Skills Required for Nursing Career Advancement: A Qualitative Study
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2016-05
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Abstract
Background: Nurses require certain skills for progression in their field. Identifying these skills can provide the context for nursing
career advancement.
Objectives: This study aimed to identify the skills needed for nurses’ career advancement.
MaterialsandMethods: A qualitative approach using content analysis was adopted to study a purposive sample of eighteen nurses
working in teaching hospitals affiliated with the Qazvin, Shahid Beheshti, and Iran Universities of Medical Sciences. The data were
collected through semi-structured interviews, and analyzed using conventional content analysis.
Results: The three themes extracted from the data included interpersonal capabilities, competency for career success, and personal
capacities. The results showed that acquiring a variety of skills is essential for career advancement.
Conclusions: The findings showed that personal, interpersonal, and functional skills can facilitate nurses’ career advancement.
The effects of these skills on career advancement depend on a variety of conditions that require further studies.
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The authors would like to thank the managers of the
welfare and rehabilitation university for providing the opportunity
to conduct this study. We are also grateful to
all of the participating nurses and nursing managers from
the hospitals affiliated with the Qazvin, Shahid Beheshti,
and Iran Universities of Medical Sciences.
Keywords
Career Mobility, Nursing, Qualitative Research
Citation
Nurs Midwifery Stud. 2016 June; 5(2):e30777.