FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SCHOOL NURSES' PARTICIPATION IN MANDATORY CONTINUING EDUCATION IN FLORIDA.
Contributors: Florida State University.
Published: 1986
Number of pages: 207
Subjects: Education, Adult and Continuing.
Description: The overall purpose of this study was to determine factors associated with the participation in mandatory continuing education of two groups of school nurses in Florida--those employed by local Boards of Education and those employed by Public Health Units. Three research questions guided the study: What is the association between type of school nurse and selected demographic, institutional, situational, and dispositional variables? What is the association between type of school nurse and participation in mandatory continuing education?, and What is the association between type of school nurse and participation in mandatory continuing education when controlling for selected demographic, situational, institutional, and dispositional variables? One hundred fifty-four registered school nurses from both groups were requested to respond to a thirty-nine item mail questionnaire.

The three research questions were analyzed using the Chi-Square Test of Independence. In research question one, there were significant associations between type of school nurse and income, membership in professional associations, work commitment, and attendance at more educational programs after continuing education was mandated. For research question two, no significant associations were found between type of school nurse and participation in mandatory continuing education.

For research question three, it was found that age--51 years or over, basic nursing preparation--diploma, membership in professional associations, and professional experience as a school nurse--four to seven years, influenced the association between type of school nurse and participation, when measured by number of content areas. The association between type of school nurse and participation, measured by number of providers, was influenced by income--$15,000 or less, no membership in a professional association, and work commitment--one to two schools assigned per week. None of the selected demographic institutional, situational, and dispositional variables influenced the association between type of school nurse and participation, when measured as number of educational programs attended. None of the institutional variables selected were significantly associated with type of school nurse, and did not influence the association between type of school nurse and participation in continuing education.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 47-05, Section: A, page: 1575.

Thesis (PH.D.)--THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, 1986.

School code: 0071.