Philip Onuoha
School of Advanced Nursing Education, Faculty of Medical Sciences,
St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
Jamaica
Research Article
A Survey of the Participation of Nurses in Continuing Professional Education in Trinidad and Tobago: A Case for Chronic Disease Self- Management Education for Patients
Author(s): Philip Onuoha, Denise Israel-Richardson and Chidum EzenwakaPhilip Onuoha, Denise Israel-Richardson and Chidum Ezenwaka
Aim: To assess nurses’ participation in continuing medical education (CME) in Trinidad and Tobago.
Methods: 1,032 of the estimated 1,443 qualified nurses employed in the services of the Regional Health Authorities between November 2011 and April 2012 completed the self-administered research questionnaire previously pre-tested on a cohort of student nurses. The questionnaires did not contain any personal identifiers but were serially numbered to avoid receiving duplicate copies from a participant. The questionnaires were distributed to all public hospitals and health centres within the regional health authorities. The head nurse in each facility assisted in the distribution and collection of completed questionnaires from the volunteers.
Results: 1,032 nurses participated in the study. About 55.4% of the nurses were ignorant of.. View More»
