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The nurse manager as career coach. 1997

G J Donner, and M M Wheeler, and J Waddell

Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The conventional wisdom has been that career coaching is an important part of the nurse manager's role. In the current stressful healthcare environment, nurse managers seem more than ever in need of direction in this area. This paper examines the nurse manager's traditional role as a career coach, identifies the problems the current environment poses for implementation of that role and, considers options for achieving the goal of supporting staff with career development.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009718	Nurse Administrators	Nurses professionally qualified in administration.	Nurse Executives,Nurse Managers,Administrator, Nurse,Administrators, Nurse,Executive, Nurse,Executives, Nurse,Manager, Nurse,Managers, Nurse,Nurse Administrator,Nurse Executive,Nurse Manager
D009738	Nursing Service, Hospital	The hospital department which is responsible for the organization and administration of nursing activities.	Hospital Nursing Service,Service, Hospital Nursing,Hospital Nursing Services,Nursing Services, Hospital,Services, Hospital Nursing
D009864	Ontario	A province of Canada lying between the provinces of Manitoba and Quebec. Its capital is Toronto. It takes its name from Lake Ontario which is said to represent the Iroquois oniatariio, beautiful lake. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p892 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p391)
D002322	Career Mobility	The upward or downward mobility in an occupation or the change from one occupation to another.	Career Ladders,Clinical Ladders,Job Ladders,Clinical Ladder,Ladder, Clinical,Ladders, Clinical,Career Ladder,Career Mobilities,Job Ladder,Ladder, Career,Ladder, Job,Ladders, Career,Ladders, Job,Mobilities, Career,Mobility, Career
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013192	Staff Development	The process by which the employer promotes staff performance and efficiency consistent with management goals and objectives.	Human Resources Development,Cross-Training, Employee,Cross Training, Employee,Development, Human Resources,Development, Staff,Employee Cross-Training,Resources Development, Human
D014830	Vocational Guidance	Systematic efforts to assist individuals in selecting an occupation or suitable employment on the basis of aptitude, education, etc.	Career Counseling,Counseling, Career,Guidance, Vocational