SLIDE ONE – Title Slide

Are you a third-year student and about to head out to begin your career in nursing? If you are, this subject is one that will help you find your way to becoming a leader in our profession.

My name is Samantha Jakimowicz and I’m the subject coordinator for Leadership for Beginning Practice.

SLIDE TWO – Overview

This introduction is to give you some background and have a quick look at the subject learning outcomes. I will briefly outline the assessments and conclude with a way forward.

SLIDE THREE – Background

This subject requires students to explore nursing leadership in contemporary practice and the influences that have shaped its evolution from global and local perspectives.

Historically, nurses have been seen as the ‘handmaidens’ or just there to make beds. You and I know that this isn’t the case.

The tasks that we carry out in caring for and nursing our patients is evidence-based.

We are a profession, just like doctors, psychologists and social workers. We are leaders in healthcare.

It is important that we develop and use our leadership skills to be able to advocate for our patients, promote a sense of agency .

SLIDE FOUR – Objectives

In this subject you will learn how to analyse and evaluate issues and factors that impact on leaders and professional practice.

We will hear about different theories, ideas and approaches to leadership. You will be asked to critically reflect on concepts and skills relevant to effective leadership to optimise patient safety as well as strategies to develop personal and professional resilience.

Finally, you should be able to explain the use of knowledge, evidence, communication and networks as supportive elements in effective leadership.

SLIDE FIVE – Outline of topic

Tutorial activities will help you to:

• compose a short professional development session to be delivered to your peers and

• self-reflect on the leader in you so you can write a paper about how your leadership style and personality fits within a team

The resources and readings as well as lectures will provide you with all the material you need to complete a final quiz at the end of session successfully.

SLIDE SIX – Conclusion

This subject will draw on all the hard work you have put into learning for this degree.

The knowledge you have built throughout the past few years of your study will be used to further develop your leadership skills to take into clinical practice next year.

So let’s get started ....