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1University of West Georgia, Carrollton, Georgia.
Background:
Succession planning in nursing is a new concept with limited evidence found in nursing education.
Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to provide a comprehensive summary of the descriptions of succession planning, as self-reported by administrators over an academic nursing division.
Methods:
A qualitative descriptive methodology was utilized to obtain descriptions of succession planning from participants having personal experience with succession planning.
Findings:
The categories discovered in the data included strategies for succession planning implementation, advantages of succession planning, and obstacles to succession planning.
Discussion:
Succession planning can provide growth plans, leadership development, and mentoring programs allowing for positive relationships that cultivate, inspire, and assist faculty to develop the necessary skills to be successful in a leadership role. Succession planning requires adequate financial and human resources to develop potential leaders to meet the future needs of an organization, and ultimately, nursing education.
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