Skills Required for Nursing Career Advancement: A Qualitative Study

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dc.contributor.authorSheikhi, Mohammad R.
dc.contributor.authorFallahi-Khoshnab, Masoud
dc.contributor.authorMohammadi, Farahnaz
dc.contributor.authorOskouie, Fatemeh
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-01T09:43:09Z
dc.date.available2016-11-01T09:43:09Z
dc.date.issued2016-05
dc.descriptionThe 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.en_US
dc.description.abstractAbstract 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNurs Midwifery Stud. 2016 June; 5(2):e30777.en_US
dc.identifier.otherdoi: 10.17795/nmsjournal30777
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1119
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectCareer Mobilityen_US
dc.subjectNursingen_US
dc.subjectQualitative Researchen_US
dc.titleSkills Required for Nursing Career Advancement: A Qualitative Studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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