title: A model of continuing education for rural oncology nurses.
abstract: Societal changes from an industrial era to an informational era create an ever-increasing demand for adult continuing education. Malcom Knowles (1970) proposed a theory of adult learning; del Bueno later applied these principles to a model she described as competency-based nursing education. This article considers these two models and describes an innovative, cost-effective, continuing education model developed by a group of oncology nurses in one rural state. This model was one strategy to address their continuing learning needs.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bushy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kost
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing; D003479:Curriculum; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000193:education*; D012424:Rural Population; D014481:United States