TY - JOUR
T1 - Nurses' orientation toward lifelong learning
T2 - A case study of Uganda's national hospital
AU - Muliira, Joshua Kanaabi
AU - Etyang, Charles
AU - Muliira, Rhoda Suubi
AU - Kizza, Irene Betty
PY - 2012/2
Y1 - 2012/2
N2 - Background: The quality of nursing care in developing countries is poor, and attempts to improve it through continuing education programs are under way. Nurses' orientation toward lifelong learning has not been explored, despite its potential effect on the success of such programs. Methods: The Jefferson Scale of Physician Lifelong Learning (JSPLL) was used to measure orientation toward lifelong learning among 200 nurses at Uganda's national hospital. Results: Most participants had fair orientation (52%) toward lifelong learning (JSPLL mean score = 36.8 [SD = 7.2]) and rated their skills in self-directed learning as good or excellent (44%). Reported barriers to lifelong learning included patient workload, lack of mentors, lack of library resources, and lack of computer skills. Nurses' orientation toward lifelong learning was significantly associated with professional experience (p ≤.05), age (p ≤.05), and education level (p ≤.01). Conclusion: In Uganda, nurses' orientation toward lifelong learning remains low, and this has implications for successful implementation of continuing education programs for nurses.
AB - Background: The quality of nursing care in developing countries is poor, and attempts to improve it through continuing education programs are under way. Nurses' orientation toward lifelong learning has not been explored, despite its potential effect on the success of such programs. Methods: The Jefferson Scale of Physician Lifelong Learning (JSPLL) was used to measure orientation toward lifelong learning among 200 nurses at Uganda's national hospital. Results: Most participants had fair orientation (52%) toward lifelong learning (JSPLL mean score = 36.8 [SD = 7.2]) and rated their skills in self-directed learning as good or excellent (44%). Reported barriers to lifelong learning included patient workload, lack of mentors, lack of library resources, and lack of computer skills. Nurses' orientation toward lifelong learning was significantly associated with professional experience (p ≤.05), age (p ≤.05), and education level (p ≤.01). Conclusion: In Uganda, nurses' orientation toward lifelong learning remains low, and this has implications for successful implementation of continuing education programs for nurses.
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U2 - 10.3928/00220124-20111003-03
DO - 10.3928/00220124-20111003-03
M3 - Article
C2 - 21985072
AN - SCOPUS:84857082176
SN - 0022-0124
VL - 43
SP - 90
EP - 96
JO - Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing
JF - Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing
IS - 2
ER -