Advanced training requirements for the annual mandatory continuing professional development of practice managers in nursing

Practice managers have been required to complete mandatory continuing professional development on an annual basis since the updating of the Nursing Professions Act. This continuing professional development encompasses 24 hours per year and must address current specialist nursing topics or pedagogical themes. However, the positive impact which this compulsory continuing training is expected to bring for practice managers can only be realised if advanced training contents and requirements are congruent. This gives rise to the key question as to which advanced training needs are present amongst practice managers in nursing. This issue is being pursued by the BMBF-funded project LimCare. This article presents selected results.