Meraviglia Martha G, McGuire Catherine, Chesley Dorothy A
School of Nursing, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78701, USA.
J Contin Educ Nurs. 2003 May-Jun;34(3):122-7. doi: 10.3928/0022-0124-20030501-08.
Changes in cancer and end-of-life care require frequent assessment of educational needs of nurses.
The Nurse Oncology Education Program surveyed a random sample of Texas registered nurses about their continuing education practices, level of knowledge, and educational needs.
The 352 nurses responding to the survey primarily obtained continuing education from workshops, inservice education, and independent studies citing cost, location, content, and length of course as influencing factors. Their cancer educational needs included clinical trials, genetics, complementary therapies, and pain management. Nurses' perceptions of end-of-life needs were for physical needs, "what to expect" concerns, and transition to palliative care.
These findings provide specific direction for future continuing education programs about cancer and end-of-life issues for nurses.
癌症及临终关怀方面的变化要求对护士的教育需求进行频繁评估。
护士肿瘤学教育项目对得克萨斯州注册护士的随机样本进行了调查，了解他们的继续教育实践、知识水平及教育需求。
参与调查的352名护士主要通过研讨会、在职教育和自主学习获得继续教育，他们将成本、地点、内容及课程时长视为影响因素。他们在癌症方面的教育需求包括临床试验、遗传学、辅助疗法及疼痛管理。护士对临终需求的认知集中在身体需求、“预期情况”及向姑息治疗的过渡。
这些研究结果为今后针对护士的癌症及临终问题继续教育项目提供了具体指导方向。
