Today's employees are more career conscious than ever. They are demanding more in terms of personal growth and development. Organizations that fail to allow employees to meet their individual needs will be losing valued employees. Career development helps employees to respond more positively to change within their job or in the organization structure. Receiving this kind of career support also encourages employees to develop the skills and understanding to manage their own choices about work and learning more effectively in future Aim: The present study aimed to assess the factors affect career development among nurses. Design: A descriptive co relational design was used. Setting: This study conducted at Ain shams university hospital affiliated to Ain Shams University. Tools of data collection: One tool was used for data collection namely Factors affecting nurses’ career development Factors affecting nurses’ career development Factors affecting nurses’ career development Factors affecting nurses’ career development Factors affecting nurses’ career development Factors affecting nurses’ career development Factors affecting nurses’ career development Factors affecting nurses’ career development Factors affecting nurses’ career development Factors affecting nurses’ career development Factors affecting nurses’ career development Factors affecting nurses’ career development Factors affecting nurses’ career development Factors affecting nurses’ career development Factors affecting nurses’ career development Factors affecting nurses’ career development Factors affecting nurses’ career development Factors affecting nurses’ career development Factors affecting nurses’ career development Factors affecting nurses’ career development Factors affecting nurses’ career development Factors affecting nurses’ career development Factors affecting nurses’ career development Factors affecting nurses’ career development Factors affecting nurses’ career development Factors affecting nurses’ career development questionnaire. questionnaire. questionnaire. questionnaire. questionnaire. Results: Nurses' mangers and staff nurses had high responses regarding total career development factors. Moreover nurses' manger had high response regarding total career development factors than staff nurses. Conclusion: The highest response mean regarding the total career development factors was related to job factors among staff nurses and nurses' mangers. Also, the result shows that the responses mean of nurses' mangers regarding total career development factors was higher than staff nurses. Furthermore, there is a statistically significant relation regarding total career development factors except personal factors. Recommendations: Nurses should be encouraged for determining their own strengths, weaknesses, developmental needs and integrating them with current career opportunities |