Nurses are being challenged to provide increasingly complex care with more inexperienced nurses due to higher rates of retirement and registered nurse (RN) turnover in general. High-performing charge nurses with excellent interpersonal, conflict management, communication, and leadership competencies are vital to achieving optimal outcomes. Implementing a charge nurse leadership development program focused on improving communication competencies in conflict management situations can support a healthy work environment.
Freedman (2019) asserts that "interpersonal conflict in nursing workplaces is a pervasive and complex phenomenon, with implications for patient safety and quality of care" (p.594). First-time leaders seldom receive adequate training for effective transition to leadership roles, with 60% reporting having no training (Gentry, Logan, \& Tonidandel, 2014). Furthermore, many novice leaders struggle with transitioning from peer to leader, specifically related to interpersonal and communication skills (Basogul, 2020; Radovich, et al., 2011).
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
35
Participants will access the Orai: Master Public Speaking (Sani, Dhamani, \& Gupta, 2020) platform with mobile and web-based applications. Communication skill-building moduleswill be assigned using exercises, case scenarios, and AI-assisted feedback debriefing through the Orai application. Participants will also complete case scenarios created with specific nursing conflict issues a charge nurse may encounter in an acute care facility. Upon completion of the competency development program, participants will complete the CMCSS to determine the effect on confidence levels and a brief survey (Appendix C) to assess the amicability of the program.
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Mansfield, Texas, United States
Charge nurses that have completed the program
The CMCSS is a validated tool, r= α=0.86, measuring nurses' confidence in managing challenging situations
Time frame: September 2022 to November 2022
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