Effective succession planning in nursing: A review of the literature

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 900-911

  Griffith, Mary Bess ^a  

^a Bethel University   (United States)

Author keywords

Leadership; Management; Nursing; Succession planning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EVALUATION; FACTUAL DATABASE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEADERSHIP; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; LEADERSHIP; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867638050     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2012.01418.x     Document Type: Article

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