RESOURCES - Criteria 6
Professional Development
[Unless otherwise noted, resources listed are
those identified by TNA]
Weblinks
Nurse-Friendly Hospital Criteria, Texas Nurses Association http://www.texasnurses.org/wkplaceadv/nf/nurse-friendly.htm
Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/loanrepay.htm
American Association of Colleges of Nursing Job Search http://aacn.campusrn.com/students/jobsearch.asp
Scope and Standards of Practice for Nursing Professional Development Standards, American Nurses Association http://nursingworld.org/
Text/Graphs
TNA Support Summary and Recommendation (pdf file)
Online Continuing Education Programs
(MS Word file) or
(pdf file)
[resource suggested by
Jean Haynes of the Nurse Friendly
Texas AHEC Team]
Information for Nursing Students
(MS Word file) or
(pdf file)
[resource suggested by
Heimerl, Lynn
and Lindsey Tidwell of the Nurse Friendly
Texas AHEC Team]
Articles/Books
Anderson D. Nurses: nurture your young. Nurs Manage. 2004 Jan;35(1):18-19.
Beyers M. About improving clinical ladders. Nurs Manage. 1998 Oct;29(10):96. Authorized users may request this article from UTMB Medical Library
Glenn MJ, Smith JH. From clinical ladders to a professional recognition program. Nurs Manage. 1995 Mar;26(3);41-42. Authorized users may request this article from UTMB Medical Library
Goodrich CA, Ward CW. Evaluation anbd revision of a clinical advancement program. Medsurg Nurs. 2004 Dec;13(6):391-398.
Hall LM, Waddell J, Donner G, Wheeler MM. Outcomes of a career planning and development program for registered nurses. Nurs Econ. 2004 Sep-Oct;22(5):231-238. Authorized users may request this article from UTMB Medical Library
Morrison, R et.al. RN refresher courses: hospital-based versus university based. J Nurses in Staff Development 2005 July/Aug 177-183. [resource suggested by Helen Miner of the Nurse Friendly Texas AHEC Team]