Experienced registered nurses' satisfaction with using self-learning modules versus traditional lecture/discussion to achieve competency goals during hospital orientation.

Staff development educators are challenged with various levels of experience and learning styles among newly hired registered nurses in a hospital orientation group. This diversity forces the educator to use various teaching strategies to meet the learning needs of the group. This study investigated...

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Publicado en:Journal for Nurses in Staff Development Vol. 23; no. 5; pp. 214 - 223
Autores principales: Carcich GM, Rafti KR
Formato: CEU exam questions research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2007 Sep-Oct
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Sumario:Staff development educators are challenged with various levels of experience and learning styles among newly hired registered nurses in a hospital orientation group. This diversity forces the educator to use various teaching strategies to meet the learning needs of the group. This study investigated the experienced registered nurses' satisfaction with using self-learning modules versus traditional lecture/discussion methods during the nursing orientation process. The results revealed that experienced nurses prefer the more traditional method of learning by lecture/discussion.