title: Implementation of a salary model for staff nurses.
abstract: A shift to a salary model for staff nurses was piloted on one unit of a 717-bed tertiary care teaching hospital. The assumption was that this would promote job satisfaction, professionalism, schedule flexibility and autonomy. A literature search, consultant input and a visit to a hospital using a salary model provided background for development and initiation of a six-month pilot study.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Sierk
mesh_terms: D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D015143:Philadelphia; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits