… the need for nurses to keep their skills and competencies … in professional development and
career advancement. Evidence … nurses (IENs) progress relatively slowly through the career …

… The model for professional excellence and career advancement … clear path for researchers
to examine variables influencing nurses' professional development and career advancement …

… encourages and promotes career advancement and professional development among our
… nurses’ opportunities for professional development has proven helpful in increasing nurse …

… Motivational factors for further professional development are; to expand and develop new
roles, increase job opportunities, fulfill professional goals and interest in impact of …

… professional knowledge and skills to obtain higher levels of satisfaction and better opportunities
for promotion; (b… with suitable opportunities for professional development when possible. …

… professional nurses” (p. 1236). It was expected that these career ladders would offer, to those
nurses … choices made it difficult to use education as a mode of career advancement, new …

… Career conventions and staff development … career opportunities and staff development
programmes. In addition, the organization could provide secondment opportunities to enable staff …

… Perceptions of career paths in this study were negatively correlated with satisfaction. Many
… of a career path will increase the motivation and satisfaction of nurses. Better perception of …

… of nursing that they are currently working in, the area of nursing would they like to work in and
career opportunities … as support for professional development, adequate staffing, assuring …

… MSN education, and between full-time and part-time nurses. The data suggest the importance
of graduate-level education for nurses and the need for career advancement and career …