Nurse Leaders’ Experiences Managing the Clinical Environment During COVID-19
Hosted by the Faculty Leadership Network
Webinar Details
COVID-19 tested the competency of nurse leaders to manage in an environment of crisis, ambiguity, and chaos. This study uncovers nurse leaders’ perspectives on sources of distress, coping mechanisms, significant challenges, and how specific demographics impact resilience, agility, and emotional regulation. This study offers opportunities to enhance middle manager preparation and reimagine equitable and inclusive programs for diverse leaders.
Objectives:
- Identify the leadership competencies perceived by nurse leaders as most challenging during ongoing crisis.
- Outline the demographic characteristics associated with the perception of challenging leadership competencies as it relates to resilience, agility, and emotional regulation.
- Discover equitable and inclusive best practices for competency preparation and ongoing development for nurse leaders.
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Speakers
Chika Anueyiagu, DNP, RN, NE-BC
Director of Surgical Services
Yale New Haven Hospital
Dr. Anueyiagu is the Director of Surgical Services at Yale New Haven Hospital with oversight of Inpatient surgical units including, surgical intensive care, trauma, intermediate care, bariatric, general surgery, vascular, and minimally invasive surgery units. She has leadership experience spanning over 20 years in several roles across specialties and settings. In these roles, she had the responsibility of alignment and executing strategic initiatives while ensuring excellent outcomes in nurse-sensitive indicators. Chika earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree from Fairfield University in Executive Leadership. She obtained her Nurse Executive Board certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
Patricia Span, PhD, RN, CPHQ, CENP
Strategy & Learning Specialist
Yale New Haven Hospital
Dr. Span is the Strategy & Learning Specialist at Yale New Haven Hospital Patient Services Administration with primary responsibility for development and oversight of the nursing strategic business plan and nursing communications comprised of the annual report and nursing news. She has extensive experience as a nurse leader in Education, Professional Practice, Quality, Nursing Research as well as organizational customer service strategies. Patricia received her Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing and is Board Certified in Executive Nursing Practice from the Association of Nurse Executives and credentialed in health care quality from the National Association of Health Care Quality.
Pricing and CE Credit
This webinar is free to deans, faculty, staff and students from AACN member schools of nursing. All non-member audiences will be required to pay a $59 webinar fee.
Continuing Education Credits
Eligible attendees may receive one continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hour for participating in this webinar. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is an accredited CNE-provider by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.