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Special Session

Abstract

Session presented on Saturday, March 18, 2017. This presentation will describe a program for nurses, designed to improve inter-professional relationships in a mid-size academic medical center in central Pennsylvania. A curriculum based on the ERI Model of Relationship Building was implemented on two units for an initial three-month pilot study. A preliminary progress report will be discussed. Learners will be able to: Describe relationship issues that impact the quality of work life for nurses; Identify strategies to improve the quality of inter-professional relationships; Discuss the feasibility of implementing the Relational Nurse Champion Program at learner's institution; Share preliminary progress from initial three-month pilot study.

Author Details

Cheryl Dellasega PhD, CRNP; Jared Michael Dougherty RN, CCRN

Sigma Membership

Beta Sigma

Lead Author Affiliation

The Pennsylvania State University Hershey, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Relational Nurse Champion Program, Quality of work life, Interprofessional

Conference Name

Creating Healthy Work Environments 2017

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Conference Year

2017

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Review Type

None: Event Material, Invited Presentation

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Proxy-submission

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The relational nurse champion program

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Session presented on Saturday, March 18, 2017. This presentation will describe a program for nurses, designed to improve inter-professional relationships in a mid-size academic medical center in central Pennsylvania. A curriculum based on the ERI Model of Relationship Building was implemented on two units for an initial three-month pilot study. A preliminary progress report will be discussed. Learners will be able to: Describe relationship issues that impact the quality of work life for nurses; Identify strategies to improve the quality of inter-professional relationships; Discuss the feasibility of implementing the Relational Nurse Champion Program at learner's institution; Share preliminary progress from initial three-month pilot study.