Succession Planning: A Perioperative Imperative

By 2020, as many as 67,000 nurse manager positions could be vacant, and an insufficient pipeline of prepared leaders could affect the “work environment, quality of care, and patient outcomes.”1(p37) By that same year, approximately 50% of all nurses will be Millennials (ie, born in the 1980s and 1990s).2 The mean age of current perioperative nurses is between 50 and 60 years; thus, it is time for all perioperative leaders to c ommit to succession planning and developing strategies for encouraging their younger protégés to enter leadership roles.
Source: AORN Journal - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Column Source Type: research