to do? Jane is a | | | | experiences designed to augment the knowledge, |
| postgraduate nurse with a master’s degree. She | | | | skills, and attitudes of nurses and therefore enrich |
| studied and worked in New York. Recently, she is | | | | the nurses' contributions to quality health care and |
| posted to LA. Most of her patients suffer from | | | | their pursuit of professional career goals". Here we |
| tropical-weather-related problems that are specific to | | | | are talking about Continuing Education programs that |
| LA. Jane is confronted with a problem that is new to | | | | are accredited by Federal or state Accreditation |
| her. How best could she sort it out? Situations | | | | Agencies. Accreditation is a mandatory legal |
| confronting Denise and Jane aren’t uncommon in | | | | requirement. How do Nursing Continuing Education |
| the nursing profession. Our world is developing fast. | | | | Programs score over other modes of updating |
| As its citizens, we need to get our knowledge | | | | one’s knowledge base? NCEPs enable the nurses |
| constantly updated. Otherwise, we’ll lag behind. | | | | to grow professionally and personally. By doing a |
| Schooling teaches basic concepts; but to apply them | | | | NCEP, they can also earn higher qualifications. This will |
| in real life situations, further skills are needed. How | | | | enhance their professional image, take-home pay and |
| can Denise and Jane cope up with this demand? | | | | status in society.So the evidence is clear. It’s |
| There are two options. They can go back to college | | | | time for Denise, Jane and numerous others to make |
| by sacrificing their financially secure jobs. Even then, | | | | the best use of the unique advantages of taking |
| they’ll probably be the oldest students in the | | | | Continuing Education programs. |