title: Perioperative nurses' perceptions and experiences of continuing professional education.
abstract: This article presents an overview of perioperative nurses' perceptions and experiences of continuing professional education (CPE). Four themes emerged from 23 interviews: attitudes and culture (background); deciding to study (going in); student experience (process); and outcomes (going out). My findings indicate transferability of other studies to perioperative nursing, and suggest that CPE is associated with increased social status and doctor-nurse collaboration. My work also illuminates the concept of 'secret study'.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull, HU6 7RX. s.tame@hull.ac.uk
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tame
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000193:education*