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Reasons for nonparticipation in continuing nursing education
Author(s) -
Duquette Andra,
Painchaud Gisgle,
Blais JeanGuy
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.4770110308
Subject(s) - continuing education , situational ethics , stratified sampling , exploratory factor analysis , sample (material) , nursing , psychology , exploratory research , work (physics) , medical education , medicine , social psychology , psychometrics , clinical psychology , sociology , mechanical engineering , chemistry , pathology , chromatography , anthropology , engineering
The purpose of this study was to identify the dimensions underlying the reasons given by nurses for not participating in continuing education activities. Data were collected through a 50‐item questionnaire mailed to a stratified random sample of nurses who had not completed any credit course since entering practice. Application of exploratory factor analytic procedures revealed eight conceptually interpretable dimensions. Results indicate that nonparticipant nurses were influenced primarily by attitudinal (e.g. lack of perceived need) and situational variables (e.g. time constraints due to work) rather than by those associated with continuing education sponsors.