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A 4 page paper discussing early steps in designing a continuing education program for nurses in a public hospital setting. Technological change dictates that ongoing education in health care is a continuing requirement. Continuing education programs can be expected to be most successful when planners consider learner characteristics; developmental stage; learning styles; and readiness to learn in determining what teaching strategies to use. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Technological change dictates that ongoing education in health care is a continuing requirement. Continuing education programs can be expected to be most successful when planners consider learner
characteristics; developmental stage; learning styles; and readiness to learn in determining what teaching strategies to use. Learner Characteristics The nursing staff at the
hospital consists of a group of both men and women who bring widely varying educational and experiential backgrounds to their jobs. At this facility, the nursing staff consists of
a mix of positions and training as illustrated in the following table. Table 1. Hospital Nursing Staff Category Age Range Years of Experience LPNs 20 - 50 1
- 15 RNs* 32 - 58 5 - 20 Aides < 5 *Includes all degree ranges: Diploma, AND, BSN, MSN
All of these individuals are adults and so bring to the group experience not only from the job but also from life.
All have been trained in health care to some degree; the fact that they are working in the field now indicates that they understand the concepts and were successful in
completing the ranges of study required to attain the licensing level each holds. Aides are not licensed individuals and may or may not have any specific training in technical
procedures on the order of the facilitys LPNs and RNs. All, however, have received and successfully completed training in basic operations in the public hospital setting. Because each
category of the nursing staff has completed formal training to some degree, they already have demonstrated that they have the mental, emotional and physical ability to learn. Developmental
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