title: Nurturing charge nurses for future leadership roles.
abstract: Charge nurses are untapped leadership resources that can be groomed for future advanced leadership positions in healthcare organizations. The purpose of this study was to understand the development needs for the charge nurse role. This study demonstrates they receive little or no training for assuming positions of leadership and offers suggestions for enhancement of preparation.
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Nursing, NB 324, 1530 Third Ave South, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA. ppatrici@uab.edu
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Patrician
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Oliver
authors.forename: Rebecca S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Miltner
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dawson
authors.forename: Kathleen A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Ladner
mesh_terms: D000407:Alabama; D002322:Career Mobility; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000193:education*; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods