Background
Thailand has recently reformed its health care system and this change has contributed to the rapidly increasing need for skilled and experienced specialist nurses and in 2003 a new Advanced Practice Nursing role was formally introduced. While Advanced Practice Nursing is now accepted as a clinical career option, there is little understanding of the factors conducive to successful career development. This study offers the first examination of factors associated with successful career progression for Advanced Practice Nurses in Thailand.
Objectives
1. To provide a description of the Advanced Practice Nurse population in Thailand, as represented by a purposive stratified national sample. 2. To examine the factors influencing successful career pathway development of Advanced Practice Nurses in Thailand. 3. To examine the factors which influence the extent to which Advanced Practice Nurses in Thailand engage in evidence-based practice and research.
University of Lincoln, College of Social Science
Aranya Rakhab, Surathani Rajabhat University, Faculty of Nursing and University of Lincoln, School of Health and Social Care
Christine Jackson, University of Lincoln, School of Health and Social Care
Kittikorn Nilmanat, Prince of Songkla University, Faculty of Nursing
Tony Butterworth, University of Lincoln, School of Health and Social Care
Roslyn Kane, University of Lincoln, School of Health and Social Care