Objectives To understand the motivations and experiences of health and social care
professionals undertaking part-time, accredited, continuing professional education in higher …

Background This paper presents a discussion related to the recent decision in Australia to
introduce mandatory Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for nurses. Historically …

An increasing number of extended-scope practitioner roles for nurses and allied health
professionals can be found within the national health services in the UK. There has been …

The state of the science-the impact of declining response rates by nurses in nursing research
projects The state of the science-the impact of declining response rates by nurses in nursing …

Healthcare organisations face the challenge of delivering care in increasingly complex
environments. To do so they depend on competent professionals, and continuing …

Aim The aim of this study was to explore the experience of stress among psychiatric nursing
students undertaking their'internship'or final year of a four-year degree course. Method A …

The aim of this paper is to discuss the development of modern nursing in Italy. Specifically,
the paper aims to draw attention to the fact that while nursing in Italy has mirrored …

ABSTRACT Purpose: To (1) assess whether physiotherapists in a large Canadian province
support the offering of a clinical master's degree programme;(2) identify what sector of this …

Objective Stress encompasses academic issues, such as time management, increased work
load, and new subject matter, but cannot be separated from stressors, such as social …

Executive summary In many countries globally, distribution of healthcare workers is unequal
between urban and rural areas, with urban areas well-staffed compared to remote rural …