[NPInfo] MSN in Leadership

[Shelby Havens]

Dear Dena:
 
You go girl! Cash out your 401K money and go for that leadership degree. In your head you realize it's a bad decision financially, but in your heart you know it is really where you wanna be - finally accepted into the nursing sweater sorority! Who says dreams don't come true?
 
 
Peace,
 
Shelby    > From: galdena at sbcglobal.net> To: npinfo at nurse.net> Subject: RE: [NPInfo] MSN in Leadership> Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:38:15 -0700> > Ah, geez... and I wasted two years on a DNP when THIS is what I've really> wanted all along for the past 30 yrs-- to be part of the navy blue sweater> crowd! How come I wasn't told about this degree before??? Now I'm just> pissed!!! Wonder if it's too late to go back and get this?> Dena Galler> > -----Original Message-----> From: npinfo-bounces at nurse.net [mailto:npinfo-bounces at nurse.net] On Behalf> Of Shelby Havens> Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 2:41 PM> To: NP Info> Subject: RE: [NPInfo] MSN in Leadership> > > > OMG! It's an advanced degree for the nurses from Dena's past that she> describes as always walking around the hospital with a clip board, a navy> blue sweater, and perfectly manicured nails. "Advocate, synthesize, and> coordinate" sounds like a job for those sweatered nurses from Dena's past> who had nothing to do except look for ways in which other nurses could get> more work done. ROFL!!!> > > Best Regards,> > Shelby Havens, ARNP > From: galdena at sbcglobal.net> To: npinfo at nurse.net>> Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:51:56 -0700> Subject: [NPInfo] MSN in Leadership>> > The hospital where I work is offering a MSN course to its nurses in>> conjunction with the University of San Francisco (a private Catholic>> University) in Nursing Leadership. Several of the nurses I work with are>> interested in signing up for the program. When I asked them what this> degree> prepared them for, other than as a bedside RN with a MSN degree,> they kind> of gave me a glazed look and said "leadership". I have looked at> the goals> and objectives of this program (can't find an actual description> of the> classes in the curriculum listed anywhere) and was wondering if> anyone could> tell me how this degree would be used. Case Manager? To me it> looks like its> stuff that the majority of nurses should have already> learned and currently> do on an every day basis.> > > > Here is the> description as taken from the school's website:> > > > Master of Science in> Nursing (MSN) Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL)> > A clinical nurse leader is> (CNL) is a masters' prepared nurse generalist who> assumes accountability> for the healthcare outcomes of a specific group of> patients within a unit> or setting through the assimilation and application> of research-based> information to design, implement, and evaluate patient> outcomes at the> point of care. The emerging role of the CNL is a national> initiative in> response to patient care needs and the current health delivery>> environments. The CNL is a provider and a manager of care. S/he designs,>> implements, and evaluates care by coordinating , delegating, and> supervising> the care provided by the health care team, including licensed> nurses,> technicians, and other health professionals.> > The CNL program> offers two tracks; one for individuals who are registered> nurses and one> for those who have a bachelor's degree or higher in a field> other than> nursing.> > Program Objectives> Upon completion of the program the graduate> will be able to:> > 1. Design, coordinate and evaluate care to individuals,> families,> groups, communities, and populations,; understand the rationale> for care and> competently deliver this care to an increasingly complex and> diverse> population in multiple environments. > > 2. Provide care at the> point of care to individuals across the> lifespan with particular emphasis> on health promotion and risk reduction> services. > > 3. Synthesize date,> information, and knowledge to evaluate and achieve> optimal client outcomes.> > > 4. Ensure that clients, families, and communities are well-informed> and> included in care planning and is an informed leader for improving care. > >> 5. Advocate for the client by taking action if decisions or activities> are> against the wished or interests of the client; give the client the>> opportunity to make informed decisions about health care before it is>> provided. Serve as an advocate for the profession and the interdisciplinary>> health care team. > > 6. Use appropriate teaching principles and strategies> as well as> current information, materials, and technologies to teach> clients, groups,> and other health care professionals under their> supervision. > > 7. Use information systems and technology that put> knowledge at the> point of care to improve health care outcomes. > > 8.> Participate in systems review to improve quality of client care> delivery> and at the individual level to critically evaluate and anticipate> risks to> client safety with the aim of preventing medical error. > > 9. Delegate and> manage the nursing team resources (human and fiscal)> and serve as a leader> and partner in the interdisciplinary health care team.> > > 10. Assume> accountability for the ongoing acquisition of knowledge and> skills to> effect change in health care practice and outcomes and in the> profession. >> > > > > > > > _______________________________________________> NPInfo> mailing list> NPInfo at nurse.net>> http://lists.nurse.net/mailman/listinfo/npinfo>> *****************************> _________________________________________________________________> It's easy to add contacts from Facebook and other social sites through> Windows LiveT Messenger. Learn how.> https://www.invite2messenger.net/im/?source=TXT_EML_WLH_LearnHow____________> ___________________________________> NPInfo mailing list> NPInfo at nurse.net> http://lists.nurse.net/mailman/listinfo/npinfo> *****************************> > _______________________________________________> NPInfo mailing list> NPInfo at nurse.net> http://lists.nurse.net/mailman/listinfo/npinfo> *****************************
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