Nursing career frameworks to support career progression: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This review aimed to identify, examine, and synthesize current literature on global nursing career frameworks and identify key attributes that effectively support nurses' career progression.

Methods

A scoping review guided by Arksey and O'Malley's framework and Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) best practice guidance for protocol development and reporting. A comprehensive search was conducted across MEDLINE (Ovid), CINAHL (EBSCOhost), Scopus, APA PsycINFO (Ovid), grey literature, and websites of key professional nursing organisations. Sources were included if they were reported in English and focused on the nursing profession and career progression, structured career planning, or career pathway frameworks. Data were synthesized using thematic analysis.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Hooper S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC13648174 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature