title: From clinical ladders to a professional recognition program.
abstract: A three-year process involving the redesign of clinical ladders led to a professional recognition program. After one year, a self-initiating credentialing ladder was established. The second year, one job description/performance evaluation was developed for bedside nurses--a professional ladder with system-wide and unit-specific requirements. Finally, during the third year, a professional recognition program emerged, recognizing expertise and experience.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Glenn
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D001363:Awards and Prizes; D002322:Career Mobility; D003406:Credentialing; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*