Developing a clinical academic career pathway for nursing.

Coombs, Maureen, Latter, Sue, Richardson, Alison 
British Journal of Nursing, Oct 2012, vol. 21, no. 18, p. 1084-1090.
Overview of an initiative at the University of Southampton to define the potential practice and research activity of clinical academic nurses by defining specific role descriptors setting out what nurses do at each of 5 levels from novice to professor. Future directions and challenges for clinical academic roles are also discussed. 13 references.
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