AN EVALUATION OF TWO AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY WORKSHOPS ON IMPLEMENTING CANCER CONTENT INTO GENERIC NURSING CURRICULUM (NORTHERN, CALIFORNIA).
Contributors: University of San Francisco.
Published: 1984
Number of pages: 215
Subjects: Education, Health.; Health Sciences, Nursing.
Description: The current complex management and clinical treatment of cancer patients has demanded a variety of changes in cancer-nursing education and nursing practice. Research findings suggest that diploma, associate degree, and baccalaureate programs in nursing education vary widely in the implementation of basic cancer content. The development of an educational program for undergraduate nursing faculty specifically focused on cancer content was suggested as one way to effect these necessary changes.

Utilizing the Provus model as an educational evaluation design, this study sought to determine whether or not faculty participants in a continuing education workshop on cancer content and American Cancer Society resources would implement such content and resources into their curricula. Data concerning the thirty-seven nursing programs in Northern California were collected by a self-report survey questionnaire. These data were used to determine the degree of implementation of ten standards of the Oncology Nursing Society and American Nurses Association, and utilization of American Cancer Society resources. Representatives from twelve of the thirty-one responding programs attended one of two seven-hour workshops. Statistical tests were used to make comparisons between those who attended (Attenders, n = 12) and those who do did not attend (Non-Attenders, n = 19) in terms of their implementation of cancer content and utilization of resources both prior to the workshop (pretest) and six months after the workshop (posttest).

Comparisons between Attenders' and Non-Attenders' pretest and posttet responses indicated that there were no statistically significant differences between the two groups' implementation of cancer content and utilization of American Cancer Society resources. Comparisons of Attenders' pretest and posttest responses revealed that Attenders spent more time posttest on cancer content, implemented more standards, implemented more criteria within each standard, utilized more journals, speakers, instructional aids, and American Cancer Society resources. However, there were no statistically significant differences between Attenders' pretest and posttest responses.

The findings did not provide statistically significant evidence that a seven-hour continuing education workshop will stimulate faculty to implement cancer content and utilize American Cancer Society resources as measured six months after treatment.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 46-09, Section: A, page: 2575.

Thesis (ED.D.)--UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, 1984.

School code: 6019.