title: International trends in nursing professional development.
abstract: Professional development is part of moving forward. As such, it is not easy to describe or define for any profession. Below, what professional development implies, its importance in face of current trends and what it means for nursing in the future.
authors.affiliation: International Council of Nurses, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oulton
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005544:Forecasting; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D009729:Nursing / Q000639:trends*; D012380:Role; D012922:Social Change; D012956:Societies, Nursing