title: Career Mapping for Professional Development and Succession Planning.
abstract: Career mapping facilitates professional development of nurses by education specialists and nurse managers. On the basis of national Nursing Professional Development Scope and Standards, our education and professional development framework supports the organization's professional practice model and provides a foundation for the professional career map. This article describes development, implementation, and evaluation of the professional career map for nurses at a large children's hospital to support achievement of the nursing strategic goals for succession planning and professional development.
authors.affiliation: Tammy Webb, MS, RN, NE-BC, is Acute Care Vice President for Patient Care Services, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock. Previously served as Director of Professional Practice and Education. Tammy Diamond-Wells, MS, RN, NE-BC, is Medical-Surgical Nursing Director, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock. Debra Jeffs, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN is Director of Academic Nursing Education, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock.
authors.forename: Tammy
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authors.lastname: Webb
authors.forename: Tammy
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authors.lastname: Diamond-Wells
authors.forename: Debra
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authors.lastname: Jeffs
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010934:Planning Techniques; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires