Location
Virtual Conference
Start Date
12-8-2022 9:50 AM
End Date
12-8-2022 10:10 AM
Description
Leadership is critical to the success of most organizations, and the achievement of an organization's goals is largely dependent on the leaders' ability to engage, motivate, and influence their teams—often referred to as Transformational Leadership. This is especially true for healthcare organizations wherein the morbidity and mortality of patients may be affected by the quality of leadership. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person meetings transitioned to the online format without nurse leaders' formal training. Leaders cited this lack of orientation as impeding their ability to sustain an online-virtual transformational leadership presence with their teams. They reported varying degrees of competence in virtual leadership, which were likely to persist without formal training and education. Research shows that leadership practices must adapt to the virtual environment for effective leadership and sustainable performance. However, little research focused on competency-based education teaching nurse leaders to be knowledgeable and confident transformational leaders in the online environment. The purpose of this Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project was to develop, implement, and evaluate online modules to improve nurse leader knowledge and confidence of AONL leadership competencies, specifically, communication and relationship management, in the online environment and within the context of transformational leadership. The target population was nurse leaders—directors, managers, and assistant nurse managers. A pre-and-post evaluative design was used for this project. Participants completed a pre-assessment of their knowledge and confidence with transformational leadership, communication, and relationship and behavior management. The participant then viewed the educational intervention (online modules), and the post-assessment data was collected. The project’s greatest improvements related to knowledge were: making oral presentations, creating a trusting environment, inspiring desirable behaviors, and managing undesirable behaviours. The greatest improvements related to confidence were: utilizing all features of Teams©, creating a shared vision, and building trust—which are key pillars of transformational leadership. The change between pre and post-assessment surveys was significant, demonstrating the education intervention was successful with this sample. Project evaluation was provided via participant feedback—leaders reported feeling more knowledgeable about faciliatng online meetings and speaking on nursing and healthcare topics and utilizing Teams features. They shared the length of the program was reasonable and the ability to pause and resume the modules, a convenient feature. Sustainability would manifest as continued improvement in leader’s knowledge and confidence of online transformational leadership by continued use of virtual technology and applying the concepts learned.
Keywords: transformational leadership, virtual leadership, online, nurse leaders, COVID-19, competencies.
Event Type
Podium Presentation
Keywords:
california; phcmc; transformational leadership, virtual leadership, online, nurse leaders, COVID-19, competencies
Recommended Citation
Haight, Tanya, "Improving Nurse Leaders' Transformational Leadership Skills in the Online Environment" (2022). 2022 Southern California Nursing Research Conference. 5.
https://digitalcommons.providence.org/socal_nursing_conference_22/2022/day1/5
Improving Nurse Leaders' Transformational Leadership Skills in the Online Environment
Virtual Conference
Leadership is critical to the success of most organizations, and the achievement of an organization's goals is largely dependent on the leaders' ability to engage, motivate, and influence their teams—often referred to as Transformational Leadership. This is especially true for healthcare organizations wherein the morbidity and mortality of patients may be affected by the quality of leadership. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person meetings transitioned to the online format without nurse leaders' formal training. Leaders cited this lack of orientation as impeding their ability to sustain an online-virtual transformational leadership presence with their teams. They reported varying degrees of competence in virtual leadership, which were likely to persist without formal training and education. Research shows that leadership practices must adapt to the virtual environment for effective leadership and sustainable performance. However, little research focused on competency-based education teaching nurse leaders to be knowledgeable and confident transformational leaders in the online environment. The purpose of this Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project was to develop, implement, and evaluate online modules to improve nurse leader knowledge and confidence of AONL leadership competencies, specifically, communication and relationship management, in the online environment and within the context of transformational leadership. The target population was nurse leaders—directors, managers, and assistant nurse managers. A pre-and-post evaluative design was used for this project. Participants completed a pre-assessment of their knowledge and confidence with transformational leadership, communication, and relationship and behavior management. The participant then viewed the educational intervention (online modules), and the post-assessment data was collected. The project’s greatest improvements related to knowledge were: making oral presentations, creating a trusting environment, inspiring desirable behaviors, and managing undesirable behaviours. The greatest improvements related to confidence were: utilizing all features of Teams©, creating a shared vision, and building trust—which are key pillars of transformational leadership. The change between pre and post-assessment surveys was significant, demonstrating the education intervention was successful with this sample. Project evaluation was provided via participant feedback—leaders reported feeling more knowledgeable about faciliatng online meetings and speaking on nursing and healthcare topics and utilizing Teams features. They shared the length of the program was reasonable and the ability to pause and resume the modules, a convenient feature. Sustainability would manifest as continued improvement in leader’s knowledge and confidence of online transformational leadership by continued use of virtual technology and applying the concepts learned.
Keywords: transformational leadership, virtual leadership, online, nurse leaders, COVID-19, competencies.
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