Objectives: To describe the current status and continuing education needs of nurses at the National Lung Hospital in 2024.
Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 358 nurses working in clinical and paraclinical departments at the National Lung Hospital.
Results: In 2024, 99.4% of the nurses participated in continuing education; however, only 7.5% achieved ≥ 24 credit hours per year, while 92.5% did not meet the requirement (< 24 credit hours). Regarding training needs, the survey revealed that nurses preferred training courses to be held in the second (45.5%) and third quarters (39.9%) of the year. The desired duration for each course was 3 to 5 days (94.1%), with each session lasting 2 to 4 hours (72.3%). The participants preferred instructors to be internal hospital staff (92.7%) and favored a blended learning format combining in-person and online methods the most (65.4%). Four nursing skills were identified as highly necessary for training: patient safety skills (91.3%), communication skills (86%), emergency and critical care skills (82.7%), and technological skills (80.4%).
Conclusions: In 2024, the majority of nurses participated in continuing education and indicated a need for training in patient safety, communication, urgent care, emergency care, and technological skills.