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Strengthening the capacity of nursing leaders through multifaceted professional development initiatives: a mixed method evaluation of the 'Take The Lead' program
Citation
Debono, D and Travaglia, JF and Dunn, AG and Thoms, D and Hinchcliff, R and Plumb, J and Milne, J and Erez-Rein, N and Wiley, J and Braithwaite, J, Strengthening the capacity of nursing leaders through multifaceted professional development initiatives: a mixed method evaluation of the 'Take The Lead' program, Collegian, 23, (1) pp. 19-28. ISSN 1322-7696 (2016) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2014 Australian College of Nursing Ltd.
DOI: doi:10.1016/j.colegn.2014.09.005
Abstract
Background
Effective nursing leadership is necessary for the delivery of safe, high quality healthcare. Yet experience and research tells us that nursing leaders are commonly unprepared for their roles. Take The Lead (TTL), a large-scale, multifaceted professional development program was initiated in New South Wales, Australia, to strengthen the capacity of Nursing/Midwifery Unit Managers (N/MUMs). The aim of this study was to examine the effects of TTL on job performance, nursing leadership and patient experience.
Methods
Nursing/Midwifery Unit Managers (n = 30) and managers of N/MUMs (n = 30) who had completed the TTL program were interviewed between August and December 2010. The semi-structured interviews included a combination of open-ended questions and questions that required respondents to rate statements using a Likert scale. Data from the open-ended questions were thematically analysed to identify and categorise key concepts. The responses to the Likert items were analysed via descriptive statistics.
Results
Nursing/Midwifery Unit Managers’ participation in TTL engendered improvements in job performance and leadership skills, as well as some improvement in patients’ experiences of care. The program facilitated role clarification and helped foster peer-support and learning networks, which were perceived to provide ongoing professional and personal benefits to participants.
Conclusions
Our study revealed a consensus about the beneficial outcomes of TTL among those involved with the program. It supports the significant and ongoing value of widely implemented, multifaceted nursing leadership development programs and demonstrates that participants value their informal interactions as highly as they do the formal content. These findings have implications for delivery mode of similar professional development programs.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | Nursing leadership development; Nursing Unit Manager; Midwifery Unit Manager; |
Research Division: | Health Sciences |
Research Group: | Health services and systems |
Research Field: | Health informatics and information systems |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Evaluation of health and support services |
Objective Field: | Evaluation of health and support services not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Milne, J (Dr Jacqueline Milne) |
ID Code: | 116227 |
Year Published: | 2016 (online first 2014) |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 13 |
Deposited By: | TSBE |
Deposited On: | 2017-05-03 |
Last Modified: | 2018-04-26 |
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