RESUMEN
While evidence strongly suggests that nursing leadership impacts nursing home care, most nursing home (NH) RN leaders have not had the benefit of a structured educational program that emphasizes the skills necessary to effectively lead in today's complex NH environment. The University of Missouri Leadership Development Academy for RNs in Long-Term Care was developed as an innovative educational program to prepare NH RNs to become effective leaders. Early data evaluating the leadership academy suggest that participation in a structured leadership program over an extended period of time may enhance the leadership behaviors of NH RNs.
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Educación Continua en Enfermería/organización & administración , Liderazgo , Enfermeras Administradoras/organización & administración , Investigación en Evaluación de Enfermería , Casas de Salud/organización & administración , Desarrollo de Personal/métodos , Educación Continua en Enfermería/normas , Escolaridad , Humanos , Cuidados a Largo Plazo/organización & administración , Cuidados a Largo Plazo/normas , Missouri , Enfermeras Administradoras/normas , Casas de Salud/normas , Desarrollo de Programa , Calidad de la Atención de Salud , Instituciones AcadémicasRESUMEN
The need for solutions to the nursing shortage in rural areas, teamwork, and new ways of thinking about management and nursing education prompted the development of an innovative clinical activity in a rural hospital that utilizes a differentiated practice nursing model. The activity is part of a project titled University and Community College Partnership in Education (supported by a grant from the Fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education). The activity links baccalaureate students at a mid-western university with associate degree students at a rural community college to study the management model in a two-day immersion clinical experience.