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Creating mosaics: the interrelationships of knowledge and context
1University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA.
Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing
|May 1, 1997
Summary
Nurses integrate continuing education into practice by building knowledge, but this process is shaped by their work environment. Organizational factors significantly influence how new nursing knowledge is applied in clinical settings.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Clinical Practice
- Knowledge Translation
Background:
- Continuing nursing education (CNE) aims to enhance clinical practice.
- Understanding how CNE knowledge is integrated into practice is crucial for effective professional development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the relationship between knowledge from CNE programs and nurses' clinical practice.
- To explore how nurses utilize information acquired through CNE.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative interpretivist study design.
- Review of CNE program content from the previous 9-12 months.
- Conducted 40 semi-structured interviews with nurses in diverse healthcare settings (hospitals, nursing homes, home care).
Main Results:
- Nurses actively construct a knowledge base using information from CNE programs.
- The application of CNE knowledge is influenced by the practice context.
- Key contextual factors include structural, human resources, political, and symbolic frames.
Conclusions:
- Nurses utilize CNE to build practical knowledge.
- The healthcare work environment significantly impacts the translation of CNE into practice.
- Addressing contextual barriers is essential for maximizing the benefits of CNE.