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Implementing Change To Organize And Engage Members, Suzanne E. Zentz, Christine P. Kurtz

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Thursday, September 25, 2014, and Wednesday, September 24, 2014: A common issue for many Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) chapters is inconsistent membership involvement in chapter business and activities. The Zeta Epsilon chapter was no exception. The chapter was formed in 1982 and since that time has inducted over 800 members. In the past, a dedicated board of directors comprised mostly of faculty carried out chapter business. Once board member terms expired, these once dedicated members disengaged and newly elected officers began the task of running the chapter. Transfer of information from one board to another was …

Harnessing The Power Of The Digital Age: Best Practices For Chapter Websites, Michelle Coburn

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Thursday, September 25, 2014: Do you know how to develop a website that is visually appealing to your virtual visitors? Attend this session to find best practices in website maintenance and navigation.

Global Advisory Panel On The Future Of Nursing, Cathy D. Catrambone

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Wednesday, September 24, 2014:

This session will explain the purpose and goals of the recently formed Global Advisory Panel on the Future of Nursing (GAPFON), which was envisioned and facilitated by Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI). STTI President-elect Cathy Catrambone will explain the need for GAPFON, and how it is positioning itself through global regional meetings to address critical issues for nursing within the context of global health.

Geriatric Nursing Leadership Academy: Outcomes Across The Care Continuum, Christy Oakes, Laura Engledow, Kayla Woodward

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Thursday, September 25, 2014:

Across practice settings, significant needs exist for improvement in delivery models, clinical outcomes, and preparing the next generation of leaders in gerontological nursing. The Fellows of the first three cohorts of Sigma Theta Tau's Geriatric Nursing Leadership Academy (GNLA) have achieved extraordinary outcomes within the three academy domains: individual leadership and career development, advancement of practice through leadership of interprofessional team projects, and expanded scope of influence at the organizational, community, and professional levels. Fellows of GNLA are positioned to lead and coordinate change within all practice environments that focus on care of …

Fundamentals Of Creating A Policy And Procedure Manual, Jessica R. Wendorf

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Thursday, September 25, 2014: A policy and procedures manual is a book that describes in detail the policies, or rules, and procedures that identify the course of action to be taken to address a policy issue. This session will explain how to establish important policies and procedures, in a wide-variety of topics, for day-to-day operations.

Five Factors To Foster Board Unity, Jessica R. Wendorf, Katherine Rogers

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Thursday, September 25, 2014:

With multiple personalities and work styles conflict is natural in any professional environment. Attend this session to learn how you can build relationships and expectations to address and accept conflict.

Five Easy Ways To Create A Sense Of Community, Sabrina Collins-Christie, Janell Jackson

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Wednesday, September 24, 2014:

A chapter community is an environment in which members can easily find a place to connect with other members and contribute to the success of the chapter with their unique skill sets and talents. This session will explain the five easy ways to cultivate this sense of community.

Executive Academic Leadership Challenge: Leading Online Programs, Tara Lynn Spalla

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Friday, September 26, 2014:

Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to enable nursing program administrators to understand the use of mindful, servant, and quantum leadership models to effectively address the micro and macro challenges of leading an online educational program in general, and a RN-BSN Completion program in particular. To improve the health of those we serve in the United States, executive academic leaders are tasked with providing seamless academic progression for RN-BSN completion to the 80 percent level by 2020. They must solve the dilemma of filling the educational needs of full-time working nurses who …

Eta Eta: Beyond The Classroom And Into The Community, Stacyann Okoth, Deborah A. Lampo

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Thursday, September 25, 2014, and Wednesday, September 24, 2014: Description: Eta Eta chapter is celebrating its 30th year as a chapter at York College in York, PA. Chapter leadership identified that while membership was stable, opportunities existed to revitalize and engage both nursing students and nursing leaders in the community. The governing board identified opportunities to revitalize and engage faculty, students and nursing leaders though scholarship, education, and community service. A number of strategies were targeted for student membership. These strategies include: 1) increasing student awareness of Eta Eta with a prominent display in the nursing department. …

Equipping For Leadership: A Key Mentoring Practice, Aris Eliades, Meghan Weese, Jennifer Huth, Louise D. Jakubik

Leadership Connection

Previous studies examining predictors of mentoring benefits among pediatric staff nurse protegees representing healthcare organizations across 26 states demonstrated that protegee perception of quality was the single best predictor of mentoring benefits. The ability to identify the mentoring practices that predict specific benefits for individual nurses provides a better understanding of how mentoring relationships can be leveraged within health care organizations to promote the mutual benefits of mentoring. The primary aim of the study was to determine if mentoring practices predict mentoring benefits. In addition, the researchers were interested in exploring the relationship between the subscales of mentoring practices and …

Enhancing Health Information Technology, Jolene M. Smith

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Friday, September 26, 2014:

