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Ivana Sušilović1,2, Marija Ljubičić3, Tatjana Matijaš2
1Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia.
Nursing Reports (Pavia, Italy)
|June 25, 2025
Summary
Nurses
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Healthcare Workforce Development
- Professional Motivation
Background:
- Evolving educational requirements in healthcare necessitate understanding nurse motivations.
- Continuing education is vital for designing nursing programs and improving healthcare outcomes.
- Nurse motivation impacts workforce strategies and retention.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the links between nurses' personal factors, motivations, and attitudes towards continuing education.
- To identify key drivers influencing nurses' intentions to pursue further studies.
- To differentiate motivational factors between nurses intending to enroll and those not.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional study of 526 employed nurses, divided into enrollment-intent groups.
- Utilized the Work Preferences Inventory and Attitudes and Educational Intentions Scale.
- Employed multivariate analysis, including linear and logistic regression.
Main Results:
- Nurses intending to enroll showed higher intrinsic motivation.
- Job challenges negatively correlated with older age but positively with service length.
- Lower education levels negatively impacted work motivation and educational attitudes.
- Intrinsic challenge motivation and positive attitudes predicted higher likelihood of further study.
Conclusions:
- Intrinsic motivation, professional experience, and positive attitudes toward career advancement are key to nurses' continuing education.
- Improving working conditions and offering advancement opportunities can enhance nurse motivation.
- Fostering a culture valuing nurse contributions and growth is crucial for educational engagement.
Keywords:
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