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Nurse Manager Succession Planning: Building A Leadership Pipeline For The Future, Katie Stephens
Nurse Manager Succession Planning: Building A Leadership Pipeline For The Future, Katie Stephens
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
Problem. This academic medical center was increasing bed-capacity and needed to hire 12 additional nurse managers (NM) to meet these new requirements. Promoting assistant nurse managers (ANM) to the NM role saves time and money, supports leadership and cultural continuity, and demonstrates a strong organizational commitment to internal human capital.
Context. Formal nurse manager succession planning (NMSP) programs have been shown to increase nurse manager competency and retention rates, while also helping to identify and develop new generations of nurse leaders. To mitigate the recent loss of ANMs and strengthen the remaining leadership bench strength, the organization is developing, implementing, …
An Assistant Nurse Manager Leadership Laboratory Program And Its Effect On Nursing Outcomes, Alexandra Wiggins
An Assistant Nurse Manager Leadership Laboratory Program And Its Effect On Nursing Outcomes, Alexandra Wiggins
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
Aim: This paper summarizes the project development, implementation and outcomes of an Assistant Nurse Manager leadership laboratory program and elements involved in the coursework. Through lecture, simulation, and mentoring components, noted change in leadership ability of novice/advanced beginner Assistant Nurse Managers were assessed over a six-month period and monitored the effects on quality and financial metrics, as well as the self-confidence of the Assistant Nurse Managers. Evaluation conducted included both quantitative and qualitative outcome assessment.
Background: The literature shows that quality leadership produces quality nursing outcomes (Houser, 2003). Leadership style (Wong & Cummings, 2007), communication skills (Vogus & Sutcliffe, 2011), …