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Kansas nurse leader residency programme: advancing leader knowledge and skills
Qiuhua Shen1,2, Jill Peltzer1,2, Cynthia Teel1,3
1School of Nursing, University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS, USA.
Aims:
To evaluate the effectiveness of the Kansas Nurse Leader Residency (KNLR) programme in improving nurses' leadership knowledge and skills and its acceptability, feasibility and fidelity.
Background:
The Future of Nursing Report (Institute of Medicine, 2011) calls for nurses to lead change and advance health. The 6-month KNLR programme was developed by the Kansas Action Coalition to support nurses' leadership development.
Methods:
Nurses (n = 36) from four nursing specialties (acute care, long-term care, public health and school health) participated in the programme. The adapted Leader Knowledge and Skill Inventory was used to assess leadership knowledge and skills. Programme acceptability, feasibility and implementation fidelity also were evaluated.
Results:
The programme completion rate was 67.7% (n = 24). Programme completers had significantly improved self-assessed and mentor-assessed leadership knowledge and skills (p < .05). These post-programme gains were maintained 3 months after programme completion.
Conclusions:
The KNLR programme effectively improved leadership knowledge and skills and was positively evaluated by participants. The implementation of the KNLR programme using a hybrid format of in-person sessions and online modules was feasible across four specialty areas in both rural and urban regions.
Implications For Nursing Management:
The next steps include the development of an advanced programme. Residency programmes for new nurse leaders are critical for successful transition into management positions.
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