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Anke Voss, Anke Voss, Meg Miner

All oral histories

Voss discusses the origin/creation of the archives in the new library, her early teaching experiences in Illinois and being identified as person to take over at a time when plans to host the Remington Trust exhibit of rare books were under way. Myers gave presentations on those books, encouraging their use by students and faculty. She recalls Myers saying there would be an "archives pedestal" on top of the new library and that he was a "love everything, celebrate everything" kind of person who was rarely idle. Voss recounts Myers' visits to her office and that he did not interfere …

Enhancing Virtual Team Dynamics, Freddie L. Stephens Ii

Theses and Dissertations

With the activation of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center in 2012, the United States Air Force initiated an effort to centralize installation and mission support management throughout the Air Force, while decentralizing the execution at the base level. The measurement of success for such a decision extends beyond the reduction of overhead costs. The goal was to build a responsive, mission-focused organization. This research evaluated specific factors associated with the characteristics of virtual team dynamics to improve the perceived responsiveness of a centralized organization. Leader-member exchange (LMX) theory is a relationship-based approach to leadership that focuses on the quality …

Rediscovering Deep Time: Sustainability And The Need To Re-Engage With Multiple Dimensions Of Time In Leadership Studies, Rian Satterwhite, Kate Sheridan, Whitney Mcintyre Miller

Education Faculty Articles and Research

The current article makes the case that increasing our comfort with and responsiveness to extended timescales—both the far future and past—is essential to leadership against the backdrop of wicked challenges that shape the current and future leadership landscape. We offer a loose structure of four dimensions of time—present, near, distant, and deep time—to help advance this work. We frequently fail in thinking about the broader impact of our leadership work for generations to come and to ground that work in our extended, collective history. In order to think about lasting leadership, and particularly when utilizing a framework of sustainability and …

Transforming The Chapter Through Servant Leadership, Jennifer L. Saylor, Jennifer S. Graber

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015:

Our STTI chapter is dedicated to selfless mentoring and investing in new nurses and new members by engaging in leadership, knowledge and research related activities. Our chapter members cultivate future leaders and ensure an active sustainable chapter through informal and formal mentoring. Mentoring fosters professional and personnel growth and development, which is an essential component to shaping nurse leaders. In the developing evidence based practice healthcare environment there is a growing need for "well prepared and motivated patient care leaders" (Benjamin, Riskus, & Skalla, 2011, p. 156). To develop effective nurse leaders it …

Is Leadership In Stti In Your Future? A Dialogue With The Leadership Succession Committee, Safiya George Dalmida, John J. Whitcomb, Suzanne S. Prevost, Patrice Kenneally Nicholas

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on Tuesday, November 10, 2015:

This session will focus on leadership opportunities within STTI across all levels of the organization. From chapter level leadership to regional to international levels of leadership, STTI welcomes your engagement in the mission of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, aimed at advancing world health and celebrating nursing excellence in scholarship, leadership, and service. The session will offer examples of leadership opportunities and exemplars of leadership trajectories from early membership in STTI to international leadership. Also incorporated into the presentation will be the roles and responsibilities of the Leadership Succession …

The Development Of A Formal Mentoring Model And Program In A Faith-Based School Of Nursing, Kathryn A. Osteen, Barbara Devitt, Lisa Otto, Cheryl Riley, Julie Millenbruch, Cathy Miller

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015 and Tuesday, November 10, 2015:

Mentoring is a leadership initiative and a strategy that promotes collaboration, net-working, and inter-professional relationships. The purpose of this poster presentation is to present the Formal Mentoring Model and Program developed by the Mentoring Task Force at Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing (BULHSON). Mentoring is the foundation of self-development and launching of a professional career trajectory (Hunt & Ellison, 2010; Meier, 2013). Mentoring is a dynamic, evolving, ever changing relationship between individuals (Grossman, 2013). The mentoring process involves one individual guiding another to develop both personally …

Developing Future Leaders: The L.O.V.E. Approach, Kathy S. Holloway

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015:

Nursing education and leadership must rapidly change as healthcare organizations are reorganizing into detailed 21st century multi-faceted systems to provide care for complex conditions. If nurse leaders and nursing faculty incorporate the L.O.V.E. approach into their daily interactions with registered nurses (RNs), and nursing students, both will benefit as will the patients that they care for and the staff that they lead and collaborate with. Using the L.O.V.E. approach teaches and models professionalism, leadership, civility, ethics, and caring, which should be the framework of professional nursing at its best, especially in these current …

