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Recruitment And Retention Using Your Chapter Website In The Circle, Michelle Coburn

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Sunday, September 18, 2016:

The Circle is a powerful tool that allows each STTI chapter an opportunity to recruit and retain members. This session will focus on making updates to your site, and how to use it to provide meaningful content to members. This session is not eligible for continuing nursing education contact hours.

Reboot And Refresh: How To Start Over, Jenny Paugh Hoffman, Jessica R. Wendorf

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Sunday, September 18, 2016:

Do you find that your chapter does something because 'that's the way we've always done it'? Settling into a rigid routine can make for a stale chapter experience. This session will show your leaders how to start fresh! This session is not eligible for continuing nursing education credits.

Preparing Baccalaureate Nursing Students To Be Microsystem Leaders, Chito Arcos Belchez, David Martin

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016:

Historically leadership courses developed for undergraduate nursing education programs have focused on identifying personal skills deemed essential for students. These skills primarily relate to personal traits and qualities that identify students' self-knowledge, communication skills, risk taking, and delegation. What is lacking is the concept and components of system leadership. Knowledge of system leadership helps nurses identify the structures, processes, and outcomes present in a clinical microsystem. Strong clinical microsystems are the precursor of a healthy work environment. In a clinical microsystem leadership course, there are three main concepts. Those are leadership, microsystem, and …

Patients Are Never Customers, Jose Angel Torres

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016: Healthcare, an industry genuinely dedicated to helping others, has not only been cheapened but it has been brutishly forced, by any means necessary and at the cost of so much, into just another customer-driven service industry where satisfaction scores are the driving force and healthcare and healthcare workers are to follow. A driving force without feat as that destructive IDIOTOLOGY [sic] has not moved the needle with regard to customer satisfaction but instead has left behind a trail of overwhelming collateral damage and our nation's greatest silent national crisis. The belief was, and …

On-Boarding Adjunct Faculty In Nursing Programs, Kathyann Marsh

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Tuesday, September 20, 2016:

Are you struggling with how to engage Adjunct Faculty? Look no further. Dr. Kathy Marsh will share her tips for engaging your adjunct faculty in the academic process. You will leave this presentation with actual advice, strategies and templates to engage your adjunct faculty.

Nurses As Leaders: Connecting Through Board Service, Cynthia B. Dunlap

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016: Scope of Abstract: Nurses are responsible for acquiring key attributes for board service (Institute of Medicine [IOM], 2011). The skills, knowledge, and competencies for effective board service have been presented within the nursing literature; however, no study has been reported to understand from nurses what those are. In addition, methods to acquire the necessary attributes for board service and to create the opportunities to serve on boards will be explored. Significance of Abstract: Nurses have the opportunity to shape and change the health of their community, participate in health care reform, establish health …

Nurses As Leaders In Disaster Preparedness And Response: A Call To Action, Tener Goodwin Veenema, Anne R. Griffin, Alicia R. Gable, Linda M. Macintyre, Elaine L. Larson, Roberta Proffitt Lavin, Mary Pat Couig, John J. Walsh, Nadine Simons, Aram Dobalian

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016:

This project was an exploratory qualitative study to systematically identify relevant themes in the practice of disaster nursing. The aims of the project were to engage subject matter experts to develop a vision for the future of disaster nursing, to identify barriers to achieving that vision, and to synthesize their collective recommendations for nursing practice, education, policy, and research. The Call to Action includes a broad audience that includes nurses, employers, voluntary organizations, educators, policy makers, and researchers.

Not Just An Invitation: Guidelines For Planning An Induction, Katherine Rogers

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Sunday, September 18, 2016: Induction is important because it is a continuation of the relationship building between the candidate and your chapter. This session will provide tips to plan a ceremony that will set the tone for new members' membership experience.

Newly Licensed Registered Nurses' Experiences With Clinical Simulation, Carrie A. Bailey

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Tuesday, September 20, 2016: The purpose of this study was to understand how new graduate nurses perceive the value of simulation in making the transition into professional practice. This study will use a descriptive qualitative approach with a sample of first year nurses. Kolb's Experiential Learning Model serves as this study's conceptual framework. For the current study, the sample consisted of 10 newly graduated, female nurses with less than one year of experience working in the hospital setting were interviewed. Data analysis included interviews and transcription by the researcher. Finally, participants were asked about themes to increase …

Mission Possible: Using Kotter's Change Model To Drive Sustainable Change, A Case Study, Beverly A. Bokovitz

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016: The presentation demonstrated the benefits of utilizing John Kotter's Change Theory when implementing a multi-modal hand hygiene initiative in a community hospital. The benefits included a decrease in hospital associated infections. The problem was deficiencies of hand hygiene compliance. According to the Joint Commission, hand hygiene compliance should be at 90%. If a hospital is not at 90% compliance, then an action plan is required and an increase in compliance must be demonstrated. In this oral presentation, the hand hygiene process is addressed via John Kotter's eight steps of Model of Change. The …