Enhancing Health Information Technology will assist with having standardized documentation processes, reduction in documentation variations that can cause harm to patients, and allow for a clear and concise story of the patients condition to be told. Nurses have always been on the front line providing direct care in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, and home health agencies; therefore it is important to utilize nurses and support staff when creating or designing Enhanced Health Information programs for inputting data, establishing policies for order entry, time and motion studies to reduce clicks when inputting data for …

Emergent Leadership: A Novel Perspective Of Frontline Clinical Leadership, Eduardo C. Chavez, Linda H. Yoder

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Friday, September 26, 2014:

Approximately, 44,000 - 98,000 preventable deaths and over 1 million patient injuries occur yearly due to medical errors in health care delivery in hospitals in the United States (U.S.). Despite changes to health care policies and systems, improvement of the quality and safety of patient care have not met expectations because rates of preventable deaths and harm remain high in the U.S. More recently, the promotion of leadership at the point-of-care has been proposed as a strategy for improving the quality and safety of patient care. In the landmark report, The Future of …

Effectiveness Of Nurse Case Management Compared With Usual Care In Cancer Patients At A Single Medical Center In Taiwan: A Quasi-Experimental Study, Yu-Chu Pai, Yu-Jen Chang, Lin-Ying Chiang

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Friday, September 26, 2014:

In order to improve treatment and care quality for cancer patients, nurse case management model has applied generally in the clinical practice. However there were only few evidence-based studies on the relative benefits in Taiwan. Further analysis and feedback application are needed. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of care quality in cancer patients with nurse case management.

Effective Leadership For Bsn Recruitment In Rural Communities, Amber Proctor Williams, Karen Worthy

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Friday, September 26, 2014: Purpose: With 44% of the United States hospitals located in rural communities, the need for highly educated nurses is critical in these areas where supply has historically been low. Additionally, rural communities typically do not have access to traditional BSN education and those who reside in rural areas tend to have barriers to attaining further education such as competing work-life demands, familial obligations, tuition costs, insufficient preparation for college level work, few successful role models, and a lack of incentive to pursue higher education. This distance-based program offers a traditional baccalaureate education through …

Developing Nursing Agency And Clinical Leadership Through Evidence-Based Practice, Wendy C. Kooken, Ann L. Eckhardt

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Saturday, September 27, 2014:

To eliminate healthcare errors, the Institute of Medicine (2001) challenged organizations and providers to adopt evidence based practice (EBP) and to use advanced technology to safely and effectively care for complex patients. Nurse clinicians may lack the educational preparation to initiate an EBP project and may be less familiar with published empirical studies than nurse academics, but may be more likely to recognize a clinically relevant topic that needs to be researched. Creating mutually beneficial academic-clinical partnerships is one way to advance EBP at the bedside and to assure quality and safety in …

Developing Civically Engaged Nursing Student Leaders Through Mentoring And Community Engagement, Michele Montgomery, Paige Johnson

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Friday, September 26, 2014:

Purpose: Primary care and health promotion, with a community-based orientation, is the driving force of healthcare reform. The Institute of Medicines 2010 report on the future of nursing recognizes the need for strong and capable leadership if the vision for transforming healthcare is to be realized and emphasizes the need to provide student nurses with opportunities to develop the knowledge and skills to lead change. Nursing students rarely enter programs of nursing with strong leadership skills. The education and development of students as leaders is a central purpose of baccalaureate nursing programs. An …

Determining Leadership Readiness In Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (Crnas) Practicing In Illinois, Susan M. Krawczyk, Young-Me Lee

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Friday, September 26, 2014:

Objectives: The purpose of this project is to (1) establish a general state of leadership readiness among certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) practicing in Illinois, as determined by their Authentic Leadership Self-Assessment scores and (2) correlate factors such as level of education, work experiences and specific leadership training/development on leadership readiness. Background: The changing health care environment requires strong nurse leaders in health care and professional organizations who are able to effectively envision organizational goals and share their visions in order to motivate and inspire others to achieve those goals. Often times, nurses …

Cultivating Future Leaders, Michelle Coburn

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Thursday, September 25, 2014: Do you feel like your group is recycling the same leaders on your board each election? Attend this session to learn how to create a sense of community and local pride to attract and mentor future leaders.

Closing Plenary: Providing Global Leadership, Cathy D. Catrambone

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Saturday, September 27, 2014:

A discussion of some of the global challenges facing leaders today and what STTI as an organization and its members are doing to address these issues. In addition an overview of STTI initiatives that influence leadership globally will be presented. Strategies will also be identified to support nurses in developing professionally as leaders.

