Item | N (%) |
Necessity of continuing education participation |
|
Necessary | 238 (93.0%) |
Unknown | 15 (5.6%) |
Unnecessary | 3 (1.2%) |
Purpose of continuing education participation (multiple choices) |
|
Conferring of professional titles | 83 (33.2%) |
Acquiring the professional knowledge | 171 (68.4%) |
Improving the operation skills | 147 (58.8%) |
Promoting the scientific research capacity | 38 (15.2%) |
Other | 12 (4.8%) |
Desired continuing nursing education pattern (multiple choices) |
|
Hospital training | 173 (68.9%) |
Distance education | 175 (69.7%) |
Self-study | 71 (28.3%)) |
Academic conferences/lectures | 90 (35.9%) |
Workshops | 76 (30.3%) |
Seminars | 28 (11.2%) |
Correspondence courses | 58 (23.1%) |
Other | 0 (0%) |
Advanced education | 0 (0%) |
Desired continuing nursing education contents (multiple choices) |
|
New basic theoretic knowledge | 185 (73.7%) |
New nursing techniques | 205 (81.7%) |
Nursing teaching | 100 (39.8%) |
Nursing management | 98 (39.0%) |
Nursing safety | 145 (57.8%)) |
Health management and health education | 122 (48.6%) |
Psychological nursing knowledge | 106 (42.2%) |
Nursing scientific research knowledge | 47 (18.7%) |
Behavioral and social science knowledge | 65 (25.9%) |