The Employer recognizes its responsibility to provide assistance to nurses in reaching specific career goals. A. Development Defined . Nurse development is an on-going process intended to help nurses attain and maintain a quality of job performance that meets the needs of the State and the career objectives of individual nurses. Typical activities and experiences include project assignments, task force assignments, supervisory coaching, internal job assistance, orientation, job rotation, interchanges, classroom instruction and independent study. B. Training Defined .
Training is a specific means or method of nurse development.
Formal training usually refers to group instruction or structured independent study. Academic or technical courses, seminars, workshops, institutes, correspondence courses, individualized reading programs, programmed instruction and computer assisted learning are typical examples of formal training. Conferences and conventions are included if they are conducted specifically for educational purposes. C. Individual Development Planning . Each nurse shall be counseled in terms of development and complete an Individual Development Planning Worksheet on an annual basis.