Building Nursing Leadership: A Story of Collaboration. Objectives. Collaboration Definitions 6/19/2012

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1 Building Nursing Leadership: A Story of Collaboration Judee Berg MS RN FACHE Deloras Jones MSN RN Katie Kessler MSN RN Carole Stacy MSN MA RN Objectives Utilization of a collaborative approach to develop a leadership program for nurse managers Implementation of a curriculum based on national leadership standards in diverse settings. Collaboration Definitions Two or more parties work jointly towards a common goal. The Action of working with someone to produce something. Collaboration is the active circling around common problems, identifying common issues and applying resources that individual collaborators bring to the table from their respective areas of experience and discipline. It is the problem identification, an exhaustive effort at alternative solutions from a variety of perspectives, and a working toward solutions that individuals could not have imagined on their own. 1

2 Collaboration can be like herding cats! This video shows what that might look like! Background Needs assessment Program development process Implementation and evolution Status today 5 Days 4 Days? 5 Days Over 1000 Nurse Leader participants to date Interactive format Promote on going networking Participants highly value experience Increased Nurse Leader visibility 2

3 Some content stable Leadership Competencies, Finance, Managing Change Some content dynamic Communication, Human Resource and Performance Management, Performance Improvement & Patient Safety, Quality Outcomes & Reimbursement, Future of Nursing The current status: ACNL sponsored, CINHC continues to support and promote the program and retains a financial interest 4 day intensive Specific content follow up with webinars Initiated a research based program evaluation Developing an Executive Nurse Leader program The Michigan Experience PIN I grant from RWJF: Nursing for Life: RN Career Transition Held a statewide Leader Forum to identify priorities for nursing workforce #1 priority Leadership Development 3

4 The Michigan Experience Michigan Center for Nursing (MCN) developed a PIN V grant proposal Leading Toward Tomorrow Foundation Partners Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation (BCBSM) and the Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan (CFSEM) Awarded PIN grant in 2010 Decision to build or buy content. The Process MCN contacted California Institute for Nursing and Health Care (CINHC) regarding purchasing Foundation for Leadership Excellence curriculum Discussions initiated Formal proposal sent and accepted MI Project Manager attended CA program All CA resources shared with MI Adaptation for MI 8 days total, 3 days, 3 days and 2 days spaced 6 weeks apart (5 6 months total) Plan was for 2 cohorts of 25; Cohort 1(35), Cohort 2 (43), Cohort 3 (20 and climbing) Increased content and time on finance Added a project, content on project management and presentation skills Plan to continue the 8 sessions with less time between sessions 4

5 The Collaboration The Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers has as their Mission To provide a sustainable network for collaboration and communication among statewide nursing workforce entities. How to collaborate? Serendipity.. Lessons Learned From the seller Thinking in terms of a business venture Leveraging investments made What can you sell How to price Giving up control Trust related to maintaining integrity Lessons Learned From buyer Comfort with product Ability to adapt to our needs Ability to consult with colleagues Trust in seller 5

6 What holds us Back? Lack of Resources Time Money Not knowing what others are doing Silo thinking Competition vs. collaboration mindset Variation in workforce center models Not thinking with a business model in mind Going Forward National Forum Goals around Collaboration Promote dynamic and strategic processes for longrange planning Dissemination of successful practices related to nursing issues. Share resources Provide a collective force for developing nursing workforce policy initiatives Going Forward MI/CA collaboration is a step forward What else can we collaborate on? Leadership Development (CA,MI) Clinical Faculty Development (CA, MI) Clinical Placement Systems (CA, MI, OR) Preceptor Development (CA, MI) Simulation Alliances (CA) Transition to Practice Programs (CA, WA,) Collaborative Models for Education 6

7 Going Forward Nurse Recruitment IOM Future of Nursing initiatives Collaborative grants QSEN implementation Flo s Cookie Jar and Nurse2Nurse Fund Others? 7