title: Florida Nurse Leader Survey Findings: Key Leadership Competencies, Barriers to Leadership, and Succession Planning Needs.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study examined barriers to nursing leadership and succession planning needs for nurse leaders in Florida.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  The Florida Action Coalition responded to the call to prepare and enable nurses to lead change to advance health, through a grant supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Florida Blue Foundation.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a nurse leader subset of a 56-item statewide survey of actively licensed RNs and advanced RN practitioners in Florida conducted via a cross-sectional, exploratory descriptive research design.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Key findings included a description of leadership competencies, barriers, and succession planning practices. Florida nurse leaders are aging and less diverse than the general population and report limited utilization of succession planning by their organizations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In Florida, attention must be directed to resources and strategies to develop skilled nurse leaders and plan succession.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: Director (Dr Denker), Statewide Implementation Grant Project, Florida Action Coalition (FL-AC) Robert Wood Johnson, Miami; Director and Professor (Dr Sherman), Nursing Leadership Institute, Boca Raton, Florida; Florida Blue Foundation Consultant (Dr Hutton-Woodland), Woodland Associates, Amherst, Massachusetts; Director (Ms Brunell) and Graduate Assistant (Ms Medina), Florida Center for Nursing, Orlando.
authors.forename: Ann-Lynn
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Denker
authors.forename: Rose O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Sherman
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hutton-Woodland
authors.forename: Mary Lou
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Brunell
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Medina
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D006285:Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011361:Professional Competence; D055815:Young Adult