The utility of CPD for older adult mental health nurses.
Nurs Times
; 101(41): 34-9, 2005.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16255106
ABSTRACT
AIM:
To investigate how mental health nurses working with older adults perceive the benefits and realities of developing the outcomes of current continuing professional development training into actual clinical practice.METHOD:
A structured questionnaire was used with a convenience sample of nursing staff. Qualitative analysis was performed using a grounded theory approach in order to identify emergent themes, concepts and categories of data. Four randomly selected nurses were subjected to a voluntary semistructured interview using the questionnaire as a basis for information gathering.RESULTS:
The main reason for attending courses was developing skills. Of those attending courses, 42 per cent of qualified and 35 per cent of unqualified staff had a personal development plan (PDP) or individual performance review (IPR). Significantly, all unqualified staff who had not been on a course had no PDP or IPR. Learning was described as applicable to practice by 85 per cent of unqualified and 70 per cent of qualified staff. However, 28 per cent of unqualified staff and 20 per cent of qualified staff felt their practice had not changed as a result of their learning.CONCLUSION:
CPD can be a positive experience, providing nurses with the opportunity to direct their professional development.
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Temas:
ECOS
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Estado_mercado_regulacao
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Gestao
Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Enfermagem Psiquiátrica
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Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde
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Educação Continuada em Enfermagem
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Recursos Humanos de Enfermagem
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nurs Times
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article