title: Iranian Clinical Nurses' Readiness for Self-Directed Learning.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Clinical nurses are in need of being able to adapt to the ever-changing environment of clinical settings. The prerequisite for their successful adaptation is to be lifelong learners. An approach for making nurses lifelong learners is self-directed learning.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study was undertaken to evaluate a group of Iranian clinical nurses' readiness for self-directed learning and its relationship with some of their personal characteristics.
  
  
  METHODS
  This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in 2014. A random sample of 314 nurses working in three hospitals affiliated to Isfahan Social Security Organization, Isfahan, Iran, was recruited to complete the Fisher's Self-directed Learning Readiness Scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In total, 279 nurses filled the scale completely. The mean of their readiness for self-directed learning was 162.50±14.11 (120-196). The correlation of self-directed learning readiness with age, gender, marital status, and university degree was not statistically significant.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most nurses had great readiness for self-directed learning. Accordingly, nursing policy-makers need to develop strategies for promoting their self-directed learning. Moreover, innovative teaching methods such as problem solving and problem-based learning should be employed to prepare nurses for effectively managing the complexities of their ever-changing work environment.
authors.forename: Morteza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Malekian
authors.affiliation: . shghiyas@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Sharzad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghiyasvandian
authors.forename: Mohammad Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cheraghi
authors.forename: Akbar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hassanzadeh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D011340:Problem Solving; D011380:Programmed Instructions as Topic