title: Lateral promotion keeps skilled nurses in direct patient care.
abstract: A nursing "levels of practice" system was developed at a hospital to provide professional advancement, increased status, and financial gains for achievement in clinical practice.
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D002641:Chicago; D004649:Employee Incentive Plans; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000592:standards; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010559:Personnel Management