A qualitative study on influencing factors of career planning for nurses aged 30 to 40 years old / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the influencing factors of career planning for nurses aged 30 to 40 years old. Methods Based on descriptive qualitative study, purposive sampling and the maximum variation strategy were used, nurses aged 30 to 40 years old who work at hospitals in Zhejiang province were selected as participants. Face-to-face semi-structured interviews were conducted focusing on influencing factors of career planning and field notes were written. Traditional content analysis was used for analyzing the data, and themes were extracted. The sample size was based on the criteria of saturation. Results A total of 12 participants were included. After analysis, the main influencing factors of career planning were identified: self- perception (such as their own personality, interests and expertise, professional ability, physical condition), knowledge of nursing work (including the cognition of nursing specialty and the nature of nurses' work), career development space (such as career development platform, career development path, career development bottleneck, learning and promotion opportunities), family factors (including family support and family outlook), hospital culture(including interpersonal relationships, leadership support, management style), career planning knowledge(including knowledge of career planning and guidance on career planning in work). Conclusions There are many factors influence career planning. Relevant departments and nursing managers should assist these nurses in making reasonable career planning according to their situation.