FURTHERING YOUR EDUCATION AS A NURSE – WHY AND HOW
Whether you’ve just graduated with a nursing degree, you’ve been in the profession for years, or you’re a healthcare assistant wanting to make the jump, the importance of continuing your education should never be underestimated. Improving your qualifications benefits you, your workplace, and your patients – so there’s no excuse not to. Here’s a quick overview of why you should further your nursing education, and how to get started.
Why: Keeping Up With Medical Advancements
Medicine as a field of research is constantly changing: new discoveries of medicines, practices, diseases and risks are being made all the time. While it takes several years for these discoveries to be implemented into the healthcare system, taking courses and workshops in these new procedures can help you increase your knowledge and easily adapt to changes to your work. Being mindful of these innovations allow you to make the best possible decisions for your patients.

Why: Better Communication
As a nurse, a huge part of your work will be communicating between patients and other hospital staff, and in many cases nurses are collectively responsible for a lot of your practice’s organization. New courses can help you build upon your communication skills to become a more effective carer for your patients, while helping to dispense knowledge and vital information to your colleagues and doctors. As an effective communicator, you are able to bring about tremendous change to the lives of your patients, as well as the organization of your workplace.
Why: Career Opportunities
While experience is an absolute necessity when working in healthcare, if you are looking to move up to more senior positions or make a change specialism, it is qualifications that will get you there. Impress your employer by displaying the initiative to further your own education to improve and widen your skill set. Your qualifications may set you apart from other candidates up for promotion, and you may open doors to career aspects you had not considered. Consider asking your employer about financial grants that may enable you to undergo further training.
How To Get Started
The kind of courses that you will need to take for your career advancement or for your specialism will depend on a variety of factors, including your experience, your specialism, and the area you want to improve. Tutorcare offer NVQs, which allow you to complete your studies while working, so you don’t have to worry about taking time off – these are good for improving your social care skills in a variety of sectors. If you are looking to take on a senior role, such as Nurse Practitioner, you will need to take on a Masters level course.
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