Abstract

Participants who attend this session will gain insights into the barriers public health nurses are faced with in gaining educational and leadership development opportunities. This presentation highlights a program, the Population-focused Nurse Leadership Institute that addresses this problem by providing development for Maine public health nurses.

Description

44th Biennial Convention 2017 Theme: Influence Through Action: Advancing Global Health, Nursing, and Midwifery.

Author Details

Jennifer L. Morton, DNP, MPH, Nursing, University of New England, Portland, Maine, USA

Sigma Membership

Kappa Zeta at-Large

Lead Author Affiliation

University of New England, Portland, Maine, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Leadership Training, Mentoring, Public Health Nursing

Conference Name

44th Biennial Convention

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Conference Year

2017

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Advancing the capacity of public health nursing in Maine through a targeted leadership development program

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Participants who attend this session will gain insights into the barriers public health nurses are faced with in gaining educational and leadership development opportunities. This presentation highlights a program, the Population-focused Nurse Leadership Institute that addresses this problem by providing development for Maine public health nurses.