A model of continuing education for rural oncology nurses
Bushy, A.; Kost, S.
Oncology Nursing Forum 17(2): 207-211
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0190-535X PMID: 2315184 Document Number: 347555
Societal changes from an industrial era to an informational era create an ever-increasing demand for adult continuing education. Malcom Knowles (1970) proposed a theory of adult learning; del Bueno later applied these principles to a model she described as competency-based nursing education. This article considers these two models and describes an innovative, cost-effective, continuing education model developed by a group of oncology nurses in one rural state. This model was one strategy to address their continuing learning needs.