title: The career development internship program. Pathway to enhanced nursing practice.
abstract: Nurse administrators can enhance nursing practice and improve patient care by providing clinical nurses with ways to develop and share their expertise in areas such as education, management, quality assurance, advanced clinical practice, and research. The authors describe the Career Development Internship Program that grew out of the Management Internship Program. This creative program allows for professional growth in specific fields while also developing leadership capability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, San Francisco State University, CA.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Verhey
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Valentine
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Harrison
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007397:Internship, Nonmedical / Q000191:economics; D008404:Massachusetts; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000191:economics; D013192:Staff Development / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods