Nurse Leader
Volume 7, Issue 6 , Pages 40-44 , December 2009

Leadership Succession Planning: A Key Issue for the Nursing Profession

  • Antoinette McCallin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Antoinette McCallin, PhD, is Research Director, National Centre for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice, AUT University in Auckland, New Zealand.
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  • Anita Bamford-Wade, DNurs

      Affiliations

    • Anita Bamford-Wade, DNurs, is Head of Nursing at AUT University in Auckland, New Zealand.
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  • Carol Frankson, MHSc

      Affiliations

    • Carol Frankson, MHSc, is Charge Nurse Manager at Middlemore Hospital, Counties Manukau District Health Board in Auckland, New Zealand.

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doi: 10.1016/j.mnl.2009.07.008

Nurse Leader
Volume 7, Issue 6 , Pages 40-44 , December 2009

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