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Introduction: The improvement of professionals is a gradual process that occurs throughout life and through it significant learning is developed that influences professional, labor and social activity; all of which requires the harmonic linking of preparation and improvement with work. Objective: To analyze the influence of training on the professional performance of nursing professionals in a private institution in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. Methods: A descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study was carried out between February and March, with a sample of 25 nursing professionals. Three evaluation instruments were used. Results: 56% of the sample was female, the average age was 43.8±11.7, 68% of the sample had a Bachelor's degree in Nursing, and the average years of training were 10.9±8.0. The results found show that there are high overall training needs. No significant differences were found when comparing job performance dimensions in those who had received training or were currently undergoing training and those who had not or were not. Conclusions: There are high general and specific training needs, with low organizational management towards training motivation and stimulation. On the other hand, no relationship was found between training and professional performance; however, this study leaves open the possibility of developing other types of qualitative studies that analyze this problem in depth.

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Introduction: Motivation is an internal state that generates behaviors which trigger into actions in a specific direction and for a specific purpose. Objective: To describe the relationship between motivation and work performance in the nursing staff of a public institution in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. Methods: An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted between November 2021 and January 2022 in nursing professionals of a public institution in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. The sample consisted of 60 nursing professionals from a public institution selected by non-probabilistic convenience sampling. Two instruments were used: approach to motivation in three dimensions and a competency-based work performance evaluation. Results: The sample was characterized by being mostly females aged between 34 and 53, with a professional nursing degree. The professional performance in the three dimensions was of medium level in more than 96% of the sample studied, and it is noteworthy that there were no people with high performance. The inferential analysis between general motivation and the 3 dimensions of professional performance had a statistically significant positive correlation, so it can be stated that, in the three dimensions, the higher the general motivation, the higher the professional performance. Conclusions: One of the most important findings is the statistically significant positive correlation between motivation and professional performance. That demonstrates the need to work on future research where intervention strategies are evaluated in order to qualitatively characterize and raise both indicators in light of the obtained results.