Abstract

Frontline Leaders (FLs) or charge nurses (CNs) are pivotal in managing patient throughput, staffing ratios, responding to patient and family concerns, collaborating with staff or interdepartmental colleagues, and coaching staff performance (Patrician, Oliver, Miltner, Dawson, & Ladner, 2012). FLs receive inadequate leadership training in their role (Patrician et al., 2012; Terran & Webb, 2016). The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health (2010) endorses nurses at all levels receive training for their role. Education budgets continue to be scrutinized and therefore educational strategies must be improved to be more efficient and effective. Frontline Leader Certificate Program should be adopted into orientation curriculum and/or continuing education plans. Online learning may be a more feasible and sustainable education option for this type of programming and population. Identifying FLs as a population, proved to be difficult and may be a barrier in further research.

Author Details

Sarah Abel, DNP, RN, CEN; Manager of Education - Sigma; Elizabeth Madigan, PhD, RN, FAAN; Chief Executive Officer - Sigma

Sigma Membership

Alpha, Sigma Headquarters Staff

Lead Author Affiliation

Sigma Theta Tau International, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Descriptive/Correlational

Research Approach

Mixed/Multi Method Research

Keywords:

Empowerment, Structural Empowerment, Frontline Leader, Charge Nurse, Frontline Leader Certificate Program, Online Learning

Conference Name

2019 QSEN International Forum

Conference Host

Quality and Safety Education for Nurses

Conference Location

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Conference Year

2019

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Developing a global education program to increase empowerment for frontline nurse leaders

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Frontline Leaders (FLs) or charge nurses (CNs) are pivotal in managing patient throughput, staffing ratios, responding to patient and family concerns, collaborating with staff or interdepartmental colleagues, and coaching staff performance (Patrician, Oliver, Miltner, Dawson, & Ladner, 2012). FLs receive inadequate leadership training in their role (Patrician et al., 2012; Terran & Webb, 2016). The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health (2010) endorses nurses at all levels receive training for their role. Education budgets continue to be scrutinized and therefore educational strategies must be improved to be more efficient and effective. Frontline Leader Certificate Program should be adopted into orientation curriculum and/or continuing education plans. Online learning may be a more feasible and sustainable education option for this type of programming and population. Identifying FLs as a population, proved to be difficult and may be a barrier in further research.