How do psychiatric nurses learn?: Modes of learning and learning self-directedness

Houle's typology of continuing professional learning was used to investigate the phenomena of continuing professional learning and learning self-directedness in psychiatric nurses. Five research questions guided the study that was the first to examine the learning styles and preferences of psychiatric nurses. The results have relevance for those planning educational opportunities and programs for psychiatric nurses and for those psychiatric nurses interested in insight into the dynamics of their own continuing learning.