title: Career development for nurses in today's health care environment and the value of nontraditional roles.
abstract: Roles that were essential in the health care setting of the past are rapidly disappearing in today's era of redesign. Career development and advancement are tumultuous processes in the current health care environment. The article illustrates what nontraditional roles can offer nurses through a case study on the contract negotiation process. It is hoped that the article will encourage nurses to take risk in choosing career experiences. Such choices will facilitate the learning that is necessary to lead the complex health care organizations of today.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Living, Hartford Hospital's Mental Health Network, Connecticut, USA.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Greig
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rehmer
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D002322:Career Mobility; D003284:Contract Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*