Registered General Nurses’ Perceptions of the Facilitators and Barriers that Influence their Frequency of Engagement in Activities for the Maintenance of Continuing Professional Competence - NET2017 Conference

The Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 legislates for the first time in Ireland that a registered nurse will demonstrate ongoing professional competence to the satisfaction of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI). There is also an onus on the employer to provide learning opportunities in the work place. There is a dearth of empirical research nationally and internationally pertaining to the perceptions of registered general nurses relating to the ongoing maintenance of professional competence.