title: Continuing education in nursing: a 10-year retrospective study of CE offerings presented by the Kentucky Nurses Association.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate continuing education (CE) offerings presented by the Kentucky Nurses Association during a 10-year period.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were collected and analyzed from 37 CE offerings (N = 474 respondents).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Findings revealed that the majority of the respondents reported that the CE offerings were useful, stimulated them to seek further information, and resulted in acquisition of significant knowledge or skills for nursing education or practice. However, fewer than half of the respondents reported they were able to implement changes in nursing education or practice as a result of the CE offerings.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings supported the usefulness of CE in nursing education and practice and the need for further research evaluating CE and the correlation between CE and nursing education and practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Baccalaureate & Graduate Nursing, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond 40475-3102, USA.
authors.forename: I L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Slusher
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Logsdon
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rice
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hawkins
mesh_terms: D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D007629:Kentucky; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012189:Retrospective Studies