Contemporary Engagement Strategies for Nurse Leaders

Enhancing Nurse Leadership Engagement Through Formalized Orientation Programs

“…All 5 studies identified that incorporating leadership core competencies into a development program during new leader onboarding was beneficial in adopting healthy and productive work environments 25-28 . The addition of these core competencies further helps promote engagement among nursing leaders 31-33 . Similarly, when nursing leadership development is at the forefront of onboarding practices, organizations see improved patient outcomes, which is a crucial motivator to invest in opportunities for new nursing leaders 9,26-28,33 …”

“…[25][26][27][28] The addition of these core competencies further helps promote engagement among nursing leaders. [31][32][33] Similarly, when nursing leadership development is at the forefront of onboarding practices, organizations see improved patient outcomes, which is a crucial motivator to invest in opportunities for new nursing leaders. 9,[26][27][28]33 Nursing Leadership Residency Programs Promote Engagement Another theme identified from the literature focuses on how a residency program for newly hired nurse leaders promotes leader engagement.…”

HPV Infection and Vaccination: A Question and Answer Guide for School Nurses

“…One strategy for optimizing student health is to ensure that students are adequately vaccinated against dangerous and potentially deadly diseases. School nurses are in a unique position to positively influence the vaccination rates of students (Luthy et al, 2015) as they are community leaders (Brand, 2016), powerful change agents (NASN, 2018), and are an important part of the most trustworthy profession (Armstrong et al, 2021). While school nurses successfully improve vaccination rates of all vaccines (McCullough et al, 2020), the HPV vaccine is of particular importance.…”

Letter to Editor

“…Nursing is the largest profession providing health care and there are over 4 million nurses in the United States. 2 However, nurses were experiencing fatigue, stress, and burnout prior to the pandemic 2 ; therefore, it is concerning that symptoms may be exponentially higher since the pandemic onset. A recent survey conducted by the American Nurses Foundation to understand the well-being and mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on nurses found 25% of NPs have sought mental health care since March 2020.…”