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Professional Development

Innovation in Transformative Nursing Leadership: Nursing Informatics Competencies and Roles - 2012

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This paper focuses on an emerging “avant-garde executive leadership competency recommended for today’s health leaders to guide health system transformation.
Specifically, this competency is articulated as “state of the art communication and technology savvy,” and it implies linkages between nursing informatics competencies
and transformational leadership roles for nurse executive.
 
The authors of this paper pr

Model of Public Health Nurse Executive Leadership

Sat, 10/01/2011 - 00:00 -- nhalper
In February 2011, the Ontario Public Health Organizational Standards were released requiring each board of health to “designate a Chief Nursing Officer to be responsible for nursing quality assurance and nursing practice leadership” and to "support a culture of excellent in professional practice for all regulated and unregulated health professions that ensures inter-professional collaboration and learning, and that staff are able to comply with professional regulatory body requirements where applicable.

Nursing Leadership From Bedside to Boardroom. A Gallup National Survey of Opinion Leaders - 2011

Sun, 01/02/2011 - 00:00 -- nhalper

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine how nursing is viewed by the nation’s decision makers and opinion leaders.

Background: Nurses comprise the largest subgroup of the health and healthcareworkforce. The public recognizes nurses’ contributions, consistently ranking them highest in honesty and ethics. Yet, significant barriers remain in nurses achieving substantial leadership positions in health and healthcare delivery and policy.

American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE): Nurse Executive Competencies - 2011

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The competencies listed describe skills common to nurses in executive practice regardless of their educational level or titles in different organizations. They are presented as information for both nurse leaders and those who employ or work with them. Executives can use these competencies as a self-assessment tool, useful in the identification of possible areas for growth. 
 
Aspiring nurse leaders can use them in planning personal preparation for their careers.

Chief Nursing Officer Executive Development. A Crisis or a Challenge? - 2011

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The roles and responsibilities of nurses are expanding, as they become more involved in administration and leadership within their field. Nurses are taking on executive positions, which have become a crucial part of hospital organizations. With this expansion, an executive development program is necessary to provide nurses with the knowledge and competencies that these executive positions require. Their focus must evolve from singular bedside practice to the greater scope of health care administration.

Back to the Future Learning From the Past to Prepare Competent Nurse Leaders for the Future - 2011

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If today’s need for highly competent nurse leaders is urgent, and there seems to be no controversy about this fact, what will be the need in the next few years? And what will ensure the availability of
these highly competent persons? Between the opportunities offered by the Accountable Care Act, and the IOM Report on the Future of Nursing’s recommendations, the consensus is that the need
will be great.

On-boarding and Enculturation of New Chief Nursing Officers - 2011

Sat, 01/01/2011 - 00:00 -- nhalper

Given that chief nursing officers (CNOs) play a critical role in hospital organizations and require a diverse set of executive leadership and professional competencies, what competencies are most critical? What kind of support is needed for a leader who is new to this executive role? What is needed to successfully on board an experienced leader who is new to the organization? How can a CNO demonstrate the unique value he/she brings to the executive BC[ suite?

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