Abstract
Objective
To assess nursing continuing education effects in a hospital organization.
Methods
An assessment study, whose data collection took place from May to September 2016 from the application of a Likert-type tool to the 147 nursing professionals participating in a continuing education program of a teaching hospital in southern Brazil. Quicktapsurvey®, an electronic platform, was used with tablets. Data were analyzed using software R and Statistical Package for the Social Scienses®.
Results
There was a positive effect, indicating that the knowledge and skills acquired in the educational actions proposed by the continuing education program were transferred to the work context.
Conclusion
The use of an assessment tool was effective to support program planning and performance in the research setting and may contribute to other hospital organizations in similar situations.
Program evalutation; Continuing education; Education, nursing, continuing; Self assessment; Hospital, teaching