title: The clinical ladder. Impact on nurse satisfaction and turnover.
abstract: Nurse administrators have advocated clinical ladder programs to address salary compression of experienced nurses. However, few clinical ladder programs have survived the test of time. One possible explanation for the demise of these programs is the failure to assess nurses' satisfaction with clinical ladder programs. Ongoing assessment of these programs may provide a solution to early demise.
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Virginia School of Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Corley
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Farley
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Geddes
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Goodloe
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Green
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002322:Career Mobility; D005260:Female; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D015397:Program Evaluation