Concept analysis of nurse professional growth

ObjectiveTo clarify the definition and connotation of nurses' professional growth.MethodsThe databases of CNKI,Wanfang,VIP,PubMed,Web of Science,CINAHL,ProQuest and PsycINFO were searched and the concept analysis method proposed by Walker and Avant was used to analyze the concept of nurses' professional growth.ResultsThe defining attributes of nurses' professional growth included professional growth motivation,professional growth opportunities,professional learning and practice,professional identity,and professional improvement.The antecedent factors included personal characteristics,organizational support and social support,and the posterior factors included personal level,organizational level and patient level.Good professional growth of nurses ultimately leads to the promotion of nurses,the formation of a good organizational culture and the provision of high⁃quality nursing for patients.ConclusionsIn future research,researchers can combine the core attributes of professional growth of nurses to develop specific assessment tools for the professional growth of nurses and construct intervention programs to promote the professional growth of nurses,thereby promoting the professional growth of nurses.