title: Developing leadership talent: a statewide nurse leader mentorship program.
abstract: Nurse leaders continue to seek support programs essential for advancement to senior roles. Providing such support presents a challenge for the future of nursing in the state of New Jersey and on a national level. This article discusses the creation of a mentorship program by the Organization of Nurse Executives of New Jersey (ONE NJ). In recognition of the program, which has contributed to the advancement of New Jersey nursing leadership, the ONE NJ received the 2014 American Organization of Nurse Executives Chapter Achievement Award.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: Senior Nurse Executive (Ms Rich), Clinical Services, Summit Medical Group & Summit Health Management, Berkeley Heights; Assistant Vice President (Ms Kempin), Medical Surgical Services, The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood; Administrative Director (Ms Loughlin), Maternal Child Health and Critical Care, Hunterdon Medical Center, Flemington; Assistant Nurse Manager (Ms Vitale), Labor and Delivery, Saint Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick, and Director, Meridian Health Ann May Center for Nursing and Allied Health, and Chair (Dr Wurmser), Georgian Court-Meridian Health School of Nursing, Neptune, New Jersey; and Senior Communications Specialist (Ms Thrall), American Organization of Nurse Executives, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rich
authors.forename: Bettyann
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kempin
authors.forename: Mary Jo
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Loughlin
authors.forename: Tracy R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Vitale
authors.forename: Theresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wurmser
authors.forename: Terese Hudson
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Thrall
mesh_terms: D001363:Awards and Prizes; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008611:Mentors; D009515:New Jersey; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D012956:Societies, Nursing