title: Participation in and satisfaction with perianesthesia continuous professional development.
abstract: A descriptive correlational study was designed to evaluate ASPAN's continuing professional development (CPD) offerings by determining the modalities that ASPAN members use to obtain specialized perianesthesia education and their level of satisfaction with these offerings. An electronic survey developed by the researchers was used to query members of ASPAN with active email addresses. Participation in CPD offered by ASPAN varies considerably by modality. The respondents in this study preferred and were most satisfied with traditional delivery systems of lecture/seminar that provided clinical information. Participants were also sensitive to cost and location.
authors.affiliation: Lawrence Memorial/Regis College Collaborative Nursing Program, Medford, MA, USA. kdeleskey@verizon.net
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: DeLeskey
authors.forename: Susan Jane
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Fetzer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002568:Certification / Q000458:organization & administration; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D020375:Education, Distance / Q000458:organization & administration; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004651:Employment / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D016528:Postanesthesia Nursing / Q000193:education*; D012956:Societies, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D013192:Staff Development / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States