Clinical Nutrition Nursing Guideline For Critical Patients With Ventilator, Lin-Ying Chiang, Yu-Chu Pai, Hui-Fang Tung

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Friday, September 26, 2014:

The rate of successful weaning ventilator is strongly related to the nutritional status of patients. It is necessary to establish the clinical nutrition nursing guideline for critical patients with ventilator. However, nutrition care guidelines in respirator patients are not well established in Taiwan. The aim of the study was to develop clinical nutrition nursing care guidelines according to evidence-based medicine.

Clinical Leadership Skills Acquisition In Nurse Residents, Susan Anne Pettorini-D'Amico

Leadership Connection

Purpose and Rationale: The purpose of this non-equivalent comparison group post test research study was to measure clinical leadership skills acquisition in two groups of new nurse residents. The skills include the ability to effectively communicate with the health care team, organize data, resolve conflict, manage a patient assignment, and understand patient flow and throughput issues. Nurse residents represent a group that may be developed into future nurse leaders. Building clinical leadership skills in this population is thought to be important because planning for and developing new nurse leaders can help the nursing profession achieve leadership succession planning and their …

Clear Channels: A Communications How-To, Michelle Coburn, Julie J. Adams

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Wednesday, September 24, 2014:

It takes diverse methods to clearly deliver a message. Attend this session to learn the privacy rules and best practices to effectively communicate with large audiences.

Board Leadership: Why Nurses Belong In The Board Room, Christy Oakes, Cynthia Vlasich

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Friday, September 26, 2014:

The 2011 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health acknowledged the significance nurse leaders have in promoting change and improvement to Americas health care system. In order to effectively initiate this transformation nurse leaders need to shift their care delivery knowledge and expertise into the boardroom. Developing the leadership skills, and competencies to assume board positions require an understanding strategic governance, networking, community awareness and a strong desire to volunteer. Sigma Theta Tau International's Board Leadership Institute (BLI) provides executive nurse leaders with the relevant information enabling …

Board Boot Camp: How To Effectively Orient Your Board Of Directors, Jenny Paugh Hoffman

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Wednesday, September 24, 2014: In order for your board of directors to be successful during their term, your group will need to effectively orient them to the position. This session will explore topics such as role delegation, board transitioning, and incorporating leadership assessments.

Back To Basics: Understanding Chapter Expectations And Responsibilities, Katherine Rogers, Jessica R. Wendorf

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Wednesday, September 24, 2014:

The minimum requirements in the 2013-2015 Chapter Bylaws are just the starting point for successful groups. Attend this session to learn what your chapter will need to achieve in order to be successful and sustainable.

Awarding Cultural Diversity Grants: Helping To Open The World, Peggy H. Anderson, Sheri P. Palmer

Leadership Connection

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

Approximately 75% of our Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) student members participate in a travel study program with our College of Nursing. Participation in the program generates diversified experiences within our chapter membership. A need for financial assistance by many of the travel study students prompted a response from our STTI chapter. Our board contemplated various ways to support students. As a result, the decision to award Cultural Diversity grants to five students each year was implemented. The following objectives were foundational to our decision: 1) promote the …

Auricular Acupressure In Enhancing The Effectiveness Of The Nurses Quality Of Sleep, Lin-Ying Chiang, Yu-Chu Pai, Yui-Wen Hwang

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Saturday, September 27, 2014:

Promotion of auricular acupressure as an alternative therapy refer to improve sleep quality, and helth, further more to increase the working efficiency of nursing staffs.

Antipsychotic Reduction And Increased Resident Engagement In Long-Term Care, Amy Berkley Ellis

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Session presented on Friday, September 26, 2014:

Purpose: Long-term care organizations are working to reduce the use of antipsychotic medications, particularly among residents with dementia. Non-pharmacological methods of managing behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) include engaging cognitively impaired residents in enrichment activities. Nursing managers need to alter the work environment so that residents preferences and capabilities are communicated in a format that is accessible to staff, particularly non-native speakers of English and staff with lower levels of education.

Significance and Background: Directors of Nursing at an Austin, TX, continuing care facility allocated an extra Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) …

Answers To Frequently Asked Financial Questions, Jenny Paugh Hoffman, Malika T. Abdullah

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Thursday, September 25, 2014: Although STTI chapters manage their own finances, STTI headquarters has a wealth of knowledge and resources to help you! This session will provide answers to frequently asked financial-questions, and provide an opportunity for you to ask your own.

Analysis Of Improvement In Nurse Leaders' Professional Presentation Skills Following A Unique Educational Intervention, Debra L. Fowler, Deborah J. Jones

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Saturday, September 27, 2014:

Expert communication skills are essential for nurse leaders to effectively influence health care delivery at institutional, community, national, and global levels. Communicating a concise message to an audience that results in complete understanding or a change in opinion is essential. Faculty and communication experts developed and implemented an educational strategy designed to promote development of effective professionalpresentation skills for students in an MSN in Nursing Leadership and Administration program.