Abstract

There are many factors that influence a registered nurse's decision to return to school once in the workforce. Our study examines the roles of institutions, culture of nursing, and nurses' intrinsic factors in the motivation to pursue further education in nursing.

Author Details

Mary Helen Durland, BSN, RN; Ehrin M. Irvin, BSN, RN; Rebecca C. Brown, BSN, RN; Kristy Henegar, BSN, RN; Diana Morrison, BSN, RN; David Alex Snyder, BSN, RN -- Family Nurse Practitioner Concentration in the School of Nursing, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA; Kate Rocklein Kemplin, DNP, MSN, BNSc, RN, School of Nursing, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

Sigma Membership

Zeta Alpha

Lead Author Affiliation

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Motivation, Oppression, Registered Nurses

Conference Name

29th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Melbourne, Australia

Conference Year

2018

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Empowering the oppressed: Factors related to the advanced education of nurses

Melbourne, Australia

There are many factors that influence a registered nurse's decision to return to school once in the workforce. Our study examines the roles of institutions, culture of nursing, and nurses' intrinsic factors in the motivation to pursue further education in nursing.