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Supporting care pathways through the RCN Learning Zone. Liz Clark, Head of Distance Learning Royal College of Nursing.
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Supporting care pathways through the RCN Learning Zone Liz Clark, Head of Distance Learning Royal College of Nursing
“Learning and development are key to delivering the Government’s vision of patient-centred care in the NHS. Lifelong learning is about growth and opportunity, about making sure that our staff … can acquire new knowledge and skills, both to realise their potential and to help shape and change things for the better.” Working Together - Learning Together: A framework for lifelong learning for the NHS, 2001
RCN Learning Zone launched at Congress 2002 • Accessed via the RCN web site • Partnership with AXIA CitizenConnect • Currently over 23,000 registered users • Developing service RCN Learning Zone:Background
Support for professional and personal development • Easy access to relevant quality information • Bite-sized learning designed to support providing quality care • Flexible resource for ‘busy nurses’ • Linked to key RCN initiatives – e-journals, Mental Health Zone, Clinical Guidelines Aims andobjectives
Learning Zone services Electronic portfolio Careers Learning Clinical guidelines Meeting places Access to key resources (e.g. Care Pathways Database)
’Bite-sized' chunks • Various routes in to learning • Online tutorials with quizzes, self-tests, case studies and other resources • Download hard copies Learning areas
Clinical Guidelines Up-to-date information about evidence-based practice from quality-assured sources.
The future • Develop user-friendly categories for navigating range of learning opportunities • Expand resources - selected range of free, full-text journals • Undertaking ongoing review of information and learning needs of RCN members • Develop new services relevant to healthcare environment - e.g. portfolio and Knowledge and Skills Framework • Integrated care pathways and associated learning ondermatology