title: Academic training of nursing professionals and its relevance to the workplace.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to identify the training nursing professionals receive and its relevance to the workplace, as well as professional demand for continuous education.
  
  
  METHODS
  this was a descriptive observational study using a questionnaire entitled "Training and Adaptation of the Nursing Professional to the Workplace" available at: http://enfermeriadocente.es for nursing professionals.
  
  
  RESULTS
  53.8% of nurses do not consider the training received to be relevant to the needs of the workplace and 94.2% reported that linking academic education to the workplace impacts on the quality of care provided.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nursing professionals think that continuous education needs to be adjusted to their jobs and careers. Education should be viewed as a continuum, which begins with training.
authors: Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad Católica de Murcia, Murcia, ES.
authors: Maria del Carmen Barbera
authors: Mdel C
authors: Ortega
authors: Faculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, BR.
authors: Diana
authors: D
authors: Cecagno
authors: Faculdade de Enfermagem, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, ES.
authors: Ana Myriam Seva
authors: AM
authors: Llor
authors: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Rio Grande, RS, BR.
authors: Hedi Crecencia Heckler
authors: HC
authors: de Siqueira
authors: Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, ES.
authors: Maria José López
authors: MJ
authors: Montesinos
authors: Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, ES.
authors: Loreto Maciá
authors: LM
authors: Soler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017132:Workplace