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National Correctional Nurse Career Pathway Program©

Professional identity is constructed in relation to a reference group of professionals and the workplace (Caballero, 2009). Professional nurse role clarity and career guidance support transition into specialty roles and retention over time (Wei et al, 2021). Positive professional role identity is a key factor in optimizing outcomes such as quality of care, clinical performance, recruitment and retention (Wu et al, 2020; Maranon & Para, 2015; Worthington et al, 2013).

Academia &

Pre - licensure

Phase 1

  • Early socialization to the role & development of initial competencies 

  • Student nurses focus on knowledge, skills & attitudes

  • Professional Partners create pipeline interest with clinical placement opportunities 

Practice-Ready Correctional Specialty Nurse Focus

- Pre-employment

Phase 2 CNCPP(c)

  • Continue early socialization

  • Create interest in the specialty

  • Transition & adaptation

  • Clarify "fit" to specialty

  • Validate nurse social justice values, support competency & role confidence

  • Completers receive CEs & credential 

  • Completers are linked to employers who support nurses

  • Professional Partners support tradition into practice by promoting practice - ready strategies that support recruitment and reduce overall costs to sustain the workforce​

Early Employment 

(years 1-3) 

Phase 3

  • Continue toward nurse specialty socialization

  • Every nurse new to the employment setting needs onboarding & orientation transition support designed for retention - 6+ month investment

  • Nurses are testing their professional reality against what they learned and previous experiences

  • Professional Partners work to implement healthy work environments that support nursing care and nurse retention that impact care/costs.

Continuing Education Resources for Employment

Phase 4

  • Continue toward advanced & expert socialization

  • Expert nurses reinvest in the specialty through expanded roles as: mentor, preceptor, educator, clinical leader

  • Professional Partners work to implement healthy work environments that keep nurses engaged through growth opportunities, support nursing excellence and nurse retention that impact care/costs

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Nurse Professional Development Practitioner/Practice - based Nurse Educator: sustain, facilitate and evaluate the virtual program

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