Thus, though an advanced level of nursing education
has just started booming, the potential for fast advancement
of nursing in China seems great from the view of the ambitious
systematic integration of a career ladder throughout
the higher education system. With the provision of opportunities
for self-enhancement on one hand, and the graded
system of promotion policies with age limits for administrative
positions on the other, Chinese nursing would seem
to be able to overcome concerns about a leadership gap in
the very near future