Using Mobile Technology in Continuing Nursing Education

NLN's role in continuing education in nursing.

Quality continuing education, therefore, is a direct outgrowth of the Mission and long-range goals of the NLN. It is defined as a personal educational experience, planned for individual growth and the ongoing development of knowledge and skills beyond basic preparation for a profession or occupation. Its objective is the continuous improvement of the individual's nursing practice (in whatever r...

Continuing education in nursing: a concept analysis.

The importance of continuing education for nurses has been increasingly emphasized in the nursing literature since the beginning of the profession. The concept of continuing education is often used as a substitute for associated terms such as continuing professional development and lifelong learning, thus highlighting a need for its clarification. The purpose of this article is to explain and d...

The future of nursing and continuing education.

CONTINUING EDUCATION Patient Education in Nuclear Medicine Technology Practice

Objective: This is the second article of a two-part series on patient education. This article builds on the first one by discussing some of the unique considerations in providing patient education in the nuclear medicine department. Concrete strategies for nuclear medicine technology practice are discussed here. After reading this article, the technologist should be able to: (a) describe the af...

Mobile Technology in Education

Recent advancement in mobile and wireless technology has helped to improve commerce [1]-[4] and services [5] [6]. Mobile technology is strategic to many organizations and activities [7] [8]. Education is no exception! The use of mobile technology has not only extended desktop-based online learning environment into the mobile and wireless channel but also enabled education to take place anytime,...