Guthrie, Dr Bruce wrote:
>
> George Kernohan has twice asked for "evidence of the clinical
> effectiveness of the provision of evidence to nurses and PAMs" and
> includes the comment "Sorry to repeat this, but is the lack of
> replies a sign that we have a gap here?
>
Just an additional reference which may be of use to Bruce Guthrie - hot off
the presses, unread by me and most definitely not critically appraised
1) TI: The effects of continuing professional education on the
clinical practice of nurses: a review of the literature
AU: Wood_I
NA: KEELE UNIV,CITY GEN HOSP,DEPT NURSING & MIDWIFERY,NEWCASTLE
RD,STOKE ON TRENT ST4 6QG,STAFFS,ENGLAND
JN: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES, 1998, Vol.35, No.3,
pp.125-131
IS: 0020-7489
DT: Review
AB: In recent years, nurse education in the United Kingdom has
undergone some major organisational changes, not least the move
into higher education institutions. Concurrently, developments
in the professionalisation of nursing through the UKCC's post
registration education and practice reforms have led to nurses
being required to identify their own educational needs. Having
identified their own needs, nurses are then faced with a
plethora of post registration education programmes which are
aimed to facilitate their learning and, directly or indirectly,
improve patient care. However, do these programmes positively
influence nursing practice and the standard of care delivered?
This paper reviews the literature regarding the effects that
continuing professional education (CPE) programmes have upon
the clinical practice of nurses. The review draws on papers
primarily from North America and the UK and highlights the
methodological approaches used to discover if and how nursing
practice is influenced. The impact of CPE on nurses as
individuals is detailed along with the effects of CPE on the
delivery of patient care.
Hope its helpful / relevant
--
Peter Griffiths
Lecturer, Research in Nursing Studies Section
Florence Nightingale Division of Nursing and Midwifery
King's College London
Waterloo Rd
London, UK
SE1 8WA
+44 171 872 3012 (DDI)
+44 171 872 3219 (Fax)
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