title: Change and professional development: an adult education approach.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to explain the staff development approach as a means of enhancing the nurse manager's professional growth as well as the growth of employees. Staff development is growth-oriented, provides opportunity for self-direction, and integrates the needs of the learner and the facility while focusing on long-term goals. The author discusses integrating the goals of the adult learner and those of the health care organization as a means of meeting the needs of the institution and the individual employee.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Imaging and Therapy, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35294-1270, USA.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Dowd
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D008960:Models, Psychological; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011588:Psychology, Educational; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods*