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PubMed1980

Construction and validation of an equivalency examination for an MLT/MT career mobility curriculum.

A career mobility program in medical technology, recently developed at the University of Illinois Medical Center, Peoria, utilizes equivalency examinations to recognize professional competencies achieved by a medical laboratory technology graduate with an associate degree toward completion of a bacclaureate degree in medical technology. Four criterion-referenced examinations in clinical chemistry, clinical microbiology, hematology, and blood bank-serology were constructed by 30 medical laboratory technician (MLT) and medical technology educators from Illinois community colleges and universities in 1976-1977. A description of the development of these exams, the process of criterion referencing, the administration of the exams for norming, and the utilization of the exams by applicants of the career mobility program is presented.

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PubMed1981

Ladder to professional certification: the Career Mobility Program.

The Career Mobility Program provides an opportunity for certified occupational therapy assistants to become occupational therapists, registered. Data were complied about the 43 therapists who completed the program during its first 5 1/2 years. Performance on the certification examination and the candidates' educational and employment backgrounds were studied. The advantages and disadvantages of participating in the program were gathered via follow-up questionnaires. More than 70 percent of 26 reported career advancement.

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PubMed1990

A career mobility program for skilled nursing facilities.

This article reports the results of a 3-year demonstration project in career mobility for nursing personnel in skilled nursing facilities. The goal of the project was to demonstrate the effectiveness of a career mobility program in addressing service delivery challenges such as recruitment, retention, and satisfaction of nursing personnel in skilled nursing facilities. The project was a joint effort between an educational department of a large university and a major long-term care corporation. The project evaluation addressed the effectiveness of this career mobility program in attracting and retaining nursing personnel, the satisfaction of nursing personnel with their jobs, and whether the additional training affected the quality of care. Five pilot and three comparison sites were designated in Southern California. Survey, self-report, and interview data were collected at yearly intervals and at the completion of the project. Descriptive statistics and analysis of variance formed the basis for data analysis and interpretation. Overall, the findings suggested that the career mobility program has the potential to retain staff who benefit from a career development program. The career mobility program was a valuable strategy, but its success was only as good as the management team's authority to support the program and emphasize its goals.

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PubMed1979

A career mobility option within a university integrated medical technology program.

Career mobility has become an increasingly important movement influencing the education of allied health professionals in recent years. With the advent of intermediate levels of professionals in several allied health fields, career mobility can facilitate the advancement of careers for many of these health professionals.

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PubMed1995

A descriptive study of the career mobility of ET nurses.

A qualitative study of the career mobility of ET nurses in the United States was conducted. Self-report questionnaires and demographic data sheets were mailed to a sample of 117 ET nurses, and the return response was 54.3%. Members of the study sample ranged in age from 29 to 58 years, and the range of duration of practice as an ET nurse was 1.5 to 18 years. The current positions of the respondents varied from staff nurse in a non-ET nurse role to director of marketing or education for manufacturers of wound, ostomy, and incontinence products. Practice sites were evenly distributed between industry and clinical. Analysis of self-report questionnaires and telephone interviews identified 30 themes, which were reassessed for similarities and condensed to eight themes. These include consequences of the experience of being an ET nurse, precipitating event that resulted in a career change, ET nursing as a demarcation in practice, perception as currently practicing as an ET nurse, career mobility, feelings regarding ET nursing experiences, self-directedness in professional growth, and trajectory from clinical nursing to the business world.

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Career mobility: equipping nurses for health care beyond the year 2000.

Nurses are faced with uncertain employment in today's rapidly changing work place. The key to survival in this environment is to provide innovative, cost-effective, yet outcome-oriented methods of patient care delivery. Professional nurses and nursing students should make career mobility their watchword. Career mobility defines a planned trajectory which is flexible, role-expandable, and capable of adjusting to the sudden changes in direction which arise as nurses progress through their professional career. Nursing students must carefully examine the educational program they chose, and, once graduated, should use an innovative approach to the health care job market, with emphasis on professional nursing careers outside the traditional employment roles.

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Using adaptive competency acquisition assessment for licensed practical nurse career mobility.

The purpose of this study was to examine the use of adaptive competency acquisition in Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) graduate candidates as an assessment mechanism for career mobility. Participants completed the The results indicated that LPN graduate candidates developed adaptive competencies necessary for career transition. The results place value on career mobility, while providing educators insight into the basic competencies of one level of educational preparation, which can aid in service-based program development.

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PubMed1984

Statewide dental auxiliary career mobility: an emerging reality for Kentucky.

The lack of articulation in allied health education has been identified as a significant barrier to career mobility. This paper describes an attempt to improve articulation of dental auxiliary training in Kentucky. Results included the development of a dental auxiliary core curriculum, an articulation model, and the successful negotiation of a systemwide transfer agreement. In addition, the project instilled a commitment on the part of the group members to continue working toward greater articulation for dental auxiliaries.

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Nurses on-line: career mobility for registered nurses.

The demands of a dynamic health care environment have altered the roles and responsibilities of nurses, creating employment situations where distinctions across educational levels are becoming increasingly important. The 1995 Pew Foundation Report projected that, in the next decade, there would exist a shortage of registered nurses with baccalaureate and higher degree preparation. This deficit creates a unique opportunity to provide innovative approaches to career mobility for registered nurses. Constraints related to juggling the demands of home life, child rearing, and employment have been obstacles for diploma and associate degree nurses wishing to continue their education. Web-based instruction offers exciting possibilities for a new paradigm in nursing education that takes advantage of both the interactivity and substantial resources of the internet. On-line registered nurse completion programs offer flexible, cost-effective, and easily accessible alternatives to traditional education. This article describes the application of adult learning theory for use in re-engineering courses for on-line instruction. Hardware and software needs, technical support, development of an instructional model, teaching-learning considerations, and program evaluation also are discussed.

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