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Professional Development Plans

Professional development plans assistnurses in formulating long-term careergoals

These plans help nurses to developprofessionally and to attain satisfactionin their careers

Professional development has beenlinked to higher job satisfaction.

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Purpose of Research

Research on this topic will assess a linkbetween professional developmentplans and the retention of hospital

nurses. The purpose of the research is to

demonstrate the benefits of professional

development plans for nursingprofessionals.

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Research Question

Can the implementation of careerdevelopment plans improve retentionamong hospital nurses?

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Sample

Nursing personnel of medical/surgical units ofthree hospitals of average size.

Nurses with either a Associate’s or Bachelor’sdegree in the Science of Nursing.

Nurses who at the beginning or middle of theircareers (between 1-10 years in the field).

Can include nurses who already plan to stay intheir current positions, or nurses who already

plan to leave the field. Does not contain nurses nearing retirement.

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Research Methods

Obtain baseline data from nurses within the sample.

Obtain baseline data from a control group of nurses who

will not participate in the professional development plan.

Implement a professional development plan for nursesthat includes an eight hour seminar, personal career

counseling, and career development tools

Obtain data regarding salary, length of employment,

career level (Entry/Management/administrator etc.)

Continue to monitor this data indefinitely.

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References

Donley, R., Flaherty, M.J., (Sept. 30, 2008) "Promoting ProfessionalDevelopment: Three Phases of Articulation in Nursing Education andPractice" OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing ; Vol 13 No 3Manuscript 2. Available:www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/vol132008/No3Sept08/PhasesofArticulation.aspx

Jones, C., Gates, M., (September 30, 2007) The Costs and Benefits of NurseTurnover: A Business Case for Nurse Retention. OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing . Vol. 12 No. 3, Manuscript 4. Available:www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Volume122007/No3Sept07/NurseRetention.aspx

Raines. C.F., Taglaireni, M.E., (Sept. 30, 2008) "Career Pathways in Nursing:

Entry Points and Academic Progression" OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing ; Vol 13 No 3 Manuscript 1. Available:www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/vol132008/No3Sept08/CareerEntryPoints.aspx

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Limitations

Possible limitations of the researchinclude:

Small sample

Ages of nurses in the program

Stages of nursing careers will still vary

Limited to only one group of nurses(Med/Surg nurses).

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Implications for Research

The nursing shortage is of nationalconcern, and too few nurses has beenlinked to diminishing quality of care inseveral settings (Raines and Taglaireni,

2008). Nurses are leaving the field citing many

different reasons such as jobdissatisfaction (Donley and Flaherty,2008).

Nurses in management positions havereported higher levels of job satisfaction(Jones and Gates, 2007)