Continuing Education for Haitian Nurses: Evidence from Qualitative and Quantitative Inquiry

Background: There is increasing evidence that to improve nursing practice, nurses must embrace lifelong learning. Research indicates that engagement in lifelong learning positively affects the quality of nursing care, improves patient outcomes, and increases nurses’ job satisfaction. Both lack of st...

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Autores principales:	Jill Caporiccio, Kettie R. Louis, Annie Lewis-O’Connor, Kerry Quealy Son, Nadia Raymond, Isis A. Garcia-Rodriguez, Emily Dollar, Laura Gonzalez
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Publicado:	Ubiquity Press 2019
Materias:	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:81d03c3ec73445ad96b6e4daa62145802021-12-02T03:00:30ZContinuing Education for Haitian Nurses: Evidence from Qualitative and Quantitative Inquiry2214-999610.5334/aogh.2538https://doaj.org/article/81d03c3ec73445ad96b6e4daa62145802019-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/2538https://doaj.org/toc/2214-9996Background: There is increasing evidence that to improve nursing practice, nurses must embrace lifelong learning. Research indicates that engagement in lifelong learning positively affects the quality of nursing care, improves patient outcomes, and increases nurses’ job satisfaction. Both lack of standardized initial education and nurses’ limited opportunities for lifelong learning are challenges in Haiti. It is crucial to ensure adequate continuing education in order to support the professional growth and development of Haiti’s existing nursing workforce. Objectives: The objectives of this study were to: 1) assess the continuing education nursing needs and desires of practicing Haitian nurses and 2) contribute to the body of knowledge about nursing in Haiti to help inform practice and policy. Methods: A multimodal needs assessment approach was used, with semi-structured focus groups and written surveys. The results were analyzed, and common themes were identified. Findings: The results were analyzed from 100 surveys and four focus groups (n = 33). Overwhelmingly, Haitian nurses desire continuing nursing education. Major themes include: recognition that continuing education is necessary to provide high quality patient care, continuing education saves lives, and more consistent and standardized initial nursing education is needed. Barriers to participation in continuing education opportunities were also identified. Conclusions: This study was one of the first formal studies that addressed continuing education needs of Haitian nurses. By identifying the barriers to important resources, we hope to continue to collaborate with our Haitian nursing colleagues to build curriculum and improve education programs. We also hope that this research will ensure that Haitian nurses voices are heard and will serve to foster change within the Haitian nursing education system. These results were shared with our nurse colleagues in Haiti.Jill CaporiccioKettie R. LouisAnnie Lewis-O’ConnorKerry Quealy SonNadia RaymondIsis A. Garcia-RodriguezEmily DollarLaura GonzalezUbiquity PressarticleInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENAnnals of Global Health, Vol 85, Iss 1 (2019)
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spellingShingle	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Jill Caporiccio Kettie R. Louis Annie Lewis-O’Connor Kerry Quealy Son Nadia Raymond Isis A. Garcia-Rodriguez Emily Dollar Laura Gonzalez Continuing Education for Haitian Nurses: Evidence from Qualitative and Quantitative Inquiry
description	Background: There is increasing evidence that to improve nursing practice, nurses must embrace lifelong learning. Research indicates that engagement in lifelong learning positively affects the quality of nursing care, improves patient outcomes, and increases nurses’ job satisfaction. Both lack of standardized initial education and nurses’ limited opportunities for lifelong learning are challenges in Haiti. It is crucial to ensure adequate continuing education in order to support the professional growth and development of Haiti’s existing nursing workforce. Objectives: The objectives of this study were to: 1) assess the continuing education nursing needs and desires of practicing Haitian nurses and 2) contribute to the body of knowledge about nursing in Haiti to help inform practice and policy. Methods: A multimodal needs assessment approach was used, with semi-structured focus groups and written surveys. The results were analyzed, and common themes were identified. Findings: The results were analyzed from 100 surveys and four focus groups (n = 33). Overwhelmingly, Haitian nurses desire continuing nursing education. Major themes include: recognition that continuing education is necessary to provide high quality patient care, continuing education saves lives, and more consistent and standardized initial nursing education is needed. Barriers to participation in continuing education opportunities were also identified. Conclusions: This study was one of the first formal studies that addressed continuing education needs of Haitian nurses. By identifying the barriers to important resources, we hope to continue to collaborate with our Haitian nursing colleagues to build curriculum and improve education programs. We also hope that this research will ensure that Haitian nurses voices are heard and will serve to foster change within the Haitian nursing education system. These results were shared with our nurse colleagues in Haiti.
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author	Jill Caporiccio Kettie R. Louis Annie Lewis-O’Connor Kerry Quealy Son Nadia Raymond Isis A. Garcia-Rodriguez Emily Dollar Laura Gonzalez
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title	Continuing Education for Haitian Nurses: Evidence from Qualitative and Quantitative Inquiry
title_short	Continuing Education for Haitian Nurses: Evidence from Qualitative and Quantitative Inquiry
title_full	Continuing Education for Haitian Nurses: Evidence from Qualitative and Quantitative Inquiry
title_fullStr	Continuing Education for Haitian Nurses: Evidence from Qualitative and Quantitative Inquiry
title_full_unstemmed	Continuing Education for Haitian Nurses: Evidence from Qualitative and Quantitative Inquiry
title_sort	continuing education for haitian nurses: evidence from qualitative and quantitative inquiry
publisher	Ubiquity Press
publishDate	2019
url	https://doaj.org/article/81d03c3ec73445ad96b6e4daa6214580
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Continuing Education for Haitian Nurses: Evidence from Qualitative and Quantitative Inquiry

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