title: A clinical advancement process revisited: a descriptive study.
abstract: Clinical advancement programs are not evaluated often for effectiveness and participant satisfaction. The advancement committee at this community hospital made the commitment to evaluate participant satisfaction periodically. Revisions were made in the program based on the evaluation findings and implemented in 2002. This re-evaluation was conducted to determine participant satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Lynchburg General Hospital, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Cynthia W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: Cynthia A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Goodrich
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002322:Career Mobility; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004282:Documentation; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D009042:Motivation; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012647:Self-Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014768:Virginia