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Comfort-Focused Wound Care: Development Of Standardized Protocol For Wound Care At End-Of-Life, Traci L. Brackin

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Sunday, September 18, 2016:

Successful wound management in the palliative care and hospice arenas is a challenging process that requires progressive clinical knowledge, explicit goal communication, and creativity to provide comfort and symptom control. While most acute and chronic wounds encountered by a provider can be healed effectively if the appropriate treatment is employed, there are some recalcitrant wounds and many comorbidities that prevent wound healing, especially at the end of life. This circumstance causes providers to evaluate appropriate interventions for wound maintenance. Providers should be able to utilize protocols with symptom control in mind when providing …

Clinical Experience For Senior Level Nursing Students: Impact Of A Designated Education Unit, Jill May Krell

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016: Healthcare organizations that depend greatly on an adequately prepared nursing workforce, have voiced concerns about the new nurse candidates not being 'practice ready' to fill the increasing number of registered nurse vacancies in their organizations. In light of these concerns, nurse educators throughout the country have explored ways to transform nursing education in order to produce the type of skilled and knowledgeable nurse that is practice ready for the future healthcare environment. After conducting a thorough review of the evidence which included searching data bases, professional organizations websites, attending conferences, and interviewing other …

Characteristics Of Effective Nurse Educators, Bethany C. Klopfer, Emily M. Piech

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Sunday, September 18, 2016:

The purpose of this study was to evaluate what essential personal and professional characteristics needed to produce effective nurse educators. Considering the rise of open nursing faculty positions, and the fact that most nursing educators are over the age of 60, many nursing programs face an increasing shortage of quality professors. It is necessary that in order for the profession of nursing to thrive recruitment must be made of a younger generation of registered nurses interested in higher education. Starting early in the development of a specific set of characteristics may enhance their …

Chapter Leadership: The Path From Challenged Chapter To Key Candidate, Jennifer L. Allis Vazquez, Kimberly A. Joerg

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Session presented on Sunday, September 18, 2016:

This presentation will discuss the steps that board members followed to transform from a challenged chapter to a Chapter Key candidate. During this four year transformation, board members followed Sigma Theta Tau International best practices and accessed all resources available to it including the Sigma Theta Tau International headquarters staff, Regional Coordinator, and chapter officers. Through the hard work and dedication of these officers, the chapter was able to work through this difficult transition which included a complete board turn over and was able to regain tax exempt status, engage members, build a …

Building Collaborative Teams: Teaching Graduate Students Strategies For Effective Hiring, Kristy S. Chunta

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016:

Master's level nurses will assume leadership positions that require the development of collaborative teams to meet quality outcomes in clinical and academic settings. Some of the leadership skills essential to team building include communication, collaboration, negotiation, and coordination (American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), 2011). A key component to building an effective team includes employing qualified personnel by recruiting the most appropriate candidate for the position. Yet, often potential employees are hired because of the need to rapidly fill an empty position (Roussel, 2013). Cottrell's leadership principles suggest that leaders should 'hire …

Barriers Of Contact Isolation Precautions: Healthcare Professional's Perceptions And Patient's Experiences, Samantha Kelsey Barber

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Sunday, September 18, 2016:

The main objective of this research review was to explore the lived experiences of patients under source contact isolation precautions and the perceptions and suggestions of healthcare workers interacting with patients under source isolation conditions. Patients and healthcare workers were interviewed over a period of time that allowed for the elaboration of personal feelings and perceptions to be articulated. The general consensus for both groups was deemed negative and the researchers were able to determine that one of the contributing factors was a lack of guiding knowledge in the form of an evidence …

Ap4np: Academic Partnerships For Nurse Practitioner Students - Creating Designated Preceptorships In Primary Care Clinics, Constance J. Creech, Janet M. Paulson, Tiffany J. Bishop, Margaret Andrews, Denise Cooper

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016:

Purpose Statement: The University of Michigan-Flint Department of Nursing (UM-Flint DON) is providing and evaluating Academic Partnerships with Primary Care Clinics to create designated clinical training preceptorships for nurse practitioner (NP) students. The UM-Flint DON has experienced the same challenges to APRN clinical education that has been noted nationwide: an increase in enrollment in Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) and Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) NP programs, a lack of available clinical sites with qualified preceptors, and competition for sites with other educational programs (Fitzgerald, Kantrowitz-Gordon, Katz & Hirsh, 2012). The creation …

A Model For Falls With Major Injury In Nursing Home Residents, Soon Young Ha, Patricia Vermeersch

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Sunday, September 18, 2016:

Background: The combination of more elderly living longer and needing more supportive care means the absolute proportion of older adults in nursing homes is likely to rise. Nursing home residents are more likely to fall as compared to community dwelling older adults. Consequently, the absolute number of falls among nursing home residents will also increase with a concurrent rise in falls with major injury 4: bone fractures, joint dislocations, closed head injuries with altered consciousness, and/or subdural hematoma. 5 The increased falls with major injury will negatively impact the physical and psychological health …

A Dnp Project: Improving Skin-To-Skin In The O.R. Following A C-Section, Joanna L. Horst

