Transcript Developing the Leader Within You

Presenters:
Shelley Bumm, BSN RN NCSN
Janet Jones, MSN RN NCSN
“If your actions inspire others to dream
more, learn more, do more and become
more, you are a LEADER!”
John Quincy Adams
Standard 12
“The school nurse demonstrates
leadership in the professional practice
setting and the profession.”
ANA, 2011, p. 14
 Show passion in their work
 Cultivate a healthy work environment
 Mentor others
 Promote advancement of the
profession
 Are team players and team builders
The school nurse provides leadership in both the
professional setting and the nursing profession.
A school nurse is the only health care professional
in the school and is expected to be a leader in
health and child advocacy issues.
Good Communication is:
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Active listening
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Asking questions for clarification
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Speaking clearly and succinctly
Honesty:
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Keeping your word, following through
Integrity:
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Courage to speak up when your view is
unpopular
Trust:
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Gained by acting in the best interest of the team
or organization
Commitment:
Inspire loyalty to increase productivity
Be Authentic
Have a clear picture
of your strengths
and weaknesses
How can you take your own
identified Leadership
qualities and apply them to a
role within FASN?
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Identify your main leadership characteristic
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Move to the correlating color poster
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Form a small group with every color of
leadership characteristic represented
Discuss question posed to you by the
presenters
Feedback and discussions from groups
Now that you know you have a
passion for school nursing, unbounded
enthusiasm and a willingness to
serve…. won’t you consider
volunteering for a Leadership role in
our professional organization today?
References
American Nurses Association and National School Nurses Association
(2011). School Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, 2nd Edition.
Silver Spring, MD: Nursesbooks.org (p. 14).
Leadership Characteristics. (2009, January 1). Retrieved January 15,
2015, from
http://leadership.uoregon.edu/resources/exercises_tips/skills/
leadership_characteristics
Prive, T. (2012, December 19). Top 10 Qualities that Make a Great
Leader [Web log post]. Retrieved January 15, 2015, from
http://www.forbes.com/fdc/welcome_mjx.shtml
Selekman, J. (2012). School Nursing: A Comprehensive Text (2nd ed.).
Philadelphia PA: F.A. Davis Company.