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B A Gessner

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PubMed1990

Texas nurses are reading, yet.

The time Texas nurses spend reading professional literature is similar with physicians, yet they also read almost twice as much general material. A significant relationship was demonstrated between nurses who are members of nursing organizations and reading. Supervisor encouragement also influences reading but was reported as often not occurring.

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Reading activities of staff nurses from states with mandatory or voluntary continuing education.

Reading activities of staff nurses (N = 269) residing in six states with mandated educational requirements for relicensure were compared with a similar number (N = 275) of staff nurses from states that have no legislative continuing education (CE) requirements. Time spent reading both professional and general literature was obtained. Nurses spent twice as much time reading general literature as professional literature. Both groups stated that conferences were the preferred method of CE; reading was the second choice in mandatory states and the third in voluntary states. However, nurses in voluntary states spent slightly more time reading professional literature.

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Is reading part of the lifelong learning process for RNs?

A 1988 national survey of 1,406 Registered Nurses (RNs) was conducted at 44 sites in 25 states and the District of Columbia to determine what type of occupation-related and general literature they read, what time they devote to reading, their purposes for reading, and the uses of the materials they read. The survey found that nurses are reading. They read, purchase, and subscribe to significantly more general than professional literature. They report that libraries are accessible, but they use them on a limited basis. The RNs also responded that their supervisors do not to support them in their pursuit of reading. Clinical journals, clinical books, and health-related newsletters are the top nursing materials read, newspapers and fiction books the most popular general literature.

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