Welcome!!!!

Welcome to NUR 4828 Nursing Leadership, Management and Role Transition. This is an online, interactive class that looks at nursing in a more “holistic” or more universal way not just “skill” emphasis which is of course important but nursing is much more than a skill. Patients are complicated and the changing healthcare environment can be complex. We will have the opportunity to look at different aspects of leadership and management plus investigate your own nursing philosophy and practice. I’m sure you’ll recognize the impact you can directly or indirectly have on the consumer (peers, patients, and families).

You’ll have an opportunity to develop your own sense of how you want to “market” yourself too with the development or modification of a resume and cover letter which will be part of your professional portfolio found in your practicum class. I believe your portfolio development should be considered to be your “baby” in that you’ll continue to grow it. Your portfolio project is due at the end of your program is aimed at the academic experience stemming from the recommendations for BSN education and AACN/CCNE accreditation. I hope you’ve retained your original works/projects, but re-creations or reflective papers about the course can be used. You may have already started an electronic portfolio and instructions are extensive in the ePortfolio (see the Wizard) in Canvas and in the Help screens and Facebook Community of Canvas Users.

There are a variety of individual and group projects, although I understand group work can be painful for many, just translate that to your nursing practice…perhaps you’re on a committee that is challenging with conflicting personalities or you look at your work schedule and may note someone that you don’t “gel” with…as long as we keep in mind the mindful intentions to work towards the good of all then it is all good and we learn and move forward.

One group project is an Organizational Assessment that you look at a group-decided on health care organization or system that you collaboratively look at with more of a conscious deliberation noting characteristics on the leadership as well as facts, philosophy, and other important facts.

There is a second group QSEN capstone project for this class as it surrounds investigating a health care issue (patient or nurse) that can be improved through an education process related to quality, safety, and education for nurses (QSEN). You’re computer-assigned group can decide on a topic that is relevant to nursing practice. Both group projects are done by the same group membership.

Embedded in assignments is an IHI (Institute for Health Care Improvement) self-guided program with certain modules due during section units. This is an amazing opportunity to delve into current problems and stretches your leadership capacity. You’ll submit the final certificate into the Assignment area and also will be loaded into your electronic portfolio. This is an amazing addition to your knowledge, but also a good marketing advantage too!

The modules and assignments are all open continuously. To get all of the points for the Discussions you need to substantially post your initial response to the discussion, validate it with a citation or more and respond to at least TWO peers. Your first "assignment" is to get to know each other by posting a brief biography about yourself and respond to anyone else too.

Your success-whatever that looks like-is important to me so log in frequently, refer to course schedule and plan accordingly. Course mail in Canvas is best to communicate, I usually check daily during the week and once during the weekend. We know life continues with work and other obligations and I also understand that sometimes life circumstances can interfere with your success. Please let me know if a problem arises; I can often help in ways that you may not have thought of.