Using quantum principles to develop independent continuing nursing education programs.
Innovations in health care call for fresh approaches to continuing nursing education that support lateral relationships, teamwork, and collaboration. To foster this transformation, we devised the following education principles: Everyone teaches, everyone learns; embrace probability; information is dynamic; and trust professionals to practice professionally. These principles guided the development of seven independent, practice-specific, evidence-based continuing nursing education programs totaling 21.5 contact hours for casual-status nurses who practiced as childbirth educators. The programs were popular, promoted teamwork, and increased communication about evidence-based practice.
Jeffrey Zurlinden, MS, RN-BC, is Clinical Coordinator, Womens Programs and Education, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, Chicago, IL. Dawn Pepsnik, MS, MEd, RN-BC, is Education Consultant, NM Academy, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, Chicago, IL.
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D003479:Curriculum; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D020380:Needs Assessment; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011247:Pregnancy; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*; D016387:Women's Health