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Leonie C DeClerk1, Pamela J LaBorde, Marilyn F Hughes
1About the Authors The authors are faculty at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas. Leonie C. DeClerk, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, is clinical associate professor and director, Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, College of Nursing. Pamela J. LaBorde, DNP, APRN, CCNS, is clinical assistant professor, College of Nursing. Marilyn F. Hughes, DNP, RN, is clinical assistant professor, College of Nursing. D. Neal Reeves, DNP, MBA, RN-BC, is clinical assistant professor, College of Nursing. D. Micah Hester, PhD, is chair, Department of Medical Humanities and Bioethics, College of Medicine. Patricia A. Cowan, PhD, RN, FAAN, is dean and professor, College of Nursing. For more information, contact Dr. DeClerk at lcdeclerk@uams.edu.
Abstract:
Organizational and systems leadership, a competency for doctor of nursing practice students, encompasses the evaluation of care delivery systems, accountable care of populations, and resolution of ethical dilemmas. Faculty created an online simulation in which students developed a management proposal for an impending pandemic. All students agreed or strongly agreed that the simulation increased their skills in systems-based thinking, increased their knowledge of others' roles and responsibilities in addressing health care crises, and enabled them to balance ethical considerations and societal interests. Online simulations are a feasible, cost-effective method to foster systems leadership competency and ethical decision-making in doctoral students.
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