Choosing Wisely: Building A Statewide Pilot Program, Lisa J. Woodward

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Choosing Wisely, an initiative of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation, released its first list of "Things Providers and Patients Should Question" in 2012. This campaign works with different organizations and specialties and is designed to spark conversations between providers and patients to ensure that the right care is delivered at the right time. Consumer Reports concurrently has developed and disseminated patient materials to assist in engaging in conversations with their health care provider, empowering them to ask questions about appropriate testing and procedures. To date, the Choosing Wisely campaign has engaged nearly 100 national and state medical …

Authentic Work Experiences Of Chief Nursing Officers: A Phenomenological Inquiry, Charlene M. Ingwell-Spolan

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on Sunday, November 8, 2015:

Background: Studies have shown that job dissatisfaction, increased workload demands, poor working conditions and high patient acuity (overload) are among the challenges facing the registered nurse (RN) today. These challenges are also being faced by the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), the leader of the professional nurse, in advancing the RN into a highly functioning professional practice guaranteeing, daily, the delivery of quality patient care. Today's CNO must think differently to remove the barriers in the acute care setting, providing effective practice at the point of care. Purpose: The purpose of this study was …

Using An Instructional Design Model To Develop A Framework To Guide Leadership In Nursing Education, M. Anne Longo

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Leaders are accountable for the performance of their direct reports and thus responsible for providing a framework by which to evaluate staff education. Yet it is difficult for the leader to find examples of how to implement an overall framework that guides the development of the education. Reviewing the components of the ADDIE model with the goal of a healthy work environment, the learner will be able to evaluate if using the ADDIE model can help them meet their personal, departmental, facility and ultimately the goals of the …

Choosing Wisely: The Role Of Nurse Leaders In Reducing Unnecessary Healthcare, Pamela J. Bradshaw

Biennial Convention (CONV)

The Choosing Wisely campaign is an initiative of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) that is focused on improving communication between providers and patients. The campaign began in April 2012 with the goal of promoting communication that would help patients choose care that is supported by evidence, does not duplicate tests or procedures that have already been completed, does not cause harm and is truly needed to guide care (choosingwisely.org, n.d.). The ABIM Foundation challenged medical organizations to develop a list focused on their specialty. Currently, there are 58 health care provider organizations that have released a list of …

A Nurse Leaders Journey To Improve Geriatric Outcomes In The Acute Care Setting, Rhonda R. Davis, Claudia Jean Beverly, Tina M. Savdoval

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015:

Improving Geriatric Outcomes through a Nurse Led Interprofessional Team in the Acute Care Setting The Geriatric Nurse Leadership Academy (GNLA) is an 18 month mentored leadership experience that is designed to operationalize learned leadership behaviors by assisting and supporting the fellow in developing and implementing a project that is centered on improving geriatric outcomes. Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare has a culture of continuous quality improvement and leadership development and therefore chose to participate in the 2014-2015 GNLA cohort recognizing that as an organization the advancement of nursing practice …

Developing An Honors Program In Nursing Through The Nfla Experience, Larry Z. Slater, Ellen B. Buckner, David Anthony Forrester

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015:

Background: As the wave of nursing retirements rises over the next decade, the profession will begin to lose its most cherished leaders in clinical practice and nursing education. It is imperative that the profession actively engage new nurse faculty to become leaders and change agents not only within their academic institutions, but in their communities and the nursing profession. The Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy (NFLA) was created by The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International and The Elsevier Foundation to develop junior faculty scholars (those with …

From Clinical Practice To Leadership In Academia, Bimbola Fola Akintade

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Background: As an expert clinician, making the transition from clinical practice to a leadership position in an academic setting has presented many challenges. The Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy (NFLA) Scholar Program sponsored by Sigma Theta Tau International and Elsevier has helped mitigate these challenges for myself and other novice nursing faculty leaders. This is an 18 month faculty guided mentorship and leadership program which focused on three domains; leadership development, a scholar led team project and expanding the scope of influence. Methods: Several leadership tools were utilized to …

Bringing The Theory Of Leadership And Research Into Practice, Shannon Lanctot-Shah, Susan P. Hackett

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015: Leadership is a complex, multifaceted phenomenon that has been defined in numerous ways (Grossman and Valiga, 2013). Students graduating with a BSN are required to step into leadership roles in health care systems that are complex, fast paced and stretched for resources. In order to prepare students to step onto these leadership roles they need to develop competencies in nursing leadership and nursing research. Senior nursing students in a small rural college in southern British Columbia (Canada) engage in a semester of theory and practice to further develop …

Replication Of The Maternal-Child Health Nurse Leadership Academy In Africa, Christa Van Der Walt, Karin C. S. Minnie, Hester C. Klopper, Oslinah Buru Tagutanazvo

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015:

