Supporting nursing professional development: a magnet hospital's story.
Leadership vision, strategy, and commitment are vital for the promotion of nursing professional development. In this article, the author describes the process of executing a vision for innovative professional development programs at a 270-bed academic pediatric medical center. A proactive nursing education department expanded to build broad-based career programs for pediatric nurses. These programs are nursing career satisfiers that have resulted in improved health care for children and enhanced financial outcomes for the organization.
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Clinical and Organizational Development, Children's Memorial Hospital, 2300 Children's Plaza, Mailstop 47, Chicago, IL 60614, USA. dhalfer@childrensmemorial.org
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