A STUDY ON THE STAFF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES FOR NURSES IN A MULTISPECIALTY HOSPITAL

Health care organizations are solely dependent on the human resources. Staff development programmes go a long way in providing job satisfaction and staff retention. The aim of the study was to assess the staff development programmes provided to the nursing staff. A sample size of 30 nurses working in the private wards of a selected hospital was considered for the study. A structured questionnaire was used to gather data. Data was presented in the form of Frequency and Percentage scores. The data revealed that Career planning, job enlargement and stress reduction programmes need to be focused.