Nurse Leader
Volume 4, Issue 6 , Pages 46-51 , December 2006

Nurse retention, leadership, and the Toyota System Model: Building leaders and problem solvers for better patient care

  • Karren Kowalski, PhD, RN, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • Karren Kowalski, PhD, RN, FAAN, is the grant project director for the Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence in Larkspur.
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  • Kathleen Bradley, MSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • Kathleen Bradley, MSN, RN, is assistant project director and administrative nurse specialist at Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver, Colorado.
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  • Sharon Pappas, PhDc, RN, CNAA, BC

      Affiliations

    • Sharon Pappas, PhDc, RN, CNAA, BC, is the CNO at Porter Adventist Hospital.

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PII: S1541-4612(06)00259-X

doi: 10.1016/j.mnl.2006.09.005

Nurse Leader
Volume 4, Issue 6 , Pages 46-51 , December 2006