Mentoring In A Nurse Anesthesia Program: Cultivating Wellness And Developing Leaders, Gloria Chan, Thomas J. Pallaria, Michael Mclaughlin

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Tuesday, September 20, 2016:

Nurse anesthetists are considered one of the most difficult and demanding specialties for Advance Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs), therefore, nurse anesthesia education and program design is typically rigorous, time consuming and stressful. The nurse anesthesia program at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, requires students to complete 85 credits for their post baccalaureate Nurse Anesthesia/Doctor of Nursing Practice degree, including didactic and clinical courses, with a minimum of 2,500 clinical hours to be completed in order to graduate. This translates to 1-2 days of didactic classes and 3-4 days of 10-12 hours …

Maximizing Your Abilities As Course Leader, Robyn A. Rice

Leadership Connection

In today's fast paced world of teaching and learning the role of the faculty as Course Leader as "leader" is increasingly emphasized. In such a role, faculty as Course Leaders are faced with a variety of challenges such as orientating faculty and students to the course as well as to university standards of practice. In such a position, Course Leaders are not only asked to coordinate the many sections of a course but to actually evaluate the faculty that co-teach with them. Course Leaders are often responsible for course updates and renovation. They routinely process course issues such as student …

Lived Experiences Of Internationally Educated Nurses Holding Management Positions In Usa: A Descriptive Phenomenological Study, Lilian A. Allen

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Tuesday, September 20, 2016: Understanding the lived experiences of internationally educated nurses (IENs) holding management positions is important because of the changing dynamics of the nursing profession and the increasing ethnic diversity in the United States population. Leaders in health care need insight into the experiences of IENs in order to develop policies and practices that support effective recruitment, retention, and advancement of IENs. The purpose of this descriptive phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of IENs holding management positions in U.S. health care organizations. Purnell's model of cultural competence was the theoretical framework used …

Leading Transformational Change: An Innovative Preceptor Education Program, Susan A. Seibert, Sheila Hauck

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016:

New RN retention was a strategic goal of the Education and Professional Development Governance Council. Anecdotal reports indicated that new graduate RNs were dissatisfied with orientation, preceptors, and the processes. Staff Development Specialists reported low attendance in the preceptor courses. Newly employed RNs were often not assigned to the same preceptor with preceptors reporting inadequate time with their orientee due to patient load. What was apparent was that the retention rate for RNs who as students completed their medical surgical clinical on the Dedicated Education Unit (DEU) was far higher than employed RNs …

Leading Through Loss, Robie Victoria Hughes

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016:

Many leaders, including those in healthcare, are not prepared for the challenges that can face an organization when a staff member loses a child through an accident or illness. This presentation focuses on eight steps, supported by evidence-based literature, to guide leaders in promoting a conducive healing environments.

Leadership And Mentorship, A Likely Pair, Omar Ali, Rebecca Lee

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Saturday, September 17, 2016.

Healthcare is undergoing unprecedented rapid change. Sweeping reform, advancements in treatment options, an increasingly diverse and aging population, and impending retirements of seasoned direct-care nurses have challenged nursing programs to supply more professionally trained nurses. The faculty shortage continues to be a significant barrier in preparing graduate nurses. In an effort to promote faculty retention and prepare the next generation of nursing education leaders, the Sigma Theta Tau International/Chamberlain College of Nursing Center for Excellence in Nursing Education (Center) offers leadership development programs for full-time nursing faculty who wish to increase their leadership …

Laidback Leadership: Technologies To Make Your Life Easier, Julie A. Jones

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Sunday, September 18, 2016: STTI offers many tools to save you time in your chapter leader role. This session will tour these technologies and offer tips to make your life easier. This session is not eligible for continuing nursing education contact hours.

It All Starts With 'Hello', Sabrina Collins-Christie

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Sunday, September 18, 2016: Do you know how to introduce potential members to your chapter in a fun and exciting way? Do you know your chapter's true value? Attend this session to learn how to make an effective chapter introduction.

Interprofessional Collaboration: A Leadership Imperative To Value-Based Care, Susan Thurman

Leadership Connection

Top priorities in all healthcare organizations are improving patient safety and the patient experience. Nationally, The IOM published concerns with fragmented processes causing harm. The Joint Commission highlighted ineffective communication as a factor in medical errors. It is crucial for leaders to promote
evidence based practices to improve patient outcomes.

