Nurse leaders' views on clinical ladders as a strategy in professional development

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 817-824

  TØrstad, Solveig ^a   BjØrk, Ida Torunn ^b  

^a VESTRE VIKEN HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Clinical ladder; Nursing leaders; Nursing management; Professional competence; Professional development; Strategic planning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREER MOBILITY; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MOTIVATION; NORWAY; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THINKING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER MOBILITY; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MOTIVATION; NORWAY; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; THINKING;

EID: 35348940181     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2934.2007.00769.x     Document Type: Article

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