Professional Development Needs of Registered Nurses Practicing at a Military Community Hospital.

Bibb, Sandra C.; Malebranche, Mark; Crowell, Debra; Altman, Colleen; Lyon, Sylvia; Carlson, Ariel; Miller, Steven; Miller, Teresa; Rybarczyk, Jeanine

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ERIC Number: EJ660391

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2003

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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0124

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Professional Development Needs of Registered Nurses Practicing at a Military Community Hospital.

Bibb, Sandra C.; Malebranche, Mark; Crowell, Debra; Altman, Colleen; Lyon, Sylvia; Carlson, Ariel; Miller, Steven; Miller, Teresa; Rybarczyk, Jeanine

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, v34 n1 p39-45 Jan-Feb 2003

Six focus groups with 21 nurses in military hospitals identified five professional development themes: (1) critical topics; (2) appropriate continuing education methods; (3) evaluation of effectiveness and efficiency of continuing education; (4) barriers to professional development; and (5) staff retention issues. Recommendations for mentoring, preceptorships, and formal orientation were made. (Contains 16 references.) (SK)

Descriptors: Educational Needs, Focus Groups, Hospitals, Nurses, Professional Continuing Education, Professional Development, Program Design

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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