Continuing professional development (CPD) among educators in selected Colleges of Nursing: Perceived importance, impact, and challenges

Abstract

The study aimed to determine the perceived importance, impact, and challenges of CPD among educators in selected Colleges of Nursing. The study uses descriptive-evaluative, descriptive-comparative and descriptive-correlation research designs. Researcher-made questionnaire was used to capture the responses of 105 purposively selected nurse educators in the Philippines. For about three months, data was collected personally and analyzed using SPSS version 21. The result shows that the importance, impact, and challenges of CPD has a significant effect to the success of the CPD programs. The study reveals that the important CPD attributes and the impact of CPD programs can affect the success of the CPD programs.