Current Continuing Professional Education Practice among Malaysian Nurses
Joint Authors
Chong, Mei Chan
Francis, Karen
Cooper, Simon
Abdullah, Khatijah Lim
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-12-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Nurses need to participate in CPE to update their knowledge and increase their competencies.
This research was carried out to explore their current practice and the future general needs for CPE.
This cross-sectional descriptive study involved registered nurses from government hospitals and health clinics from Peninsular Malaysia.
Multistage cluster sampling was used to recruit 1000 nurses from four states of Malaysia.
Self-explanatory questionnaires were used to collect the data, which were analyzed using SPSS version 16.
Seven hundred and ninety-two nurses participated in this survey.
Only 80% (562) of the nurses had engaged in CPE activities during the past 12 months.
All attendance for the various activities was below 50%.
Workshops were the most popular CPE activity (345, 43.6%) and tertiary education was the most unpopular activity (10, 1.3%).
The respondents did perceive the importance of future CPE activities for career development.
Mandatory continuing professional education (MCPE) is a key measure to ensure that nurses upgrade their knowledge and skills; however, it is recommended that policy makers and nurse leaders in the continuing professional development unit of health service facilities plan CPE activities to meet registered nurses’ (RNs) needs and not simply organizational requirements.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chong, Mei Chan& Francis, Karen& Cooper, Simon& Abdullah, Khatijah Lim. 2013. Current Continuing Professional Education Practice among Malaysian Nurses. Nursing Research and Practice،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chong, Mei Chan…[et al.]. Current Continuing Professional Education Practice among Malaysian Nurses. Nursing Research and Practice Vol. 2014, no. 2014 (2013), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Chong, Mei Chan& Francis, Karen& Cooper, Simon& Abdullah, Khatijah Lim. Current Continuing Professional Education Practice among Malaysian Nurses. Nursing Research and Practice. 2013. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1046814