TY - JOUR
T1 - E-learning education program for registered nurses
T2 - The experience of a teaching medical center
AU - Sheen, Shu Tai Hsiao
AU - Chang, Wen Yin
AU - Chen, Hsiao Lien
AU - Chao, Hui Lin
AU - Tseng, Ching Ping
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - The aim of this study was to describe registered nurses’ experiences with an e-learning education program (ELEP) conducted at a 776-bed teaching medical center in Taipei. The study was completed in three stages: planning, implementation, and evaluation. Nurses who were registered were randomly assigned either to the ELEP or traditional in-classroom program (TICP). Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Forty-two nurses participated (22 in the ELEP and 20 in the TICP). Scores for participants were all > 70 points (out of 100) for both programs. Of the five courses, only teaching and learning and communication showed significant statistical difference between the two groups (p =.001). Nearly all participants (97.6%) felt satisfied with their program (both ELEP and TICP). All nurses passed the nursing care skill tests. Findings should help guide efforts to popularize e-learning education in Taiwan and help create alternative learning methods for future continuing nursing education programs.
AB - The aim of this study was to describe registered nurses’ experiences with an e-learning education program (ELEP) conducted at a 776-bed teaching medical center in Taipei. The study was completed in three stages: planning, implementation, and evaluation. Nurses who were registered were randomly assigned either to the ELEP or traditional in-classroom program (TICP). Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Forty-two nurses participated (22 in the ELEP and 20 in the TICP). Scores for participants were all > 70 points (out of 100) for both programs. Of the five courses, only teaching and learning and communication showed significant statistical difference between the two groups (p =.001). Nearly all participants (97.6%) felt satisfied with their program (both ELEP and TICP). All nurses passed the nursing care skill tests. Findings should help guide efforts to popularize e-learning education in Taiwan and help create alternative learning methods for future continuing nursing education programs.
KW - Continuing nursing education
KW - E-learning
KW - Nursing clinical ladder system
KW - Registered nurses
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U2 - 10.1097/01.JNR.0000387306.34741.70
DO - 10.1097/01.JNR.0000387306.34741.70
M3 - Article
C2 - 18792889
AN - SCOPUS:58149288366
SN - 1682-3141
VL - 16
SP - 195
EP - 201
JO - The journal of nursing research : JNR
JF - The journal of nursing research : JNR
IS - 3
ER -