Twenty years of experience with a clinical ladder: A tool for professional growth, evidence-based practice, recruitment, and retention

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-40

  Pierson, Margaret A ^b   Liggett, Charlotte ^b   Moore, Kim S ^a  

^a Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; NURSING EDUCATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES;

CAREER MOBILITY; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; NEBRASKA; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 77649212603     PISSN: 00220124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20091222-06     Document Type: Article

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