I 15 SPECIAL SESSION: The Maternal-Child Health Leadership Academy: Leadership Projects for Advancing Maternal-Child Nursing Care

Tuesday, November 3, 2009: 2:45 PM-4:00 PM
Description/Overview: Through the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International‘s Maternal-Child Health Leadership Academy (MCH), nurses develop personal leadership skills via the creation and implementation of innovative clinical projects in their home communities and clinical agencies which benefit the nursing care of maternal-child clients throughout on the health care continuum. This session will offer a synopsis of the MCH goals, objectives, structure and learning activities. In addition, individual presentations by a mentee, a mentor and a faculty member will feature the personal perspective of the leadership journey.
Learner Objective #1: Articulate the purpose and goals of the Maternal-Child Health Leadership Academy
Learner Objective #2: Describe aspects of the leadership journey from a mentor’s, mentee’s, and a faculty member’s perspective
Moderator
Karin CS Minnie, PhD, RN, RM, School of Nursing Science, North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Potchefstroom, South Africa
Symposium Organizer
Melanie Basso, RN, BSN, MSN, PNC(C), Maternal Fetal Newborn, BC Womens' Hospital and Health Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Invited Presenter
Nancy Dickenson-Hazard, RN, MSN, FAAN, Sigma Theta Tau International, Indianapolis, IN
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