Academic training of nursing professionals and its relevance to the workplace
Rev Lat Am Enfermagem. 2015 May-Jun;23(3):404-10.
doi: 10.1590/0104-1169.0432.2569.
[Article in
English,
Portuguese,
Spanish]
Affiliations
- 1 Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad Católica de Murcia, Murcia, ES.
- 2 Faculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, BR.
- 3 Faculdade de Enfermagem, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, ES.
- 4 Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Rio Grande, RS, BR.
- 5 Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, ES.
- 6 Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, ES.
Abstract
Objective:
to identify the training nursing professionals receive and its relevance to the workplace, as well as professional demand for continuous education.
Methodology:
this was a descriptive observational study using a questionnaire entitled "Training and Adaptation of the Nursing Professional to the Workplace" available at: http://enfermeriadocente.es for nursing professionals.
Results:
53.8% of nurses do not consider the training received to be relevant to the needs of the workplace and 94.2% reported that linking academic education to the workplace impacts on the quality of care provided.
Conclusions:
Nursing professionals think that continuous education needs to be adjusted to their jobs and careers. Education should be viewed as a continuum, which begins with training.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Education, Nursing* / statistics & numerical data
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Education, Nursing, Continuing*
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Education, Nursing, Graduate
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Workplace