Saturday, 21 July 2018
Nurses commonly leave a department or organization because of leadership. This adds to the nursing shortage. Nurse leaders may move into leadership with little to no experience or training in a leadership role. If nurses are not adequately equipped with a foundation in leading quality and safety in the healthcare system this could lead to frustration, turnover, and poor patient outcomes.
Module Objectives:
- Identify the critical dimensions of strategic planning.
- Compare and contrast the attributes of successful and unsuccessful strategic planning initiatives.
- Propose potential sources of evidence for assistance with strategic planning and program development decision making.
- Develop a strategic planning document that reflects the key dimensions of an organization’s vision, mission, and values statements.
STRATEGY
- Research was conducted to develop a core content outline.
- QSEN and AONE competencies acted as a framework for the content outline development and then each section or module of the program was mapped to the appropriate competency.
- Content experts authored presentations and then the Sigma education team developed the content into an interactive learning program.
- Entire program was then peer-reviewed by an expert in nursing leadership, known as a Program Editor.
- This process validated the relevance of the content in current practice and alignment with competencies as the framework.
- Facilitator’s Guide was developed to allow faculty to visualize the program alignment with competencies, content of program, and faculty led discussion questions and activities.
- Learner Development Plan and pre-and post-assessments were developed as part of the program to measure the learner’s growth.
OUTCOMES
- Increase learning and be effective means of providing leadership training.
- Program evaluations reflect 93% of responses agreed that the courses were beneficial.
- 91% of responses said the program would help them in their practice and was an effective learning method.
- Pre/post-assessment is generated from a test bank.
- Utilization of the QSEN and AONE competencies as a framework for an online learning program related to nurse manager knowledge, skills and attitudes is beneficial and innovative in bridging the practice gap.
IMPLICATIONS
- Development of sustainable training methods for nurse leaders is imperative.
- Training offered as asynchronous learner-paced education to effectively utilize education budgets and restrictions.
- Evidence-based, peer-reviewed leadership training that bridges the practice gap is essential to creating equipped leaders.