[Advanced and continuing education is an important indicator of professional satisfaction in nursing]

The subject of this quantitative study is the job-satisfaction of nursing staff at the Freiburg Tumorbiology Clinic. The aim was to identify factors which influenced job-satisfaction. Originally 127 questionnaires were distributed and the final evaluation was based on 89 completed returns. With the information, using factor analysis, we identified nine factors. One of the factors, continuing education was interpreted and evaluated in detail. The results showed that in general women including managers and supervisors have a more positive attitude toward further training than men. The data could not confirm if a positive attitude toward training positively influenced job-satisfaction or that a prior satisfaction with the job leads to a positive attitude towards training. What is clear is that continuing education enables employees to be more competent and handle more responsibility. From the point of view of both the employees and employers it is necessary to have constantly updated knowledge to ensure highest quality of nursing care.