Reaching for the stars: career advancement and the registered nurse.
Int J Nurs Pract
; 11(4): 185-90, 2005 Aug.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15985097
ABSTRACT
Clinical nursing has long struggled to secure the place of primacy it deserves in the profession's hierarchy of importance and worth. It is ironic that, even at the beginning of the 21st century, a clinical nurse is generally not as well-recognized, rewarded or remunerated as a colleague working in nursing management, education or research. Until the profession recognizes and takes serious action to remedy this situation, the crisis of recruitment and retention in nursing currently ravaging the globe is likely to continue. In this paper, I present a discursive account of an exciting initiative by a leading private, acute-care hospital which addresses this very problem. A new ladder for clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) introduces a rigorous and systematic approach to the appointment of three classifications of CNS, each requiring evidence of successively higher levels of competency, and which are accompanied by fiscal reward and stronger peer recognition.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Career Mobility
/
Nurse Clinicians
/
Nursing Staff, Hospital
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Oceania
Language:
En
Journal:
Int J Nurs Pract
Journal subject:
ENFERMAGEM
Year:
2005
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Australia