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Nurse Manager Succession Planning: Evaluating a Pilot Program's Effect on Self-perception of Readiness
Erin LaCross1, Norma Hall, Judith A Boerger
1Author Affiliations: Chief Nursing Officer, Parkview Regional Medical Center and Affiliates (Dr LaCross), and Chief Nursing Executive (Ms Boerger), Parkview Health, Fort Wayne; and Dean for the School of Nursing (Dr Hall), University of Indianapolis, Indiana.
Objective:
Perceived readiness to transition to nurse manager roles and demonstrated leadership behaviors were evaluated among participants in a nurse manager succession planning pilot cohort.
Background:
Equipping nurses within an organization with the leadership competencies to transition to the next role is essential as we face an impending nurse and nurse leader shortage.
Methods:
Quasi-experimental and correlational design methods were used to measure changes in readiness of nurses to enter nurse manager roles over a 90-day pilot.
Results:
Participants' perceived readiness to transition to nurse manager roles and demonstrated leadership behaviors increased between days 1 and 90 of the program. Statistically significant increases were attributed to their participation in the nurse manager succession planning pilot cohort.
Conclusions:
This study contributes to the literature regarding nurse manager succession planning. Further research should be conducted so that succession planning for nurse managers becomes not only achievable but also expected.