Learning Feedback Diary

Kyra Chermibelle C. Dumrique

During our groups facilitated seminar I have gained knowledge regarding

Nursing and Midwifery Education Latest Trends in the 21 st Century. In this
paper, I reflect on what can be learned by engaging in future thinking within
our discipline, and what implications the results of that thinking may have for
the development of nursing education. Recognizing the marvelous diversity
of perspective within our discipline with regard to what will and ought to be
our future mandate, it seems reasonable to search for some grounding in
what might ensure that we enter that future wisely. We all know that change
is a fundamental characteristic of all future projections, and yet that insight
seems a weak justification for failure to plan. Nurse educators hold a
particular obligation to ensure that they are preparing the professionals who
will take that future forward. The existence of crisis in the nursing profession
in the Philippines is undeniable. Highly skilled and experienced nurses go
out of the country to seek better employment opportunities with a much
higher compensation and both monetary and nonmonetary benefits. The
speaker disseminated information about The Future of Nursing Education
reports make numerous suggestions for how to improve the standard nursing
curriculum. Two of these suggestions are (1) moving toward competencybased learning, and (2) widespread introduction of interprofessional
education. Nursing school must also instill in students the spirit of inquiry, so
that after graduation from the basic nursing program, lifelong learning
continues with continuing nursing education. We need nurses to engage in
lifelong learning,. This is not just what they learn on the job caring for
patients, or at skills fairs, but professional development, continuing
education, and stretching leadership development. It doesnt always require
another professional degree, but neither is it what is casually picked up
during the course of delivering care, either. This seminar left us an idea and
gained knowledge regarding our profession. Nurses are multitalented,
versatile individuals. We each have much to give and much to offer. Dont be
afraid to look outside of the traditional role. There are many ways to have a
positive impact on patient care. We are vital at the bedside, but we are just
as vital in other aspects of the healthcare delivery system. Being a nurse is
about who you are, not about where you work. We must look deep inside of
ourselves and find new directions for our profession. It is time to celebrate
the versatility of nurses. Spread your wings and soar on a journey of
discovery.