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Becoming a nurse faculty leader: Taking risks by being willing to fail
Karen T Pardue1, Patricia K Young2, Sara Horton-Deutsch3
1University of New England, Portland, ME, USA.
Nursing Forum
|February 7, 2018
Summary
Nurse faculty leaders embrace risk-taking, demonstrating a willingness to fail. This involves fostering experimentation, striving for success, and learning from setbacks to navigate higher education challenges.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Academic Leadership
- Higher Education Transformation
Background:
- Higher education is rapidly evolving, necessitating risk-taking behaviors from nurse faculty leaders.
- Understanding the nuances of risk-taking, decision-making, and failure tolerance in this context is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explicate the leadership practices associated with risk-taking among nurse faculty leaders.
- To provide insights into how nurse faculty leaders perceive and manage risks in their roles.
Main Methods:
- Interpretive phenomenology was employed to explore the lived experiences of 15 nurse faculty leaders.
- Unstructured, audio-recorded interviews were conducted to gather narrative data on risk-taking experiences.
- A research team analyzed transcribed interviews to identify emergent themes.
Main Results:
- A central theme identified was 'willingness to fail'.
- Three subthemes emerged: enacting a culture of experimentation, working hard for success, and learning from failure.
Conclusions:
- The study offers practical knowledge and an evidence base for nurse academic leaders.
- Findings support nurse leaders in effectively practicing risk-taking amidst current higher education challenges.
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