Lifelong Learning, Certification, and Nursing Practice: Their Interrelationship

Authors

  • Sandra P Hirst RN, PhD, GNC(C) Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary
  • Carole Lynne LeNavenec Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary
  • Rebecca Stares Spirited Connections Counselling

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11575/pplt.v2i.42241

Keywords:

lifelong learning, certification, professional practice

Abstract

A legislatively regulated and self-regulating profession, such as nursing, holds its members (registered nurses) accountable to the public it serves for the continuous development of the competencies they profess to hold. A requirement for competency is lifelong learning and can be evidenced through certification. In this paper, the interrelationship of lifelong learning, certification, and registered nursing practice is examined. Strategies used to support certification through a lifelong learning approach are described.

Author Biographies

Sandra P Hirst, RN, PhD, GNC(C) Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary

Associate Professor and Director (Brenda Strafford Centre of Excellence in Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary. Guest Editor for the second volume of Papers on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching.

Carole Lynne LeNavenec, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary

Associate Professor Emeritus

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Published

2017-11-14

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Vol. 2 (2017): Creating a Learning Culture: Conversations that Matter

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