Pan S M
Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical College, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Gaoxiong Yi Xue Ke Xue Za Zhi. 1993 May;9(5):276-89.
The purpose of this study was to investigate hospital nurses' attitudes toward continuing education. Continuing education was defined as non-credit organized educational programs designed for nurses by hospitals, nursing institutions, or other related organizations to maintain or improve professional competence. It included "in-service education", "on-the-job training", and other synonymous educational activities. Six hundred and seventy-four randomly selected hospital nurses in Kaohsiung City participated in this study. The data was collected by delivering a 34-statement questionnaire through the directors of nursing. Cronbach's Alpha Coefficient was applied to determine the reliability with a value of 0.79. Factor analysis and a group of experts' suggestions were applied to determine the validity. Frequency distribution, Analysis of Variance, Scheffe' test, and Multiple Regression Analysis were conducted to analyze the research questions. The level of significance was set at 0.05 or less. The results indicated that the majority of nurses (92.65%) hold positive attitudes toward continuing education (M = 86.32). Nurses' attitudes toward continuing education were related to selected personal and professional characteristics, and hospital policies regarding continuing education. To maintain nurses' positive attitudes and to develop positive attitudes for those who hold negative attitudes, some strategies for continuing education should be considered by nursing administrators.
本研究的目的是调查医院护士对继续教育的态度。继续教育被定义为由医院、护理机构或其他相关组织为护士设计的非学分制有组织教育项目，以维持或提高专业能力。它包括“在职教育”“在职培训”以及其他同义教育活动。高雄市674名随机抽取的医院护士参与了本研究。数据通过向护理主任发放一份包含34项陈述的问卷来收集。应用克朗巴哈α系数来确定信度，其值为0.79。应用因子分析和一组专家的建议来确定效度。进行频率分布、方差分析、谢费检验和多元回归分析以分析研究问题。显著性水平设定为0.05或更低。结果表明，大多数护士（92.65%）对继续教育持积极态度（M = 86.32）。护士对继续教育的态度与所选的个人和专业特征以及医院关于继续教育的政策有关。为保持护士的积极态度并使持消极态度者形成积极态度，护理管理人员应考虑一些继续教育策略。
