title: Clinical and professional role development among experienced pediatric nurses: the pediatric medical nursing certificate program.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The development of a multiunit-based certificate program to promote retention by increasing experienced pediatric nurses' knowledge, skills, and professional role development through a blend of didactic, clinical, and mentoring components.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The certificate group demonstrated an increase in knowledge and skill, advanced leadership role acquisition, promotion, certification, and graduate school matriculation, and achieved a 95% retention rate within the organization.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  With support from management and multidisciplinary team members, a certificate program like this can be implemented in a variety of settings and specialties.
authors.affiliation: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, USA. jakubik@email.chop.edu
authors.forename: Louise D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Jakubik
authors.forename: Michael B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Grossman
authors.forename: Meryl O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Daly-Parker
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Gaffney
authors.forename: Kimberly A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Strauss
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Mars
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008611:Mentors; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009726:Nurses / Q000600:supply & distribution; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000193:education*; D015143:Philadelphia; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods; D013192:Staff Development