Nurses' perceptions of continuing professional development: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Continuing professional development is regarded as one of the important approaches to maintaining skills and motivation for work. However, there is a lack of qualitative studies to explore Chinese nurses' continuing professional development. The study aims to explore Chinese nurses' perceptions of continuing professional development and challenges they face.

Methods

The study was conducted in a tertiary hospital located in the central region of China from July to August 2020. Purposive sampling was used to recruit 14 nurses and face to face semi-structured interviews were conducted from July to August 2020. Then the recorded data were analysed and collated according to the thematic analysis. This study followed the consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative r

SUBMITTER: Yu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9219242 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature