Philosophy of Continuing Education Cabinet
- Continuing Education in Nursing consists of those learning activities
intended to build upon the educational and experiential bases of the
professional nurse for the enhancement of practice, education, administration,
research, or theory development to the end of improving the health of the
public.
- The Kentucky Nurses Association believes that participation by the nurse in
continuing education activities has a positive effect on nursing care as
evidenced by continuous quality improvement.
- The Kentucky Nurses Association is committed to continuing education for
nurses as one means for maintaining competency, meeting current standards of
practice, and promoting excellence in nursing care.
- The Kentucky Nurses Association believes that all planners and providers of
continuing education for nurses should assess learning needs on an ongoing basis
and systematically evaluate the effectiveness of continuing education
activities.
- The Kentucky Nurses Association recognizes its obligation to respond to
request from individual practitioners of nursing, educators, and employers for
updating knowledge and skills of nurses in Kentucky.
- The Kentucky Nurses Association believes it has the responsibility to
contribute to statewide planning of continuing education for nurses.
- The Kentucky Nurses Association supports statutes and regulation which
require evidence of continuing education a criterion for relicensure of each
nurse.