J Korean Acad Nurs Adm.  2019 Mar;25(2):125-135. 10.11111/jkana.2019.25.2.125.

A Survey on Nurses' Perception, Satisfaction, and Needs related to Continuing Education

• Jang KS
• Kim EA
• Kim H
• Hwang SY

• KMID: 2442593
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2019.25.2.125

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was conducted to investigate perception, satisfaction and needs for continuing education for nurses in Korea.
METHODS
Participants were selected 1,106 using disproportional stratified sampling for the 110,601 members of the 10 affiliated organizations of the Korean Nurses Association and 873 nurses participated in the online survey. Data were collected from February 2 to 27, 2015, and analyzed using the SPSS/WIN 24.0 program. Descriptive statistics, independent t-test, One-way ANOVA, and Scheffé test were conducted.
RESULTS
The perception of continuing education averaged 0.69 on a scale of 1, satisfaction with continuing education was 3.66 out of 5, and need for continuing education was 4.33 out of 6. Perception, satisfaction and needs for continuing education showed significant differences depending on age, marriage, education, work department, type of work and clinical career, while perception and satisfaction differed more among type of institution and the affiliated groups.
CONCLUSION
For the development of continuing education for nurses, it is necessary to establish an integrated information system for nurse continuing education and to develop various education programs for career development.

Keyword

Nurses; Continuing education; Needs

MeSH Terms

Education
Education, Continuing*
Information Systems
Korea
Marriage

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