title: Experienced registered nurses' satisfaction with using self-learning modules versus traditional lecture/discussion to achieve competency goals during hospital orientation.
abstract: Staff development educators are challenged with various levels of experience and learning styles among newly hired registered nurses in a hospital orientation group. This diversity forces the educator to use various teaching strategies to meet the learning needs of the group. This study investigated the experienced registered nurses' satisfaction with using self-learning modules versus traditional lecture/discussion methods during the nursing orientation process. The results revealed that experienced nurses prefer the more traditional method of learning by lecture/discussion.
authors.affiliation: Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, New Jersey 07631, USA. Grace.carcich@ehmc.com
authors.forename: Grace M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Carcich
authors.forename: Karen R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Rafti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002755:Choice Behavior; D003162:Competency-Based Education / Q000379:methods; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods*; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008875:Middle Aged; D017145:Models, Educational; D009042:Motivation; D009515:New Jersey; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011380:Programmed Instructions as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*