Perceptions of Continuing Nursing Education in Korea.

Background: Few empirical studies examine nurses' perceptions of continuing nursing education and its outcomes regarding the quality of delivered service. This study investigated nurses' perceptions and persisting challenges with continuing nursing education.

Method: Data were collected from 17 nurses with at least 2 years of work experience who had completed at least one continuing nursing education program at three university hospitals in South Korea.

[Development of the program evaluation measurement of continuing nursing education programs].

Purpose: This study was done to develop a measurement tool for evaluation of continuing nursing education programs and to verify its validity for effective management and quality of education programs.

Methods: The draft of the evaluation measurement was developed from consultation with professionals, focus group interviews targeting groups of nurses, and individual interviews with education program planners. After 6 professionals examined content validity, 46 items were retained.