Plan for Continuing Education in Nursing in Five North Central States (Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and Wisconsin). A Proposal for Discussion and Action.

摘要

A regional approach to the coordination of continuing education for nurses in five north-central States is proposed in a report based on an 18-month planning effort undertaken by the University of Wisconsin Department of Nursing. The planning project included surveys of the learning needs of registered nurses in the States, a literature review, and studies of the availability of educational and financial resources in the region. The report is intended to assist the region's educators, planners, and consumers of continuing nursing education in their coordination efforts. Included are general as well as specific recommendations to State master planning groups, State boards of nursing and nurses' associations, faculties of collegiate and other schools of nursing, providers, employers, and nurses. The establishment of a regional center for continuing education in nursing at the University of Wisconsin is recommended, as is the creation of a national center to prepare nurse educators for primary responsibilities in continuing education. It is recommended that regional priority be given to the development of courses to prepare nurses for expanding roles, and that special attention be directed to the areas of geriatric nursing; new technologies in nursing practice; principles of mental health, rehabilitation, and teaching of patients; nursing care in emergency and ambulatory care settings; and patient assessment. A chart illustrates the suggested steps in planning for nursing continuing education.