Nurse Leader
Volume 7, Issue 6 , Pages 30-35, December 2009

Promoting a Culture of Professionalism: The Birth of the Nursing Portfolio

  • Andrea Holecek, MSN, MBA, APN, AOCNS

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    • Andrea Holecek, MSN, MBA, APN, AOCNS, is a clinical nurse specialist at Bayhealth Medical Center in Dover, DE.
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  • Marianne Foard, MS, BSN, RN

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    • Marianne Foard, MS, BSN, RN, is a clinical nurse specialist for Bayhealth Medical Center in Dover, DE.

In the fall of 2007, a group of 20 Bayhealth leaders and staff nurses attended the national Magnet™ conference in Atlanta, Georgia. At one particular presentation, representatives from a Florida Magnet hospital, Morton Plant Mease Health Care, discussed how implementation of a pay-for-skills program for registered nurses (RNs) had positively impacted the nursing culture at their organization. Specifically, they experienced considerable improvement in nurse retention and satisfaction. The positive results of their program were an inspiration to Bayhealth.

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PII: S1541-4612(09)00098-6

doi:10.1016/j.mnl.2009.04.006

Nurse Leader
Volume 7, Issue 6 , Pages 30-35, December 2009

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