Roberts K L
School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Northern Territory University.
Contemp Nurse. 1996 Dec;5(4):177-83. doi: 10.5172/conu.5.4.177.
Mandatory Continuing Professional Education is a major issue for nurses in Australia today. The overseas experience is that MCPE has been in force for nursing in half of the United States for twenty years and has just been implemented in the United Kingdom. The major arguments against it are that it violates the principles of adult education and professional behaviour. The major arguments for it are that it protects the public against incompetence and voluntary CPE does not work. The major issues are its effectiveness, cost, educational implications, impact on the workplace and methods of regulation.
强制性继续职业教育是当今澳大利亚护士面临的一个主要问题。海外经验表明，强制性继续职业教育在美国半数地区已实施二十年，英国也刚刚开始实施。反对它的主要理由是它违反了成人教育和职业行为的原则。支持它的主要理由是它能保护公众免受不称职之害，而且自愿性继续职业教育不起作用。主要问题在于其有效性、成本、教育影响、对工作场所的影响以及监管方法。
