The Value Proposition for Graduate Education of Emerging Nurse Leaders: Immediate Benefit to Organizations

Strong leadership: the case for global connections

“…From a US perspective, Pilon et al . (, p. 81) inform us that nurse leaders oversee the work of over 3 million registered nurses, a large number of licensed practical nurses and assistants and as such have considerable influence on ‘patient safety, quality and financial outcomes’. They suggest the need for nurse leaders to be educated beyond degree level to continue to advance patient safety and quality care and therefore the opportunity to engage in collaborative scholarship.…”

Mentor Us: A Formal Mentoring Program for Nurses in Graduate Education

“…Advanced nursing education is needed which promotes the development of individuals with expertise in high-level thinking and management strategies who can respond to the complexities of a rapidly changing health care system (Pilon et al, 2014;Warren & Mills, 2009). Leadership in nursing can "no longer be left as a future career development goal" (Symonds-Brown & Milner, 2015, p. 11) but rather requires continuous development from undergraduate education to graduate studies to the end of one's career.…”

Towards Value Propositions for Persuasive Health and Wellbeing Applications

“…VPs for persuasive health and wellbeing applications1. Service Effectiveness and Efficiency Focusing on Increased Health and Wellbeing:An effective and efficient application includes necessary quality application provided to the users in due time[18] and communication among users and stakeholders[19][20]. Users are satisfied by perceiving higher value from the application.…”