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Survey of continuing professional education within nursing homes.
Full Abstract
This article reports a survey of qualified nurses employed in nursing homes in a large city in the north of England. The aim of the study was to describe nurses' experiences and perceptions of continuing professional education (CPE), and their views on the development of their knowledge and skills through formal and informal education. Findings revealed that nurses in nursing homes perceived the value of educational programmes but had limited opportunities to attend formal education programmes. They faced a number of barriers and challenges in accessing formal education. Various informal ways of learning were used, including reading professional journals, watching videotapes and television programmes and accessing the Internet. However, respondents appeared not to use fully opportunities for sharing knowledge with colleagues. Although this study is based on a small sample, the findings support those of other studies in this field. Collectively, these studies suggest an urgent need to develop a range of approaches to CPE within care homes, both formal and informal, if the standards outlined within recent policy initiatives are to be achieved.
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Author information
Author/s: Aoki, Yumie (Y); Davies, Sue (S);
Affiliation: Division of Gerontological Nursing, Department of Nursing School of Health and Social Services, Saitama Prefectual University, Japan.
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal: British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing) (Br J Nurs), published in England. (Language: eng)
Reference: -2002 Jul 11-24; vol 11 (issue 13) : pp 902-3, 906-12
Dates: Created 2002/07/19; Completed 2002/10/10; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12131844, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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