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Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016:

Studies conducted for more than ten years have described how placing a newborn on their mother's bare skin immediately following birth provides both physiologic and psychological benefits for the newborn and the mother (Moran-Peters, Zauderer, Goldman, Balerlein, & Smith, 2014, p. 296). In a Cochrane review of thirty four studies it was demonstrated that skin to skin, (STS) contact immediately after delivery provides the newborn with improved stabilization of the heart rate, respiratory rate, blood oxygen saturation, blood glucose levels, and temperature consistency (Moore, Anderson, Bergman, & Dowswell, 2012, p. 5). A secondary …

A Concept Analysis Of Nursing Informatics, John J. Milner

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016: Although Nursing Informatics (NI) has been regularly viewed as an Information Technology function, it should be viewed as a strategic method for translating clinical information into usable knowledge and communicating that knowledge to the nursing profession. The definition and description for NI first appeared in theliterature in 1980, and the definition has been evolving ever since. In 1994, NI was officially recognized as a sub-specialty of nursing by the American Nurses Association. As a sub-specialty, NI has a documented scope and standards of practice, yet very few nurses or healthcare executives understand exactly …

What's In It For Me? How To Provide Membership Benefits, Sabrina Collins-Christie, Janell Jackson

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Thursday, September 25, 2014:

Does your group provide true value to your constituents? This session will explain how to evaluate your needs to deliver benefits, services, and programs that are relevant.

The Growth Of International Branch Campuses And The Implications For Cross-Border Nursing Education, Jill Borgos

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Friday, September 26, 2014:

Purpose: The purpose of this proposed presentation is to provide an overview of the findings from a literature review on the global growth of IBCs, the reported challenges to operating an IBC for both the home and host country, and to explore future implications for nursing education globally in relationship to IBCs. A recent phenomenon within higher education is the growth of international branch campuses (IBCs) as a subset of cross-border education (Borgos, 2013, Knight, 2008). The movement of students from one geographic area to another, seeking the attainment of a higher education …

Sustainability Skills: Making It Through Your First Years As A Chapter, Jenny Paugh Hoffman, Rebecca L. Schafer

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Thursday, September 25, 2014: Building a new chapter is more than completing a checklist of tasks and submitting an application. This session will explain how to avoid common pitfalls and the resources available to develop a viable and sustainable chapter.

Spread The Word: Effective Publicity Tactics, Sabrina Collins-Christie

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Thursday, September 25, 2014: What do the community, potential members, and current members know about your chapter? This session will show you how your publicity techniques are critical to your perception.

Special Session: Transforming Nursing Education Through Leadership Development Of Novice Faculty: The Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy, Carolyn Hart, Jennifer L. Embree

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Wednesday, September 24, 2014:

The Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy (NFLA) is an intense international leadership development experience designed to facilitate personal leadership development, promote nurse faculty retention and satisfaction, foster academic career success, and cultivate high performing, supportive work environments in academe. Scholars in the NFLA are selected through a competitive process and work throughout the twenty two month experience within a triad that includes a leadership mentor and faculty advisor. The academy curriculum is built upon the foundation of three domains: individual leadership development, advancing nursing education through leadership of team projects, and the Scholars expanded …

Social Media 101, Michelle Coburn

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Wednesday, September 24, 2014: As social media platforms continue to grow in popularity, it becomes even more important for organizations and professionals to have a virtual presence. This session will explore the features and functions of a few popular platforms, so attendees can develop and implement a successful social media campaign.

Reflective Leadership: Integrating Quality And Safety Competencies To Fulfill Joy And Meaning In Work, Gwen D. Sherwood

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Saturday, September 27, 2014:

Purpose: Nurses have a leadership opportunity to improve quality and safety. Leadership across all areas of nursing is essential to create safety culture that can improve outcomes. A safety culture is based on reflective, appreciative, and effective leadership that integrates the six quality and safety competencies for all nurses to improve safety outcomes: patient centered care, evidence based practice, quality improvement, teamwork and collaboration, safety and informatics. Nurses often experience disonance between their own values and organizational values, between ideal practice and constant breakdowns in process that lead to poor outcomes, and between …

Quality Improvement In An Academic Organization: A Lean Approach, Becky S. Walters, Pamela M. Aaltonen, Kristen F. Kirby, Karen J. Foli, Vicki L. Simpson

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Saturday, September 27, 2014:

Lean is a type of quality improvement philosophy/methodology developed originally by the Toyota Production System as a means of improving the automotive assembly process. More recently Lean principles have been adapted for use in health care settings. Similar to manufacturing processes, health care organizations must rely on multiple, complex processes to deliver a product (care) and provide value to customers (health care consumers). Waste in both systems decreases value. Within an educational organization, the orientation of TAs becomes important at a micro level (student instruction) and macro level (mission of the organization). As …

Program Planning 101, Sabrina Collins-Christie

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Thursday, September 25, 2014: Need ideas for creating an exciting local program? Attend this session to see how your group can evaluate your audience to deliver relevant topics at events.

