The nursing shortage continues to be a significant threat to health care. Creating a culture of
professional development in health care institutions is one way to combat this shortage …

How to Obtain Contact Hours by Reading This Issue Instructions: 1.3 contact hours will be
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Preparation for advanced leadership roles requires hospital-based staff nurses to develop
skills beyond clinical expertise. Non-clinical activities such as poster and oral presentations …

Background: Focus groups were used to determine what factors need to be considered
when designing a professional development program for RNs practicing at a military …

Nurse leaders must ensure the continued development and learning of all nurses, including
those who postpone participation in existing professional development activities. In this …

The third edition of Nursing Professional Development: Scope and Standards of Practice
was released in July 2016. This article summarizes the changes to the foundational …

Continuing professional development is regarded as part of the nursing role in the National
Health Service. Health policy in the United Kingdom is built on the assumption that nurses' …

This article addresses how nurse planners, nursing professional development practitioners,
and any individual who is responsible for the facilitation of learning and professional …

Objectives The study aimed at describing the field of research in continuing professional
development for nurse educators and the continuous education and development needs of …

Background To effectively enhance professional development, it is important to understand
the motivational factors behind nurses' engagement in particular types of learning activities …