Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

Topic 2: Professional Development and Lifelong Learning
NPs must invest in lifelong learning strategies for professional development, to maintain licensure and certification and for personal enrichment. Fortunately, numerous options and opportunities for lifelong learning and professional development exist. NPs may engage in research, policy and decision making, writing for publication, continuing educational opportunities, teaching and mentoring novice NPs, to name a few. Identify and discuss a few of your own professional interests and areas you envision focusing on for ongoing professional development and lifelong learning.

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Professional Development and Lifelong Learning
Reflection Journal: Respect for Diversity, Lifelong Learning, Social, Ethical and Professional Responsibility
Consider a research interest within field of study. Develop a synthesized 1,400-to 1,750-literature review in which you compare and contrast the four studies
Personal Autonomy and Health Policy Choose a current health policy issue or law that has ongoing relevance in public health. Some options include, but are not limited to, banning trans fats in local municipalities, controlling the size of sugary drinks sold in restaurants, requiring nutrition information on menus, indoor and outdoor smoking bans, removing sugary drinks from schools, or mandating vaccines for health care workers or children entering school. Describe why the chosen policies or laws are controversial. In your response, discuss how these policies affect personal autonomy (the cost to the individual) to benefit society. Provide a professional statement* on why these policies and laws are important to the overall health of the community. *Personal and professional opinions may or may not align. It is very important in your employment to be able to provide a professional opinion, regardless of how it aligns with your personal beliefs. Professional opinions are based in research and fact and reflect the beliefs of the organization as a whole and all those who work for the organization.
Professional Dynamics – Professional Accountability, Standards of Practice, Professional Development
“Treat everyone the same—differently.” (Littky, 2015, p. 155) “Learning is to problem solve and think critically, to analyze and interpret different perspectives, to be creative and use the world as a tool to innovate, to be proficient in reading, writing, and math. Learning is expressing and working with the desire and interest to keep learning.”
how trauma can affect development, most specifically neural development. Discuss how spiritual development can counter the effects of trauma.
Eight strategies you believe are critical for engaging students in the learning process. Five of the eight strategies must be from “The Structural Approach to Cooperative Learning.”
INTER-PROFESSIONAL LEARNING IN PRACTICE
Imagine you are the team leader of your school’s Professional Learning Community (PLC) regarding a specific student cultural population on campus. Your school’s principal has asked that you create an online presentation about this population.

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