| 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%) |