Creating a registered nurse advancement program that works.
Helping staff adapt to changing organizational and role demands is a key responsibility of nurse leaders. Using Benner's philosophy that identifies the importance of acknowledging one's accomplishments and being acknowledged by others, the authors present the design implementation, and evaluation of a Professional Nurse Advancement Program (PNAP). The PNAP offering a single job description that differentiates among three levels of horizontal advancement encompassing four do mains of practice is used in both the promotion and performance appraisal process.
Henry Ford Hospital, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
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D002322:Career Mobility; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006285:Health Planning; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D008824:Michigan; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000145:classification / Q000458:organization & administration*