Program Development: Virtual Is The New Reality, Julie A. Jones

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Thursday, September 25, 2014: As technologies advance, the ability to interact with constituents virtually has become a high demand. This session will discuss the basic concepts in creating a successful online program, as well as resources and technologies that can be useful.

Plenary 4: Leading In Challenging Times, Rose O. Sherman

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Friday, September 26, 2014:

The healthcare system is undergoing massive change with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. The changes have significant implications for nursing and the nursing workforce. In this session, we discuss the changes occurring with health reform, assess how they are impacting the nursing workforce and identify strategies that nurse leaders can use to support staff in this time of change. Topics to be covered include: 1. A move from volume-based to value-based care 2. Implementation of Accountable Care Organizations 3. The shifting landscape of healthcare priorities 4. The demographics of the current …

Pick Me! Implementing A Successful Recruitment Plan, Janell Jackson, Sabrina Collins-Christie

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Wednesday, September 24, 2014:

Improper recruitment and selection practices can result in low acceptance and retention rates. Attend this session to learn how to build a recruitment plan to effectively attract, screen, select, and orient qualified candidates.

Opening Plenary: Leadership In Action: Uncovering The Next Generation Of Leaders, Cathy D. Catrambone

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Wednesday, September 24, 2014:

The speaker will share their personal leadership journey and lessons learned, along with tips to develop your own leadership style.

Nursing Leadership (Directorate's) Key To Nursing Excellence, Jothi Clara Micheal

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Friday, September 26, 2014: Purpose: To share knowledge on the experience of Nursing Leaderships (Directorates) Key to Nursing Excellence at Global Health City (GHC) Chennai in developing and evaluating GHC framework on accreditation preparedness with application of National Accreditation for Nursing Excellence within Indian context. This paper will explain the framework on accreditation preparedness and elaborate the application and evaluation at GHC. Methods: The Nursing Directorate (ND) at Global Health City (GHC), India focuses on nursing care excellence balancing cost, quality & safety. With the aim of developing nursing standards that would well suit Indian health care …

Network Like It's Your Job Because It Is: 15 Tips For Personal And Professional Growth In 15 Minutes, Scott Emory Moore, Benson C. Wright

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Friday, September 26, 2014:

Purpose: This dynamic presentation seeks to energize the networking and connection potentials of nurses. First, identify the importance of networking as a method of personal and professional growth, and then learn about 15 opportunities to expand your connecting, networking, and communicating skill sets. The world is only as big as you allow it to be. With a combination of high tech and high touch approaches, this presentation will offer tips for the next steps in maximizing your nursing career. Embrace the power of social networking. Identify the value of being a willing mentee …

Maximizing Impact: Developing Effective Board Members, Jenny Paugh Hoffman, Rebecca L. Schafer

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Wednesday, September 24, 2014:

Serving on a board is more than attending meetings. Discover how individual roles and collective responsibilities allow boards to work effectively to make a positive impact on their constituents and the community.

Leading The Way For Nurses To Work With Autistic Patients, Cynthia M. Thomas, Constance E. Mcintosh, Roberta Allen

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Saturday, September 27, 2014:

Purpose: Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is a broad term encompassing a group of neurodevelopmental disabilities and the diagnosis of social communication disorder (SCD, DSM-V; APA, 2013). ASD prevalence continues to rise with one in sixty-four individuals diagnosed (CDC, 2014). Nearly twenty-five percent of Americans have a disability with nurses treating them in hospitals, clinics, and schools on a daily basis (US Census, 2012). While there has been much research about ASD, very few articles have been written about nursing interventions with a patient with ASD. How nurses care for patients diagnosed with ASD …

Leading Faculty To Develop Rapid Curricular Enhancements Using The Lean Process, Julie Meek, Judith Ann Young, Jennifer L. Embree

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Saturday, September 27, 2014:

The knowledge, skills and attitudes demanded of todays nurses are rapidly evolving, due in large part to the sweeping changes in our healthcare system brought on by the passage of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Preparing graduates for practice in these complex environments challenges faculty at all levels of nursing education, but particularly at the DNP system leadership level as schools simultaneously face faculty shortages nationwide. The resulting increased pressure on faculty workloads has the potential to compromise the curricular enhancements needed to stay on pace with the skill sets …

Inductions Made Easy, Karin L. Lightfoot

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Thursday, September 25, 2014, and Wednesday, September 24, 2014:

Induction into Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing is a memorable event in any nurses career. This ceremony honors the new inductees scholarship, compassion, and commitment to excellence. It also sets the trajectory of their future nursing leadership and their participation as members of Sigma Theta Tau International at the local, national, and international levels. With all this at stake, hosting an induction ceremony can be a daunting task. As a first-year Faculty Counselor, the presenter learned the process of planning and implementing a successful chapter …

Inclusive Nursing Leadership In The Twenty-First Century, Philip Esterhuizen

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Friday, September 26, 2014:

Nursing leaders have multiple challenges that influence their role and function. Increasingly advanced technology, the expansion of nurses roles, issues of gender and professional socialisation, competency based education and unconscious conflict all influence nurses' motives to care.