Of 81 nurses attending continuing education lecture/discussions on osteoporosis, 63 completed pre/posttests. A significant increase in osteoporosis knowledge and more awareness of their own health were found. (SK)

Nurses, physicians, and nursing and medical students (n=291) were surveyed about their awareness of chemical and biological terrorism. Infection control personnel and nurse educators (n=24) were surveyed about terrorism preparation. Fewer than one-quarter of questions were answered correctly, and only about 23% reported confidence in the ability…

Survey responses from 71 health professionals, benchmarking data from 8 hospitals, continuing education program evaluations, and focus groups with nursing, allied health, and primary care providers indicated a need for professional continuing education on women's health issues. Primary topic needs were identified. The data formed the basis for…

Discussed are findings relevant to the study's first objective, involving the demographic characteristics and motivational patterns contributing to obsolescence. Responses from 65 registered nurses in a midwestern State revealed a lack of continuing education and of intrinsic motivation to remain competent. (Part 2 will identify target populations…

Discussed are findings relevant to the study's second objective, to identify target populations for continuing education. Nurses who were: older in age, employed less than full-time, from small communities, and non-participants in professional activities were found incompetent. (Part 1 is in the Nov/Dec issue of the Journal, v6 n6 p22-9.) (MS)

Describes a pretest/posttest scheme used to evaluate the impact of a continuing nursing education program on the participants' knowledge of the perinatal content covered. To complement this program-centered evaluation, an evaluation from the program participants was also obtained. Discusses the results of this evaluation and their implications.…