Impact of an e-Learning Course on Clinical Practice in Psychiatric Hospitals: Nurse Managers' Views.

BACKGROUND

e-Learning is one way to provide continuing education and has been shown to be an effective method. However, little is known about how psychiatric organizations benefit from continuing education.

PURPOSE

The aim of this study was to use Kirkpatrick's four-level model to evaluate an e-learning continuing education course from the perspectives of nursing managers in psychiatric hospital organizations.

DESIGN AND METHODS

This qualitative design evaluated one e-learning course using Kirkpatrick's model as an evaluation frame.

FINDINGS

Nursing managers noticed positive, neutral, and negative reactions after the course. Nursing managers also reported that the nurses' learning evolved.