SPECIAL SESSION: The Maternal-Child Health Nurse Leadership Academy: Leadership Projects for Advancing Maternal-Child Healthcare

Description/Overview: Through the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International‘s Maternal-Child Health Nurse Leadership Academy (MCH NLA), 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 NLA goals, objectives, structure, learning activities, and outcomes. In addition, individual presentations by a mentee, a mentor and a faculty member will feature the personal perspective of the leadership journey.