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Volume 6, Issue 4 (Suppl)
J Nurs Care, an open access journal
ISSN: 2167-1168
World Nursing 2017
July 10-12, 2017
23
rd
World Nursing and Healthcare Conference
July 10-12, 2017 Berlin, Germany
Creating future nurse leaders to transform care: Hand-off of the profession from the boomer to the
millennial generation who are the future of the nursing profession
Solimar Figueroa
Baptist Health South Florida, USA
T
he transformation of health care requires flexible nurse leaders at all levels in responding to the ever changing needs of health
care. Nurse leaders who are tasked to integrate the mission and vision of the organizations must be adept in maneuvering
complex setting. Developing the future nurse leaders is crucial in facing the unknowns and the generational division. At Baptist
Health, finding internal candidates for leadership position was an identified need. The gaps were: inadequate knowledge and skill set
in leading people versus managing people and the need to develop leaders at the bedside for professional advancement. The institute
prepares nursing leaders in the transformation of health care with a focus on leadership rather than management. The frameworks
were Ida J Orlando’s theory and Bloom’s taxonomy engaging learners to higher level of thinking through application, synthesis,
analysis, and evaluation. The over-reaching goal is to develop inspirational, motivation skills, and a clear vision: a future that is
exciting and meaningful and inspires strong commitment. The NLI uses OBE a student-centered, competency-oriented, performance
based approach to education. The instructional delivery included the “flipped classroom” that uses the learner-centered approach.
The active learning strategies used were problem-based learning, journaling, group presentations, action learning (i.e., shadowing
a leader), case studies, and capstone projects. The NLI used class evaluations, group presentations, capstone group projects, focus
group, annual KSA surveys, and valid and reliable metrics; 57 percent assumed leadership position from the pilot cohort.
Biography
Solimar Figueroa has 37 years of Nursing Practice experience as an Operating Room Nurse, Operating Room In-charge, Chief Nursing Officer, Assistant Director
of Nursing, Clinical Nurse Educator, Chief Nursing Officer and Director of Clinical Services. She serves as an Appraiser with the American Nurses Credentialing
Center (ANCC) for continuing education and practice transition accreditation program (PTAP) and manages the clinical collaborations for the American Academy
for Preceptor Advancement (AAPA). She has done her PhD and Master’s degree in Nursing and Health Care Administration. She is an author, speaker, researcher,
educator, and a consultant.
Solimar Figueroa, J Nurs Care 2017, 6:4(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168-C1-049