Authors: Tachtsoglou Kiriaki, Lera Maria, Iliadis Christos, Frantzana Aikaterini, Kourkouta Lambrini.
Introduction: Adult education in Greece appeared during the 20th century and its evolution to date is related to social, financial, technological and cultural occasions.
Aim: The purpose of this review is to delve into the positive impact on nurses and, in particular, on active working nurses by monitoring their continuing education programs or by monitoring lifelong learning programs.
Materials & Methods: It was conducted a review of Greek and international scientific studies, focusing on views about continuing nursing education and lifelong learning. The material of the study consists of articles on the topic found in Greek and international databases such as: Google Scholar, Mednet, Pubmed, Medline and the Association of Hellenic Academic Libraries (HEAL-Link).
Results: The term "Continuing Nursing Education" describes lifelong learning programs exclusively for nursing professionals while they aim at providing a trained workforce with education in innovative and specialized practices to provide better health services to both patients and the wider population.
Conclusion: Continuing nursing education includes planned learning experiences that improve nursing behavior, skills and knowledge, and therefore, it promotes the functioning and nurses’ care plan in society.
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