Topics About 'Leadership'.

Considering applying to Western Governors University for their online MSN program. It's affordable, flexible, and offers a competency-based approach, allowing for self-paced learning. Prices vary between $4,755-$6,625 per term. Anyone here gone throu...

Florence Nightingale once said ... "To be 'in charge' is certainly not only to carry out the proper measures yourself but to see that everyone else does so too.” This is a perfect description of how a nurse leader operates on a daily b...

The second section are the tough ones - the behavior based questions - they require a story or example to answer. Same idea - write outlines and practice. Good luck! Interview Questions1. Tell me about yourself. 2. What is your greatest strength? 3. ...

Leadership can be defined as process by which an individual influences and motivates others to get involved with a particular task. Effective, memorable leaders often have something unique about them looking back in history reveals many men and women...

A large corporation took over our hospital a few years ago. The CNO that was brought in on contract for the transition drove out half of the directors and most of the unit managers. The same thing happened with another CNO at another hospital in...

The year 2021 began with such promise. New COVID-19 vaccines had not only gained Federal Drug Administration Emergency Use Authorization, but those at highest risk were eagerly snapping up every available dose. As more vaccines rolled out, millions o...

How many times have you experienced the ramifications of this perceived axiom? The nursing profession is replete with casualties of this faulty premise. An excellent nurse/clinician is thrust into leadership with the rationale that "you are such a gr...

A few years ago, my Chest Pain unit nominated me to represent them on our hospitals newly created Shared Governance Committee, or SGC. We began by talking about topics we would like to work together on with hospital leadership. I must have been more ...

5 am-The alarm goes off . I get up bleary eyed wishing I could crawl back to bed. I have put in 5 days at my regular M-F job. This is day#6. This job helps me, help my college bound kids. 6 am-I get ready, pack my lunch and am out the door. My steps ...

Have you ever considered becoming a nurse leader? It's a specialty area of nursing that requires education, skills, and the desire to lead others and make a difference. You might not even consider it a true specialty; however, not just anyone can ste...

You hang up the phone. You did it! You just landed your first nurse leadership position - now what? You may have literally had this thought running through your mind. Sure, you know you need to tie things up in your current position. But, how do you ...

Everyone knows that nurses work at the bedside. But, the community doesn't usually consider the need for nurses in other areas of healthcare and even other industries. Just imagine a world without nursing research, education, or leadership. It's impo...