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Association Development and Professional Transformation model for nurse leaders
Sharon Spencer1, Ann Bianchi1, Ellen Buckner2
1The University of Alabama Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama.
Aims:
This pilot study evaluated an Association Development and Professional Transformation (ADAPT) model for nursing leadership development and assessed satisfaction with the ADAPT workshop.
Background:
Nurses often lack self-confidence and self-efficacy in leadership roles. There is a need for nurses to take leadership opportunities that serve to advance the nursing profession.
Methods:
A quasi-experimental pre-test post-test design was used. The sampling method selected professional nursing association (PNA) members. Novice participants completed a pre-assessment and post-assessment Leadership Practice Inventory-Self (LPI-S) survey and attended the ADAPT workshop. Experienced nurse leaders participated as mentors. Both groups completed a satisfaction survey after the workshop.
Results:
Awareness of nursing leadership behaviours increased. Total mean scores for each subscale on the LPI-S increased but this was not statistically significant. All participants reported satisfaction with the ADAPT workshop.
Conclusions:
This study offers evidence that the ADAPT model influences leadership behaviours. The ADAPT workshop provided a method to gain a leadership perspective and to encourage nurses to fulfil a leadership role within professional nursing associations.
Implications For Nursing Management:
Organisations and professional nursing associations that support the leadership potential of nurses must invest in providing leadership development opportunities.
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