Title: | Improved professional competencies and leadership in PhD-prepared nurses and doctoral students after participating in the cross-national and web-based Nurse-Lead program |
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Date: | 2024-03-01 |
Language: | English |
Scope: | 9 |
Department: | Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery Other departments |
Series: | Nursing Outlook; 72(2) |
ISSN: | 0029-6554 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102144 |
Subject: | Career development; Doctoral nursing student; Doctorally prepared nurse; Leadership development; Mentoring; Professional development; General Nursing; SDG 4 - Quality Education |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/4761 |
Citation:van Dongen , L , Suidman , L , Henriques , M A , Jónsdóttir , H , Leino-Kilpi , H , Luderer , C , Suhonen , R & Hafsteinsdóttir , T B 2024 , ' Improved professional competencies and leadership in PhD-prepared nurses and doctoral students after participating in the cross-national and web-based Nurse-Lead program ' , Nursing Outlook , vol. 72 , no. 2 , 102144 , pp. 102144 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102144
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Abstract:BACKGROUND: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)-prepared nurses are expected to exercise leadership in their various roles. Therefore, European nurse scholars developed a cross-national web-based Nursing Leadership and Mentoring Educational (Nurse-Lead) program. PURPOSE: To evaluate changes in leadership practices, professional and research competencies as well as career development of PhD-prepared nurses and doctoral nursing students after participation in the Nurse-Lead program. METHODS: A pre-post-test evaluation was conducted. Surveys addressed leadership, professional and research competencies, and career development. Quantitative data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and paired sample t-tests. Content analysis was used for qualitative data. DISCUSSION: The 30 participants showed significant improvements in all leadership practices, professional competencies, and most research competencies. Participants reported increased confidence in decision-making, taking on new responsibilities, and becoming more visible within research teams. CONCLUSION: Web-based, international leadership and mentoring programs are promising tools for the leadership and professional development of PhD-prepared nurses and doctoral nursing students.
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