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Impact of an e‐Learning Course on Clinical Practice in Psychiatric Hospitals: Nurse Managers' Views
Author(s) -
Lahti Mari E.,
Kontio Raija M.,
Välimäki Maritta
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12100
Subject(s) - continuing education , nursing , nurse education , medicine , psychology , qualitative research , course (navigation) , frame (networking) , medical education , telecommunications , social science , physics , astronomy , sociology , computer science
Background e‐Learning is one way to provide continuing education and has been shown to be an effective method. However, little is known about how psychiatric organizations benefit from continuing education. Purpose The aim of this study was to use Kirkpatrick's four‐level model to evaluate an e‐learning continuing education course from the perspectives of nursing managers in psychiatric hospital organizations. Design and Methods This qualitative design evaluated one e‐learning course using Kirkpatrick's model as an evaluation frame. Findings Nursing managers noticed positive, neutral, and negative reactions after the course. Nursing managers also reported that the nurses’ learning evolved.