Continuing Education in Nursing: Virtual Campus in Public Health in Americas Region
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Introduction: continuing education is a necessary personal and professional investment throughout the professional life of nurses as it expands and perfects technical, scientific, and practical skills. Objective: to describe the participation of nurses from the Americas region in the courses offered by the Virtual Campus of Public Health before and at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to gender, age, educational level, and workplace. Method: a quantitative descriptive study. Data from the participants of the courses from January 2013 to June 2020 of the Virtual Campus of Public Health were analyzed. Study population: nurses from the Americas Region who took virtual courses. Descriptive statistics measures and proportions of the sociodemographic variables of the participants were calculated confidentially with authorization and credentials to access data on the platform. Results: 368,018 nurses were enrolled in the 515 virtual courses offered by the Virtual Campus of Public Health. The percentages of certified nurses according to the country of origin are as follows: Ecuador with 64.7%, Mexico with 58.3%, Honduras with 52.9%, Paraguay with 48.6%, Colombia with 45.2%, Uruguay with 42.2%, Argentina with 38.0%, Chile with 22.7%, Peru with 21.3%, and Brazil with 9.7%. 83.1% were women, 75% had some degree of university education, 40% were between 26 and 35 years old, and 47.1% worked in hospitals. Conclusion: the COVID-19 pandemic reinforces the importance of virtual continuing education in which nurses can improve their knowledge, enhance their skills, and qualify for changes in practice, teaching, and research.
Nursing, Nursing Education, Distance Education, Continuing EducationEnfermería, Educación en Enfermería, Educación a Distancia, Educación ContinuaEnfermagem, Educação em Enfermagem, Educação a Distancia, Educação Continua
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