Army Nurse Corps Personnel Management Practices (Executive Summary).
Abstract
All Army Nurse Corps (ANC) officers were surveyed (91% responded) to provide insight into important attitudes, preferences, and responses to a wide range of personnel proposals, education, opportunities, and nursing assignments. Conclusions were: (1) Pay/Allowances/Benefits (a) not a primary issue in attrition except for 66Fs (do not have pay parity with civilians), (b) most support the issue of professional pay for some groups of nurses, and (c) much concern with perceived erosion as evidenced by pay caps, high unreimbursed expenses, and proposals to reduce existing benefits; (2) Present Duty (a) primary concern of all groups is short-fall of personnel available to carry out mission, (b) most ANCs like their jobs; (3) Assignments/Career Planning, ANCs do not believe they have adequate input into career planning/assignments; (4) Military Professional Issues (a) ANC is a professional Corps, proud of its place/responsibility to USA, (b) reluctant to give up recognition of excellence for promotion/selection for leadership positions; (5) Professional Issues (AMEDD Nursing) - ANCs perceive role of AMEDD nursing more professionally challenging than civilian sector, and (6) Attrition Propensity (a) not high in ANC, (b) most frequently cited reason for leaving is inability to combine career and family, (c) most frequently cited reason for staying is professional growth opportunities.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA148890
Entities
People
- A. J. Frelin
- H. F. Mechanic
- T. R. Misener