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Introduction: The continuing professional development of nurses remains a key issue within the health context. Context: The Questionnaire - Professional Development Nurses (Q-PDN) was developed to understand the opinions and beliefs of nurses regarding continuing professional development is essential to improving the quality of care and optimizing job satisfaction. With this in mind, researchers from the Netherlands developed the Questionnaire Professional Development Nurses (Q-PDN). Objectives: Adapt the Q-PDN to a French-Canadian context according to recognized guidelines. Method: The six stages of the Beaton et al. (2000) cross-cultural adaptation process were followed to produce a tool adapted to the French-Canadian context. Results and discussion: This study describes the different steps necessary for the cross-cultural adaptation of the Q-PDN tool to the French-Canadian context. Following the adaptation, minor content adjustments were made to the original version. General comments have highlighted the clarity and simplicity of the questionnaire. Conclusion: This first step in the cross-cultural French-Canadian adaptation of Q-PDN has enabled the development of a tool to identify gaps and priorities for action to promote the continuing professional development (CPD) of nurses.
Introduction: Le développement professionnel continu du personnel infirmier est un enjeu d'actualité. Contexte: Le Questionnaire-Professional Development Nurses (Q-PDN) a été conçu dans l'optique de comprendre les opinions et les croyances du personnel infirmier face au développement professionnel continu, afin d'améliorer la qualité des soins et d'optimiser la satisfaction en emploi. Objectifs: Adapter le Q-PDN au contexte canadien-français selon les lignes directrices reconnues. Méthode: Les étapes du processus d'adaptation transculturelle de Beaton et al. (2000) ont été suivies afin de produire un outil adapté au contexte canadien-français. Résultats et discussion: Cette étude fait état des différentes étapes nécessaires pour l'adaptation transculturelle de l'outil Q-PDN au contexte canadien-français. À la suite de l'adaptation, des ajustements mineurs ont été apportés. Quelques commentaires généraux ont souligné la clarté et la simplicité du questionnaire. Conclusion: Cette première étape de l'adaptation transculturelle canadienne-française du Q-PDN a permis le développement d'un outil permettant d'identifier les lacunes et les priorités d'action pour favoriser le Développement professionnel continu des infirmières.
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Cross-Cultural Comparison , Nurses , Canada , Humans , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: This study analyzed the needs of critical care nurses in remote regions of Québec regarding continuing education (CE). METHOD: A web-based cross-sectional survey was conducted between May and June 2018. RESULTS: A total of 78 nurses completed the survey and reported their CE needs were not being met. Only 21.9% of participants reported a satisfaction level ≥ 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 regarding the offering of CE activities in their region. The most common factors identified as barriers to participation in CE activities were working hours (68.2%), distance and travel time (68.2%), released time to attend CE activities (65.2%), costs of CE activities (57.6%), and financial support (51.5%). CONCLUSION: This study provides insights into CE needs among critical care nurses. Shortcomings could be addressed by increasing CE activities in remote regions as well as the proportion of critical care-specific CE activities. Moreover, time and expense coverage should be offered by employers. [J Contin Educ Nurs. 2020;51(7):322-330.].
