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http://dx.doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2011.41.5.581

Nurses' Experience of Career Ladder Programs in a General Hospital  

Park, Kwang-Ok (Department of Nusing, Sunchon National Universtiy)
Yi, Myung-Sun (College of Nursing Seoul National University)
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing / v.41, no.5, 2011 , pp. 581-592 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify and describe nurses' experience of a career ladder program (CLP) in a general hospital in Korea. Methods: The data were collected from 15 nurses who participated in the CLP. Each nurse completed individual in-depth interviews, for which the main interview question was "How do you describe your experience of CLP?" All interview data were transcribed and were analyzed using the grounded theory method. Results: The core category of the experience of CLP was identified as "challenging to rebirth as an expert". The participants used five action/interaction strategies such as "taking some time for introspection", "appreciating the essence of nursing", "making use of feedback positively", "throwing away doubts about their own capabilities", "exerting themselves with confidence". The consequence of the process of adjusting to CLP was "positioning a differentiated expert". Conclusion: The results of this study show that participants recognized CLP as a powerful resource which leads them to professional growth and development. Thus, CLP could be utilized as a clinical career-promoting program and ultimately as a program for providing high-quality nursing services.
Keywords
Career mobility; Nursing staff; Qualitative-research;
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