The Nursing Leadership Destination

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Unlocking the full potential of nurses

The Marian K. Shaughnessy Nurse Leadership Academy at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, is a community for nursing leadership development to advance health globally and design the future of healthcare.


Strategic Goals

Education

  • Create innovative nursing leadership programs.
  • Integrate entrepreneurial thinking and policy implications throughout all Academy programs.
  • Implement academic service partnerships with nurse leaders.
  • Advance self-leadership and self-care through Academy programs.

Research

  • Lead and implement research and scholarship focused on leadership science to improve patient and nursing workforce outcomes.
  • Advance research partnerships with professional organizations.
  • Disseminate research findings to influence nursing leadership regionally, nationally and globally.

Policy

  • Increase the engagement of nurse leaders at all levels.
  • Implement educational programs that lead to policy competence.
  • Disseminate best practices in policy implementation.

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