This special session focuses on the process followed from the inception of the idea to the completion of the first cohort of the Africa Maternal Child Health Nurse Leadership Academy (MCHNLA) in August 2015. We will share the background and history of the replication of the MCHNLA in Africa with reference to the need for leadership development in the field of maternal-child health in Africa, followed by a historical overview of the development of the Africa MCHNLA. This will be followed by our experience of the pilot Academy in the North-West Province of …

Developing Nursing Education Leaders Through Intentional Behavior Change And Expanded Scope Of Influence, Deborah F. Cleeter Bailey, Laura Cox Dzurec, Trisha Leann Horsley, Elaine C. Hardy, Jennifer L. Embree

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on Sunday, November 8, 2015:

The Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy (NFLA) is a 20-month personal leadership development experience that engages junior faculty and leaders of their home academic institutions. The experiential nature of the NFLA requires intentionality and commitment from all members of the academy community. The NFLA is designed to facilitate personal leadership development; foster academic career success; promote nurse faculty retention and satisfaction; and cultivate high performing, supportive work environments in academe. A rigorous international leadership development experience, the NFLA is constructed on a behavioral philosophy of leadership development that is integrated throughout all curricular and …

Am I There Yet? My Journey To Becoming A Nurse Faculty Leader, Elaine C. Hardy, Norma Martinez Rogers, Barbara Manz Friesth

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on Saturday, November 7, 2015 and Sunday, November 8, 2015:

Introduction: Early in my career as nursing faculty I thought that I knew what I wanted. I aspired to be a nurse faculty leader. However, I quickly realized that I had no idea what it took to become a leader. This is why the Sigma Theta Tau International Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy (NFLA) was so intriguing to me. When the opportunity to apply to this program arose, I inquired immediately to my institution for support in this endeavor. The NFLA, sponsored by the Elsevier foundation, recruits early career …

Leadership: Based On Relationships, Michele Rumsey

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015:

As secretariat to the South Pacific Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officers Alliance (SPCNMOA), the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Development at University of Technology Sydney(WHO CC UTS) works in close partnership to support leaders in nursing and midwifery, directly assisting the governments in 14 South Pacific Island Nations. This partnership has been in place since 2004, when at the first SPCNMOA meeting a request was made to UTS Faculty of Health to take the lead on establishing a WHO Collaborating Centre for the region. As secretariat, the WHO …

Transforming The Nursing Workforce In Liberia Through Graduate Education, Dorcas Elisabeth Kunkel

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015:

Nursing education in Liberia, West Africa has been slowly recovering from the destruction of health care education institutions that was experienced during the horrific civil wars that took place from 1989-2003. There is a dearth of nurses prepared at the diploma or baccalaureate levels of education to meet practice needs and very few masters or doctoral prepared nurses to lead change to improve population health outcomes, public health and strengthen health systems (Flomo-Jones, 2013, Walsh, 2010). Health care financing is primarily provided by international humanitarian aid as Liberia is one of the poorest …

Nursing Leadership And The Relation With Management Models Adopted In Healthcare, Andrea Bernardes, Daniele Allen Grivol, Carmen Silvia Gabriel, Gisleangela Lima Rodrigues Carrara, Priscila Lapaz Baldo

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015 and Tuesday, November 10, 2015:

Introduction: The importance of leadership can be measured through the strength at which this theme has been shown in the academic literature. The professionals of nursing who are health teams' leaders, develop not only a function of influence, but also collaborate on accomplishment of mutual goals of their teams (1).

Objective: The study aims to analyze the contributions of the produced research on nursing leadership and management models adopted in the health services, published in national and international journals from 2003 to 2014.

Methods: It was used Integrative …

Informatics For Nurse Leaders: Technology Impacting The Care Of The Older Adult, Johnanna L. Hernandez, Julie Millenbruch

Biennial Convention (CONV)

The purpose of this presentation is to identify informatics technologies, nurse leaders must be aware of to lead the charge of caring for the explosive growth in older adults in the United States. The use of tele-health, social media, and home-based information technology can enhance care of the older adult with chronic health issues. Health related smart phone applications are found in abundance and used by many healthcare providers, patients, and care givers. Social media has the potential to both promote healthcare outcomes, provide educational resources and influence healthcare decision-making. Access to technology also provides new opportunities for ethical breaches …

A Global Resource For Nurses: Work Team Empowerment, Christina Leibold Sieloff, Mary Louanne Friend

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015 and Tuesday, November 10, 2015: The purpose of this presentation is to review the current status of empowerment research in health care with a focus for identifying strategies that nursing work teams can implement to further improve their workplace empowerment. The target audience for this presentation is any nurse, who functions as a member of a work team, within any practice setting and any location globally. Empowerment is a perspective with global implications for nurses in all practice settings. In terms of the health care environment, the literature has identified there are many …

