Schoen D C
Res Nurs Health. 1982 Dec;5(4):183-9. doi: 10.1002/nur.4770050404.
The relationships among continuing education (CE) of nurses, their professional orientation, and selected background characteristics were examined. It was hypothesized that attitudes toward, and participation in, CE were related to professional orientation and not to background. Data were obtained from 82% of a random sample of 395 currently registered nurses living in a midwestern state. The results of a multiple regression analysis were consistent with the study hypotheses. Attitudes toward CE were predicted best by attitudes toward the professionalization of nursing and by future career intentions. Participation in CE was predicted best by current employment status, formal education beyond the initial nursing program, and independent learning activities. None of the four background variables (age, initial nursing program, parental status, and marital status) was a significant predictor. CE was seen, therefore, as an activity of professionally oriented nurses.
研究了护士继续教育（CE）、其职业取向以及选定的背景特征之间的关系。研究假设是，对CE的态度和参与度与职业取向相关，而与背景无关。数据来自居住在中西部一个州的395名目前注册护士的随机样本中的82%。多元回归分析的结果与研究假设一致。对CE的态度最好由对护理专业化的态度和未来职业意向来预测。参与CE最好由当前就业状况、初始护理项目之外的正规教育以及自主学习活动来预测。四个背景变量（年龄、初始护理项目、父母状况和婚姻状况）均不是显著的预测因素。因此，CE被视为专业导向型护士的一项活动。
