Abstract: Objective To comprehensively and scientifically analyze the recent research status,research hotspots and future trends of continuing professional development（CPD） for nurses in the past decade,provide reference for the development strategies and future research expansion of nursing disciplines. Methods The Web of Science core collection database was used to search the literature related to nurses' CPD from January 1,2013 to September 16,2022,and the CiteSpace software was used to visualize and analyze the paper output profile,research authors,countries/regions,institutions and keywords,and to analyze the research themes and research hotspots in the field by combining the extracted information. Results A total of 997 valid documents were included after screening,with an overall upward trend in the number of annual publications. Rob Poell from the Netherlands was the author with the largest number of publications. The countries/regions and institutions with the most publications were mainly developed countries,and the United States was the leader in this field,while the number of publications from China was low. The top-ranked research institution was the University of Toronto,Canada. The research hotspots in this area are qualitative studies and practice outcomes. The job burnout,motivation to participate,and challenges faced may be future research trends. Conclusion At present,foreign nurses' CPD model is at a relatively mature stage,and China has yet to learn from foreign experience and build a localized CPD model to provide reference for promoting the long-term development of nursing in China.

Key words: Continuing professional development, Bibliometric analysis, Nurse, Hotspot