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Preparing Leaders in Maternal-Child Health Nursing
Summary
This leadership program for maternal-child nurses enhanced leadership skills and knowledge. The model is replicable across nursing and other professions, improving patient care.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Leadership
- Healthcare Professional Development
- Maternal-Child Health
Background:
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing partnered with Johnson & Johnson Corporate Contributions.
- A leadership development program was created to strengthen the leadership of maternal-child bedside nurses.
- The program aimed to improve patient outcomes through enhanced nursing leadership.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe leadership and patient outcomes.
- To evaluate an international leadership development program for maternal-child nurses.
- To assess the impact of a mentored leadership experience on nurses' skills and knowledge.
Main Methods:
- A pretest/posttest program evaluation design was used.
- The Maternal-Child Health Nurse Leadership Academy (MCHNLA) involved 100 mentor/fellow dyads.
- Participants engaged in an 18-month mentored leadership experience with interdisciplinary team projects.
Main Results:
- Mentors and fellows demonstrated enhanced leadership knowledge, skills, and behaviors.
- Projects aimed to improve health care for childbearing women and children up to age 5.
- Projects had the potential to influence over 6,300 students and healthcare professionals.
Conclusions:
- The leadership development model is effective and replicable.
- The program successfully strengthened leadership capacity in maternal-child nursing.
- This model can be applied to other nursing specialties and professions.
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