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Attitudes of professional Jordanian nurses toward continuing education
1Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan 11924.
Background:
Continuing education helps nurses maintain and improve practice and keep up-to-date with rapidly changing health care information.
Methods:
This descriptive study aimed to identify the attitudes of Jordanian nurses toward continuing education in nursing. A questionnaire was completed by 472 nurses.
Results:
Jordanian nurses have positive attitudes toward continuing education. There were no statistically significant differences in nurses' attitudes toward continuing education according to age or gender.
Conclusion:
Educators need to focus on continuing education content, not on convincing nurses that they need continuing education.
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