Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Medical Journal of Bakirkoy, cilt.20, sa.2, ss.168-177, 2024 (ESCI, Scopus)
Objective: The in-service training aims to maintain nurses’ individual and professional development, update their existing knowledge and skills, ensure their adaptation to new tasks, develop their professional identity, develop their creativity, increase the quality/quality of the care they provide, improve individual and institutional productivity, and prevent work accidents and errors. The research aimed to discover nurses’ views about in-service distance training. Methods: The study used a qualitative research design. The research was conducted with 45 nurses who volunteered to participate. The data were collected using the information form and semi-structured individual interview form. In the analysis of qualitative data, “content analysis technique” was used. Results: The results of the research were collected under six main themes: In-service distance training’s contributions to professional development, in-service distance training’s strengths, in-service distance training’s weaknesses, in-service distance training’s problems, solutions to these problems, and preferred in-service training environment. Nurses indicated that they preferred blended training the most. Conclusion: Determining nurses’ views about distance education may provide clues about the structuring of distance in-service training and the effective use of resources. Therefore, it can also improve the quality of nursing care.