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Overview
Nursing Studies at the University of Edinburgh offers a varied Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme.
All courses combine professional relevance with academic rigour and have been designed so that participants can take them as free standing courses or, if they choose, accumulate credits towards an MSc/PGDip/PGCert Advancing Nursing Practice or MSc by Research (Nursing).
CPD course options
In the academic year 2011-12 we are offering five main course themes as CPD opportunities. These are:
Research Methods in Nursing and Healthcare
- Research Methods in Nursing and Healthcare A (online distance learning)
- Research Methods in Nursing and Healthcare B (online distance learning)
- Research Methods in Nursing and Healthcare (Work-Based Application)
Professional and Personal Development
- Professional and Personal Development
- Professional and Personal Development (Work-Based Application)
- Professional and Personal Development (Evidence-Based)
Clinical Decision Making and Professional Judgement
- Clinical Decision Making and Professional Judgement
- Clinical Decision Making and Professional Judgement (Work-Based Application)
- Clinical Decision Making and Professional Judgement (Evidence-Based)
Leadership Across Different Healthcare Contexts
- Leadership Across Different Healthcare Contexts
- Leadership Across Different Healthcare Contexts (Work-Based Application)
- Leadership Across Different Healthcare Contexts (Evidence-Based)
Health Promotion
- Health Promotion: Philosophy, Principles and Theory
- Health Promotion: Philosophy, Principles and Theory (Work-Based Application)
- Health Promotion: Philosophy, Principles and Theory (Evidence-Based)
Research scholarships
The Florence Nightingale Foundation invites applications for the 2013 Research, Travel and Leadership Scholarships. These scholarships provide a fantastic chance to engage in nursing and midwifery research activity, and provide up to £5000 in funding.
Contact information
For further information about the content of CPD courses or to enquire whether a course is suitable for you, please contact the Nursing Studies senior secretary:
This article was published on Apr 24, 2012