Nurses' professional development. New reality

Medical education improving is one of the priority areas of health care development. The nursing staff is the largest professional group in the system. The number of nurses is twice the number of doctors. And the nurse is the very «soldier» that is most in contact with the patient. It’s the nurse, who does the doctor’s prescription, and controls the execution of the prescriptions. So, when we speak of im proving the quality of medical care, we have to mind the potential of these processes lies precisely here - in the field of nurse’s work. It is obvious that the requirements for the qualifications of nursing personnel in the modern world are increasing multiply. And so the requirements for the professional development of nurses. Fortunately, the modern world provides many opportunities for development. The article presents the main directions of professional development of nurses, relevant and available today in Russia.

nurses’ training, medical workers’ professional development, professional growth of nursing personnel