Name: Cañete, Princess Laira V.

BSN 2-YC-2
Course Task 23
Go to LRC email them and ask for journal literature about life long learning and attached
the proof in transaction with the library. Write an essay about your personal views on
what is lifelong learning. Discuss its importance to nursing and how patients would
benefit if nurses are engaged to lifelong learning activities.

LIFE- LONG LEARNING IN NURSING

Lifelong learning in my opinion is a type of learning that does not confine you to the
boundaries of a classroom. It involves gaining knowledge outside of formal learning, as
well as gaining knowledge through exploration after completing educational attainment.
It also acknowledges that humans have a natural need to explore, learn, and grow, and
it encourages us to better our own quality of life and sense of self - worth by focusing on
the ideas and goals that excite us. The evolving technological landscape in the digital
era has a crucial influence on lifelong learning and the demand for problem - solving
skills. Healthcare is challenging, and procedures are always changing. A significant
portion of the patient population is over 65, and older patients frequently have one or
more chronic medical disorders. Nurses must possess the requisite knowledge to treat
older patients and assist them in managing conditions like diabetes, arthritis, cancer,
dementia, Alzheimer 's, and obesity as well as heart or renal disease, dementia, and
diabetes. Nursing professionals gain the critical - thinking and problem - solving abilities
they require through lifelong learning to handle any problems that may arise while
caring for patients. Nurses can improve patient outcomes, lower mortality rates, lower
the probability of errors, and build good collaborative connections with patients and
coworkers when they are knowledgeable about new techniques, policies, and
procedures. Patients gain from nurses who are involved in lifelong learning activities.
For instance, it makes the nurse competent of providing the patient with quality care as
long as they recover. Additionally, if the nurse was familiar with the patient 's condition,
it would be simpler for the two of them to work together to provide care. All
professionals must commit to lifelong learning if they want to excel and stand out in the
workplace.