Exploring ward nurses' perceptions of continuing education in clinical settings

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 655-660

  Govranos, Melissa ^a   Newton, Jennifer M ^b  

^a SOUTHERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Continuing education; Nurse education; Professional development; Staff development; Work based learning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84895151674     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2013.07.003     Document Type: Article

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