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Communication Within The Perioperative Department, Leah Quinn Jan 2020

Communication Within The Perioperative Department, Leah Quinn

Master of Science in Nursing Theses and Projects

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Front-Line Nurse Manager Succession Planning: Building And Promoting Strong Nurse Leaders Through Implementation Of A Nurse Manager Development Program, Melany Boyd Jan 2020

Front-Line Nurse Manager Succession Planning: Building And Promoting Strong Nurse Leaders Through Implementation Of A Nurse Manager Development Program, Melany Boyd

Master of Science in Nursing Theses and Projects

Succession planning plays a pivotal role in the infrastructure of any company. Succession planning is designed to identify individuals with potential and prepare them as successors when the current leader vacates their position. With the ageing nurse population, increased role demand, and lack of interest from incoming nurses there is an increase in nurse leader (particularly nurse managers) vacancies. Through the implementation of a Nurse Manager Development Program, executives have the opportunity to strengthen the nurse manager pipeline and promote succession planning through early identification of potential leaders and placing those individuals through a 3-month program that focuses on the …


Reducing Nurses' Communication Anxiety During End Of Life Care, Susan Dunbar Wolfrom Jan 2020

Reducing Nurses' Communication Anxiety During End Of Life Care, Susan Dunbar Wolfrom

Master of Science in Nursing Theses and Projects

End of life (EOL) conversations are meaningful discussions pertaining to the patient’s disease trajectory, symptom management, and the patient’s goals at end of life. End of life care discussions have been associated with many benefits for the patient including: decreased healthcare costs, less aggressive treatments at EOL, and a good death. These sensitive discussions must occur over the course of several interactions or spontaneously in the moment in order to support the patient during delicate moments. This makes the nurse the prime candidate to help facilitate and harbor these discussions. However, barriers to communication exist, leading to the omission of …