Nurse manager residency program: an innovative leadership succession plan

Amy Watkins1, Jennifer Wagner, Christina Martin

  • 1Amy Watkins, BSN, RN, is staff nurse, General Telemetry Unit, Lancaster General Hospital, Pennsylvania. Jennifer Wagner, BSN, RN, NE-BC, is nurse manager, Observation Unit, Lancaster General Hospital, Pennsylvania. Christina Martin, MSN, RN, NE-BC, is nurse manager, Intermediate Intensive Care Unit, Magnet Coordinator, Lancaster General Hospital, Pennsylvania. Brandy Grant, MSN, RN, is nurse manager, Pulmonary & Telemetry Unit, Lancaster General Hospital, Pennsylvania. Katrina Maule, BSN, RN, CMSRN, is nurse manager, General Orthopedic Unit, Lancaster General Hospital, Pennsylvania. Kimberly Resh, BSN, RN, CCRN, is nurse manager, Medical-Surgical Unit, Lancaster General Hospital, Pennsylvania. Lisa King, BSN, RN, is nurse manager, Electrophysiology & Telemetry Unit, Lancaster General Hospital, Pennsylvania. Holly Eaton, BSN, RN, is interim assistant nurse manager, Intermediate Intensive Care Unit, Lancaster General Hospital, Pennsylvania. Katrina Fetter, BSN, RN, OCN, is interim nurse manager, Heart Failure Unit, Lancaster General Hospital, Pennsylvania. Stacey L. King, MSN, RN, NE-BC, is director of Nursing, Nurse Manager Residency Facilitator, Lancaster General Hospital, Pennsylvania. Elizabeth J. Thompson, BSN, MBA, RN, CCRN, is nursing project coordinator, Lancaster General Hospital, Pennsylvania.

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