Determinants of changes in nurses' behaviour after continuing education: a literature review

Nursing continuing-education programmes may differ in the extent to which they affect nursing practice. Differences may be explained by characteristics of the participants' background, the programme itself, teacher(s), relationship between participants, relationship between participants and tea...

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Published inJournal of advanced nursing Vol. 21; no. 2; p. 371
Main Authors Francke, A L, Garssen, B, Huijer Abu-Saad, H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.02.1995
Subjects
Clinical Competence
Education, Nursing, Continuing
Humans
Interprofessional Relations
Models, Educational
Models, Nursing
Nursing Care - trends
Nursing Staff, Hospital - education
Social Support
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Summary:Nursing continuing-education programmes may differ in the extent to which they affect nursing practice. Differences may be explained by characteristics of the participants' background, the programme itself, teacher(s), relationship between participants, relationship between participants and teacher(s), physical environment during the programme, participants' social system, knowledge, skills and attitudes, and intention to change. In this literature review, a model is presented which integrates these variables and which may be used to explain why continuing-education programmes have no, little or considerable effect. On the basis of current scientific knowledge, colleagues' and superiors' support emerges as the most important determinant of behavioural changes in nursing practice.
ISSN:0309-2402
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2648.1995.tb02536.x