title: Web-based learning for continuing nursing education of emergency unit staff.
abstract: The authors describe a Web-based continuing education course focusing on patient counseling in an emergency department. Course materials were developed based on data collected from the department's patients and their family members and on earlier findings on counseling. Web-based education is an appropriate method for continuing education in a specific hospital department. This puts special demands for nurse managers in arranging, designing, and implementing the education together with educators.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing Science, University of Tampere, Etelä-Pohjanmaa Hospital District, Tampere, Finland. Eija.paavilainen@uta.fi
authors.forename: Eija
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Paavilainen
authors.forename: Mari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salminen-Tuomaala
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D037001:Directive Counseling / Q000379:methods; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D004522:Educational Status; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000193:education*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007858:Learning; D017145:Models, Educational; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory; D013663:Teaching