Deterrents toward continuing nursing education: Home health care nurses

This quantitative descriptive study explored the deterrents to participation of registered, professional home health care nurses in continuing nursing education. It was conceptualized using Knowles' (1990) principles from his andragogical model in conjunction with Scanlan's (1982) factors regarding deterrents to participation in continuing adult education. Thirty-nine of 100 registered practicing home-health nurses in upper New York State returned the survey. A nine item demographic segment preceded Scanlan's 45 item Deterrents to Participation Scale. Results revealed that cost and time were the greatest deterrents to participation in continuing nursing education. The nurses (95%) would attend continuing nursing education courses if their employer provided a monetary incentive.