Investigation and analysis of nursing continuing education among ophthalmic nurses
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2016.15.030
- VernacularTitle:眼科护士继续教育现状调查与问题分析
- Author:
Lingru LI
1
;
Qiaoqin WAN
Author Information
1. 102206 北京大学国际医院眼科
- Keywords:
Ophthalmic;
Nurses;
Continuing education
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2016;22(15):2194-2197
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate and analyze the nursing continuing education among ophthalmic nurses and provide evidence for nursing continuing education in the future.Methods A total of 1 31 ophthalmic nurses from 1 0 hospitals (9 level three class A hospitals and 1 level three class B hospital)in Beijing were chosen by convenient sampling method between October and November 201 5.The general information, continuing education within 1 year,problems in continuing education credits,and demands for continuing education were investigated in ophthalmic nurses using self-designed questionnaire.Results The purposes of continuing education in ophthalmic nurses were completing the continuing education credits (80.9%),job requirement (79.4%),and improving knowledge and skills (74.8%).It revealed a problem of obtaining credits through inappropriate methods.Regarding to the contents of continuing education for the past 1 year, there were 40.5% ophthalmic nurses who thought 30% -50% contents had instructive significance in practical work,and only 3.8% ophthalmic nurses who thought above 70% contents had instructive significance in practical work.The main forms of continuing education were department training (90.1 %)and lectures in hospitals (74.8%).The preferred forms were department training (80.9%)and study class in hospitals (63.4%).The preferred basic knowledge was basic nursing knowledge (66.4%),basic operation skills (62.6%),and nursing research (49.6%).The preferred specialty knowledge was ophthalmic disease knowledge (80.9%),ophthalmic operation skills (72.5%),and ophthalmic emergency knowledge (64.1 %).Conclusions The ophthalmic nurse should recognize the importance of continuing education,increase specialization and practicability of the continuing education content,improve flexibility of the continuing education forms and obtaining credits,reduce the conflict of continuing education and clinical work,meet the demands of continuing education in ophthalmic nurses.
