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Evaluation Of The Clinical Competency Advancement Program, Nada Wakim, Nohemi Sadule Rios, Suzanne Balbosa-Saunders, Eve Butler, Becky Montesino King

Nursing & Health Sciences Research Journal

Introduction: A major challenge facing nursing administrators and recruiters is the recruitment and retention of bedside nurses. Clinical career ladder programs are used as recruitment and retention tools by many hospitals. The Clinical Competency Advancement Program (CCAP) is a clinical career ladder program developed by a health system in South Florida to help retain clinical nurses at the bedside. The purpose of this study was to assess nurses’ attitudes related to the CCAP, by both participants and non-participants, to determine the perceived barriers and benefits of the program.

Methods: This study used a descriptive comparative design. A convenience sample of …