Sigma Theta Tau International: Geriatric Nursing Leadership Academy

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The Geriatric Nursing Leadership Academy offers all nurses, whether they are Sigma Theta Tau International honor society members or not, an invaluable resource for personal mentoring and individualized leadership development to prepare them to lead interdisciplinary teams to improve the quality of health care for older adults and their families.

The 18-month Geriatric Nursing Leadership Academy is an exciting, intense, and career-changing experience for nurses who are committed to leading health care practice changes for older adults. The purpose of the Geriatric Nursing Leadership Academy is to develop the leadership skills of geriatric nurses in positions of influence in a variety of health care settings. This leadership academy prepares geriatric nurses to effectively lead interdisciplinary teams to impact system change and improve the quality of health care for older adults and their families. 

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This program is offered through the International Leadership Institute at the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International. 

Sigma Theta Tau International: Board Leadership Development Academy

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The Board Leadership Development Academy offers all nurses, whether they are Sigma Theta Tau International honor society members or not, an invaluable resource for personal mentoring and individualized leadership development.  This program is a two-tiered experiential, personal mentored leadership development program that is comprised of a foundational board development leadership skills course provided online, followed by an individually mentored board leadership development academy.

The two-year Board Leadership Development Academy prepares nurses to be knowledgeable and responsive leaders on national and international boards. The focus of the program is on increasing knowledge and skills in the areas of:

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This program is offered through the International Leadership Institute of Sigma Theta Tau International. 

Sigma Theta Tau International: Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy

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The Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy offers nurse faculty, whether they are Sigma Theta Tau International honor society members or not, an invaluable resource for personal mentoring and individualized leadership development to prepare them as they transition into the faculty role. 

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This program is offered through the International Leadership Institute at the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International. 

National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Online Training Courses

Submitted by Anonymous on March 17, 2011
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March 17, 2011

Three online courses were developed for NAPNAP Chapter leaders to assist them in their new roles as Chapter legislative officers, Presidents and Treasurers: Chapter President's Leadership Training, Chapter Legislative Training, Chapter Treasurer's Training

The Chapter President’s Leadership Training discusses the role of the chapter president as leader mentor and coach, Lists 6 techniques for engaging a core group of volunteers and promoting second generation leadership.

The Growing Grass Roots online course was developed to teach NAPNAP members and Chapter Officers how to use the legislation action center (CAPWIZ). CAPWIZ allows members to search for federal bills by state and allows members to send out calls to action to their respective legislative representatives.

Nurse-led Medical Homes: Increasing Access to Quality Care

Submitted by Staff on March 2, 2011
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April 5, 2011

Symposium charts course for advanced practice registered nurses

The leadership role of advanced practice registered nurses in patient-centered medical homes is the topic of a Tuesday, April 5 day-long symposium at George Washington University in Washington, DC.

National experts, including leaders from NCQA and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, will deliver talks and lead panels to bring clarity to accreditation requirements; discuss new opportunities under ACA; highlight nurse-led medical homes that are models for quality care delivery; and deliver new data about the quality of care related to their use.

Campaign for Action Names Wave II Action Coalitions

Submitted by Staff on March 1, 2011
March 1, 2011

Campaign for Action Names 10 State Groups as Regional Action Coalitions to Ensure a Prepared and Effective Health Care Workforce

Goal is Long-Term Change in Health and Health Care

PRINCETON — The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation initiative to ensure that the health care workforce can deliver high quality, patient-centered care to every American, today announced the selection of 10 Regional Action Coalitions. These long-term partnerships have been convened to move key health care workforce-related issues forward at the local, state and national levels. 

Hospital characteristics physicians think should be important to physicians and patients choosing to deliver/receive care

Charts & Graphs about Leadership, Practice

A survey of 100 primary care and specialist physician members of the online community Sermo.com that collected physician opinions about a range of issues related to nursing found that physicians think that physicians and patients should value availability of specialists and location/proximity highly when selecting a hospital in which to deliver and receive care.

Health Care Leaders’ Rankings of Key Issues: November 2009

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Opinion leaders see cost/affordability as the number one issue facing healthcare today.

Nursing Leadership from Bedside to Boardroom: Opinion Leaders’ Perceptions

Research Briefs about Leadership

Research brief to examine opinion leaders’ views about nursing leadership with an emphasis on determining the role of nursing in the future, and potential barriers to leadership roles in health care today.

RB- Leadership from Bedside to BoardroomKey Findings:

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Richard Blizzard, Christopher Khoury, and Coleen McMurray

Quality Improvement Training: Scanning the Field

Research Briefs about Leadership, Practice

Research brief to ascertain availability of training options for health care and public health professionals to build proficiency in quality improvement (QI) or process improvement (PI) theory and practice.

RB- Quality improvement

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Sally Holmes and Lori Melichar

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