Biomedical subjects

D J Leonard

Publications and source records attributed to D J Leonard.

3 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1995

Recruiting future nurses: a collaborative project.

Society as a whole must be involved in making certain there are enough professionals in the future to provide care for the health needs of both rural and urban communities. As a result of this need. Area Health Education Centers (AHECs) across North Carolina have expanded their health care career awareness efforts. One AHEC focused on the concept of awareness of nursing careers by the community, for the community. This project is ongoing and, through collaborative efforts, keeps nursing career awareness in the forefront.

Area Health Education Centers↗

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Factors perceived to facilitate and impede learning in the workplace.

A study was conducted to determine factors that facilitate and impede learning in a hospital nursing staff development department. Data were collected through interviews, observations, critical incidents, and document reviews. Findings show that factors perceived to facilitate learning are (1) support for education by nursing administration, (2) availability of education, (3) the inviting atmosphere of the staff development department, (4) small class size, (5) informal learning, (6) the expert instructor, and (7) support of education by first-line managers. Factors perceived to impede learning are fewer: (1) written tests, (2) short staffing, and (3) first-line managers.

Education, Nursing, Continuing↗

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Workplace education: adult education in a hospital nursing staff development department.

There is limited research-based information about the use of adult education principles in workplace education programs. A case study was conducted in a hospital nursing staff development department to provide recommendations for the current practice of adult education. The instructors used many of the principles of adult education, but problems stemmed from a lack of common understanding of adult education concepts.

Adult↗