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Growing leaders in a professional membership organization
Author(s) -
SHEKLETON MAUREEN E.,
PRESTON JOHN C.,
GOOD LAURA E.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of nursing management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2834
pISSN - 0966-0429
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2010.01152.x
Subject(s) - leadership development , nurse anesthetist , professional development , professional association , leadership studies , state (computer science) , scope (computer science) , public relations , health care , nurse administrator , nursing , medicine , leadership style , psychology , medical education , political science , medline , algorithm , computer science , law , programming language
shekleton m . e ., preston j . c . & good l . e . (2010) Journal of Nursing Management 18, 662–668
Growing leaders in a professional membership organization Aims This study describes the background, development and delivery of an innovative approach to prepare elected state association leaders for their new leadership roles in their respective state organizations. Background State‐based professional associations face unprecedented threats to scope of practice in the current volatile healthcare environment. In 2009 the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) began offering a Leadership Development ‘Boot Camp’ for all nurse anesthetist state association presidents‐elect designed with the intent of providing the participants with information, resources and tools they need in their new role. Methods An organizational assessment examined the philosophy of and need for leadership development across the entire organizational structure. Results Recommendations from the assessment included the need for intensive leadership development at the state level. A 3‐day intensive workshop was designed and implemented. Adult learning theory was used for its development. Conclusions The success of this programme has lead to its implementation as part of leadership development of the AANA. Implications for nursing management Nurse managers and elected volunteer leaders in state‐based professional associations face similar challenges requiring sound leadership ability. Principles applied to the development of the AANA programme can be applied to leadership development for new nurse managers.