Increasing staff competence is an important motivating factor

The need for better quality medical care, new needs in medical care and assistance require the formation of a new type of specialists who are able to demonstrate professional competence and humane actions. This is possible only on the basis of continuous professional training and advanced training of specialists. Objective. To identify the development needs of midwifery and nursing professionals by improving their level of competence. Results. The degree of impact of stress factors on nursing staff of the obstetric hospital, the needs and requirements of nursing staff were determined, an analysis of satisfaction of patients of the obstetric hospital with different levels of education was conducted, conditions were created for the formation of a motivational structure of nursing staff in the process of development. Conclusion. Every nursing manager is interested in the team working smoothly, harmoniously and effectively — the process of motivating a person to act (motivation) is very important for achieving goals in any organization.