Influencing Nursing Leadership Excellence: Pedagogy Enrichment Within An Undergraduate Nursing Leadership Modality, Tanya L. Johnson

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Monday, September 19, 2016: Healthcare organizations and nursing educators recognize the broadening gap between leadership ability of new graduate nurses as compared to actual requirements as they began clinical practice. In spite of nursing programs conveying to healthcare organization not to expect proficient leadership competency in new graduates, hospitals are adamant they are in need of nurses who not only have acquired proficient clinical skills, but those who have documented leadership abilities. Consequently, a recent survey demonstrated that only 25% of nurse managers and 10 % of nurse executives were favorable toward new graduate preparedness related to …

Influence Through Lifelong Learning: Membership Engagement Advances The Nursing Profession, Jennifer L. Saylor, Jennifer S. Graber

Leadership Connection

The Beta Xi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) cultivates active recruitment and retention of members, which ensures a sustainable chapter through opportunities enhancing scholarship, leadership, and service. Chapter activities that foster lifelong learning (professional and personnel growth and development) are an essential piece to membership recruitment and retention. The Beta Xi chapter is dedicated to selfless mentoring and investing in its members. Engaging and involving new members immediately in philanthropy activities and the Leadership Intern Program yields a potential active lifelong member. Beta Xi provides avenues for its members to be engaged by celebrating its members at Membership …

Helping Your Hashtags: Publicity Via Social Media, Kailee Bennett, Michelle Coburn

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Sunday, September 18, 2016:

Social media can be a great asset to your chapter's publicity efforts. Attend this session to learn the basic tips for some of the most popular social media platforms.

Global Leadership: Expanding Your Influence, Cathy D. Catrambone

Leadership Connection

The idea of nurses performing extraordinary feats is not unheard of. Nurses are many things, to many different people. They provide care to all. They speak up for their patients and their profession. They are as diverse as they are knowledgeable. They all have the uncanny ability to stand up and emerge as leaders. The purpose of this presentation is to inform nurses of their innate ability to become leaders in their profession. This presentation will provide a potential roadmap that can develop a nurse's capacity to influence global health. Through awareness and acknowledgment of one's current and potential scope …

Global Advisory Panel On The Future Of Nursing & Midwifery (Gapfon): Recommendations, Strategies, And Outcomes, Cathy D. Catrambone, Cynthia Vlasich

Leadership Connection

In 2015 and 2016, the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) convened seven regional meetings of the Global Advisory Panel on the Future of Nursing & Midwifery (GAPFON) in Southeast Asia/Pacific Rim (in Seoul, Republic of Korea, June 2015), the Caribbean (in San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 2015), Latin/Central America (in San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 2015), North America (two meetings in Washington, DC, February 2016), the Middle East (in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 2016), Europe (in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, June 2016), and Africa (in Cape Town, South Africa, July 2016). Global nursing and midwifery …

Exerting Capacity: How Bedside Rns Approach Patient Safety, John M. Leger

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Tuesday, September 20, 2016:

The numbers of patients in U.S. hospitals experiencing unfavorable, avoidable clinical outcomes continue at an alarming rate despite the development and implementation of patient safety initiatives. Until now, the majority of research into the concept of patient safety employed quantitative method approaches to investigate the possible causes of preventable adverse patient outcomes. There are several possible factors identified from research findings that might impact patient safety: an organization's safety culture, the practice environment of the nurse, and nurse staffing. To date, qualitative exploration of the perspectives of those closest to the patient - …

Examining Dnar Status In Pediatric Palliative Surgical Patients: An Application Of A Decision Analysis Tool, Margaret H. Hartig

Leadership Connection

Pediatric palliative care (PPC) involves a multidisciplinary approach for the improved quality of life of children with life-limiting conditions. Many PPC patients present for palliative surgery, which involves procedures that manage symptoms but include risks that could result in catastrophic perioperative events. Determining a patient's and family's wishes regarding do-not-attempt-resuscitation (DNAR) order status can be a difficult topic to broach for providers who encounter these patients for the first time during the preoperative evaluation. A decision analysis tool may help in determining the need for preoperative DNAR communication.

Establishing Expectations With A New Member Orientation, Sabrina Collins-Christie

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Sunday, September 18, 2016:

It is important to orient new members of your nonprofit chapter so that they become actively involved and form personal, long-lasting relationships with fellow members.

Engagement Through Events: 50 Tips In 50 Minutes, Michelle Coburn

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Saturday, September 17, 2016:

Do you want to keep members excited and engaged with your chapter? Providing dynamic events is one solution. This session will provide easy-to-implement tips to make your chapter's next events more engaging.

Effective Strategies To Promote Generational Cohesion In The Workplace, Amanda L. Veesart, Margaret B. Hammersla, Holly A. Buchanan

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Tuesday, September 20, 2016:

Despite the rise in the number of entry-level baccalaureate programs, the increase is not sufficient to meet the projected nursing practice demands (AACN, 2015). The aging workforce, high nursing staff turnover and an inability to attract and retain qualified nurses creates additional challenges that impact the ability to appropriately respond to the care needs of the community. Healthcare organizations continue to hire both younger nursing graduates as well as more experienced nurses to fill the void. As a result, five different generations coexist in the nursing workforce. Differences in employment needs and values, …

Don't Be A Martyr: Steps To Avoid Single-Handed Successes, Katherine Rogers

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Saturday, September 17, 2016: Learning how to effectively delegate will make the best use of your time as a board member while also developing the skill sets of others.