Effects of a Staff Development Program on Head Nurses’ Communication Skills and Job Satisfaction

Nayeri, Nahid Dehghan; Farahani, Abbas Varvani; Sharifi, Nahiddokht; Hoseini, Mostafa; Aghabarary, Maryam

doi:10.5812/nms.8562

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“…Interpersonal capabilities are developed through effective interactions in a healthcare organization (24), and these skills are necessary for performing professional duties. Moreover, the participants considered effective communication to be an essential requirement for the development of professional competence, and the context for the transfer of experience.…”

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“…The results of this study have also indicated that interpersonal capabilities contain certain dimensions and features, such as in interactions: ladder for progression, sensitivity to hospital problems, being a good mentor, and sensitivity to ethical issues. Interpersonal capabilities are developed through effective interactions in a healthcare organization ( 24 ), and these skills are necessary for performing professional duties. Moreover, the participants considered effective communication to be an essential requirement for the development of professional competence, and the context for the transfer of experience.…”

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“…Such capabilities included the attachment of importance to work, and commitment to professional values. Providing quality services and care to satisfy patients can help in the development of other professional capabilities ( 24 ). In addition, nurses’ ethical values affect their knowledge, skills, and ultimately, the quality of care they provide ( 29 ).…”

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Skills Required for Nursing Career Advancement: A Qualitative Study

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Fallahi-Khoshnab

Mohammadi

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Nurs Midwifery Stud

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BackgroundNurses require certain skills for progression in their field. Identifying these skills can provide the context for nursing career advancement.ObjectivesThis study aimed to identify the skills needed for nurses’ career advancement.Materials and MethodsA 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.ResultsThe 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.ConclusionsThe 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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Skills Required for Nursing Career Advancement: A Qualitative Study

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Mohammadi

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Nurs Midwifery Stud

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“…[27] Other studies showed that environment with full of career advancement opportunity could provide career advancement for nurses. [4][5][6][7] Moran reported that environment without advancement opportunities block nurses' development. [28] Munro reported that participants considered lack of support in the working environment a barrier to nurses' career advancement.…”

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“…[2,3] These organisations are facilitating conditions of career advancement on the basis of changing technology and knowledge, staff expectations, the necessity of decreasing cost and increasing productivity. [4,5] In addition to providing high quality services, these organisations are making attempt to provide opportunities for staff advancement. [6] Career advancement is a formal and structured activity that heath institutes plan for increasing staff awareness on factors affecting career, knowledge advancement and staff capabilities.…”

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The role of working environment in nurses’ career advancement from nursing mangers’ perspectives: A qualitative study

Sheikhi

Fallahi-Khoshknab

Mohammadi

et al. 2016

JHA

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Background: Nurses' career advancement is a dynamic and unique concept which is explained in the context of working environment.Objective: This study aimed to explore the role of working environment in nurses' career advancement from Nursing Mangers' Perspectives. Methods: This qualitative study was conducted using content analysis method. Eighteen nursing managers from hospitals affiliated to Qazvin, Tehran, Iran and Shahid Beheshti Medical Sciences Universities participated in the study. A purposive sample of nursing mangers with rich experiences and maximum variations were selected and continued to reaching data saturation. The data were analyzed using content analysis method. Results: Participants believed that working environment have two major roles in nurses' career advancement including motivating and restricting roles. According to nursing mangers, motivating working environment had facilitating role, while restricting working environment had blocking role in Iranian nurses' career advancement. Conclusions: It seems that recognizing characteristics of working environment could assist nurses and nursing managers to develop conditions of working environment facilitating career advancement for nurses and decrease restrictive factors.

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