Innovative Frontline Nurse Leader Professional Development Program

Evolution of an innovative role: the clinical nurse leader.

AIMS This study describes the evolution of the clinical nurse leader (CNL(®) ) role and its utility in a tertiary care and community hospital. BACKGROUND In the US, quality and safety metrics are being publically reported and healthcare organizations are just beginning to experience pay-for-performance and its impact. The American Association of the Colleges of Nursing (AACN) developed the ro...

iPad Professional Development Program (iPDP)

Scholars who have studied the adoption of technology in educational settings, believe that professional development is necessary for its successful adoption. This paper addresses a need for an iPad Professional Development Program (iPDP) to support the adoption of iPad tablet computers in higher education teaching and learning. The proposed iPDP is a hybrid program involving both face-to-face l...

The Cultural Imperative for Professional Military Education and Leader Development

Innovative partnerships: the clinical nurse leader role in diverse clinical settings.

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing in collaboration with leaders in the health care arena has developed a new role in nursing, the clinical nurse leader (CNL). The CNL is a master's-prepared advanced nurse generalist, accountable for providing high-quality, cost-effective care for a cohort of patients in a specific microsystem. Although initial implementation of the CNL has been pr...

Assessing the professional development needs of experienced nurse executive leaders.

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to identify the professional development topics that senior nurse leaders believe are important to their advancement and success. BACKGROUND Senior/experienced nurse leaders at the executive level are able to influence the work environment of nurses and institutional and health policy. Their development needs are likely to reflect this and other conte...