Researchers from Southern Cross University Describe Findings in COVID-19 (Barriers and Enablers To Nurses’ Engagement With Continuing Professional Development: a Survey): Coronavirus – COVID-19

2023 OCT 30 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at CDC & FDA Daily -- Current study results on Coronavirus - COVID-19 have been published. According to news reporting originating in Lismore, Australia, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “Continuing professional development (CPD) is perceived as a pivotal component of building and maintaining nursing skill and capacity. Exploring motivators for CPD engagement can aid program adaptation and improvement.”

Financial support for this research came from Australian Government National Disability Insurance Agency Information Linkages and Capacity Building Grant Scheme.

The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from Southern Cross University, “The goal of this study was to survey the barriers, enablers, and changes of Australian RNs’ engagement with CPD in general during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. An additional goal was to understand factors influencing the interest of participants to engage with programs focused on care for people with intellectual disability and/or autism. This study was a cross-sectional exploratory survey. Most of the sample had engaged with CPD in the previous 12 months, and the most reported topics were related to COVID-19. Sixty percent of nurses saw a change in volume of CPD. Younger nurses, with fewer years of experience, and practicing in major cities, were significantly more likely to report less CPD.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “It is pivotal that the de-sign and promotion of CPD curricula consider the motivators and barriers for nurses’ engagement with them.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Barriers and Enablers To Nurses’ Engagement With Continuing Professional Development: a Survey. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 2023;54(9). The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing can be contacted at: Slack Inc, 6900 Grove Rd, Thorofare, NJ 08086, USA.

Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Amy Pracilio, Southern Cross University, Faculty of Health and Human Science, Lismore, Nsw, Australia. Additional authors for this research include Andrew Cashin, Gcert Hpol and Nathan J. Wilson.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.3928/00220124-20230816-16. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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