NUR200 - The Nurse as a Leader (1.5 HR)
The purpose of this program is to present the skills and characteristics necessary to perform the effective nursing leadership roles required in today’s health care environment.
Purpose: The purpose of this program is to present the skills and characteristics necessary to perform the effective nursing leadership roles required in today’s health care environment.
Objectives:
- Discuss the concepts of leadership and followership;
- Define leadership;
- Compare leadership and management;
- Identify the evolution of leadership theories;
- Compare and contrast the various leadership theories;
- Identify skills and characteristics essential for the effective nurse leader;
- Examine the concepts of culture and diversity;
- Discuss leadership in the context of cultural diversity;
- Examine the theoretical models of transcultural care.
Continuing Education Credits: 1.5 contact hours Iowa BON #335; 1.5 contact hours CA Board of Nursing CEP 14033; 1.5 contact hours CE Broker # 50-4572 Florida and District of Columbia; 0 contact hours for Social Work State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. License No. 159.001315; 0 contact hours for Physical Therapy State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. License No. 216.000284; 0 contact hours for Occupational Therapy State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. License No. 224.000164; 0 CE hours for certified nursing assistants; long term care department heads; and other health care disciplines.
