Integration of evidence-based practice (EBP) into the culture of a healthcare organization is essential to provide safe patient care and promote a thriving culture for the nurses within the healthcare organization. Collaboration and utilization of both clinical and academic experts facilitates the removal of barriers to EBP. This article describes the successful partnership between a healthcare system and school of nursing in executing a 3-phased multi-modal approach to an EBP training program.
A year-long Nurse Leadership Institute (NLI) for emerging leaders in primary care clinics and acute care environments was developed, implemented, and evaluated. The NLI's goal was to foster empowerment in interprofessional collaborative practice environments for nurses in the three cohorts of NLIs. The NLI was framed around the Five Leadership Practices of modeling the way, inspiring a shared vision, challenging the process, enabling others to act, and encouraging the heart. To create a professional learning environment, foster community, and enhance leadership skills, the Lean In Circle materials developed by Sandberg were adapted for content reorganization and discussion. Minimal literature exists specifically addressing nursing leadership professionals' development based on Sandberg's Circle materials. The findings of the three NLI cohorts reported in this article begin to fill this existing knowledge gap. Participants reported a significant increase in leadership skills. Recommendations for refinement of future NLI offerings are provided. J Contin Educ Nurs. 2018;49(2):61-71.
A novel strategy was used for some of the poster presentations for the 2015 annual Professional Nurse Educators Group (PNEG) conference. The conference planners had observed the use of a "speed poster" session at a local conference and explored its use at this conference in order to facilitate increased engagement with poster presenters and to offer variety in the type of concurrent sessions available to attendees. According to Rowe & Ilic (2015), the second and third most frequently selected 'innovations' recommended for improvement of poster sessions by their respondents were to better organize them, specifically related to challenges in reviewing vast numbers of posters (56.7%), and to include a short presentation option (48.6%) for poster presenters. The speed poster session approach used addresses both of these suggestions. The most selected innovation in the study, inclusion of the poster and a short paper in an online format, was not utilized due to resource limitations but could be considered by other conference hosts (Rowe & Ilic, 2015).Speed posters were chosen for several reasons. They allow attendees an opportunity to learn about a variety of topics in a short period of time, and allow presenters the opportunity to engage with people who might not have otherwise visited their poster. Some presenters also may feel more comfortable with a small group presentation versus a podium presentation. In addition, the small group discussion can provide valuable dialogue, and provoke additional questions and discussion. One factor that must be considered is accommodating for attendees who may have difficulty standing for the full session and/or moving about the room. Speed Poster Format
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