Innovation In Practice: A Qsen Framework For Redesigning A Clinical Advancement Program For Nurses, Kathleen A. Bradley

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on Tuesday, November 10, 2015:

The Institute of Medicine recommendations to address quality and safety provided the spark for the Quality Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) movement. This spark has also been felt within the practice setting. QSEN now serves as the cornerstone for building competency-based practice focusing on the six domains of nursing practice. Healthcare reform is a driving force in the practice setting. Nursing executives value competency as the driver of quality, patient safety and cost of care. Improving nursing competency and advancing the profession are the goals of a clinical advancement program. This presentation will …

An Evaluation Of Emotional Intelligence In Undergraduate Nursing Student Leaders Over 4 Years, Cindy L. Costanzo

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on Tuesday, November 10, 2015: Purpose: The purpose of this project was to assess changes in Emotional Intelligence using the EQ-i 2.0 tool in a cohort of undergraduate nursing students enrolled in a four-year extracurricular Leadership Scholars program. Aims: 1) to explore the student's change of EQ-i 2.0 scores over a four year period; 2) to explore the student's perception of group involvement, mentoring, relationship development and self-reflection; 3) to compare the change of EQ-i 2.0 scores with the students perceptions of growth with group involvement, mentoring, relationship development and self reflection. Background: Emotional Intelligence (EI) is emerging …

The Catholic School Principal And Inclusive Leadership: A Quantitative Study, Jayne M. Quinn

LMU Theses and Dissertations

The Holy See (2008) and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (1995) stated that all students, including those with disabilities, have the right to a quality education and special attention should be given to those who are disenfranchised by having a disability (National Conference of Catholic Bishops, 1972). Based on a literature review of characteristics that embrace inclusive Catholic school leadership in elementary schools in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the following research question was developed and used as the focus for this study: How prepared do Catholic elementary school principals see themselves in carrying out the responsibilities of …

Effective Leadership Strategies: What Novice Catholic Elementary Principals Know, Do, And Want To Learn, Linda Rogers Wiley

LMU Theses and Dissertations

In the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, principal candidates are often ill prepared for the demands of the job. Yearly the Archdiocese hires inexperienced principals in up to 15% of its elementary schools. The principalship is becoming more demanding. At the same time, research shows effective leadership is critical to a school’s success.

This mixed methods study focused on the knowledge and activities of novice principals. The researcher gathered information from second and third year principals in the Archdiocese to determine their knowledge, practice, and desire to learn four effective leadership strategies: instructional leadership, shared decision-making, organization of the learning environment, …

Educational Technology: Leadership And Implementation, Anthony James Galla

LMU Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to evaluate two important aspects of educational technology: leadership and implementation. The research conducted in this study aimed to assess three aspects of leadership as it relates to educational technology: leadership that supports the technology implementation process, leadership that supports the change associated implementing technology, and leadership that supports a culture that embraces technology. An additional purpose of this study was to evaluate the process, procedures, and actions of implementing educational technology at three Catholic elementary schools in ways that foster a culture that promotes a supportive disposition towards educational technology.

The data from …

Collaborative Strategic Planning: A Mixed Methods Study Of Models And Superintendents’ Perspectives, William Robert Espinosa

LMU Theses and Dissertations

School district leaders use strategic planning as a tool for leading their complex education systems. They may be mandated to prepare a strategic plan or they may elect to use the strategic planning process to adapt, focus, and align their education system to improve student achievement. The challenge comes in the confusion around what constitutes an effective strategic planning model. Using models from other sectors such as business are often unsuccessful when they are modified to deal with the diversity of stakeholders, multi-discipline systems, and complexity unique to school district systems. The purpose of this study was to research the …

Mentoring Future Nurse Leaders: Collaboration Between A Sigma Theta Tau Chapter And A Nursing Student Association, Indra Hershorin, Lauren Schwal, Jevon Olea, Mureen Shaw, Debbie Mcgregor, Jacquie Marshall, Lolita Ann Mccarthy, Claudette Rose Chin

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015:

Mentoring is increasingly being used in nursing and by nursing organizations with the aim of contributing to personal, professional and leadership development. Shea (1999) describes mentoring as a developmental, caring, sharing, and helping relationship where one person invests time, know-how, and effort in enhancing another person's growth, knowledge and skills. Sigma Theta Tau international (STTI) supports and advocates for mentoring as a key component of professional and leadership development. Mentoring programs not only make a difference in the health and vitality of an organization but benefits all parties involved; mentor, mentee, the organization …