Maximizing the benefits of management education for nurses

Funding from a Division of Nursing training grant supported the management education of 35 first- and middle-level nurse managers from a variety of hospitals, clinics, and home health agencies. Nurse administrators and scholars introduced nurse management approaches and techniques to the program participants in three workshops that featured lectures, group exercises, group discussions, and videotapes. Project staff provided ongoing counseling and support to participants by means of teleconferences and telephone coaching, with the result that participants applied many of their newly learned concepts and skills on the job.