The Leadership Academy: For Nurse   Leaders

8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Check in @ 8:15 AM

Interim Healthcare, 16 Hyland Rd., Greenville, South Carolina 29615

Pam Collins, MSN, CMSRN, RN-­‐BC

Learning Outcome: This continuing professional development program will inform participants about the key elements of nursing leadership.

Program Description: Being an effective leader in today’s healthcare climate requires skills that facilitate positive outcomes for both patients and employees. This one day goal focused seminar will explore concepts and topics that will take your leadership skills to the next level of performance and effectiveness. You will learn:

• Your predominant leadership style
• How to increase your leadership skills
• Strategies for effective communication
• Conflict resolution skills
• How to deal with difficult employee behaviors
• How to gain and maintain the respect of staff/co-­‐workers

Real-­‐life situations/scenarios will be included in this interactive seminar. Come prepared to learn…leave prepared to Lead!

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the conclusion of this program, each participant will be able to: 

• Explore attributes of effective nurse
• Differentiate the impact of selected leadership styles on team
• Examine the relationship between decision-­‐making skills and effective leadership.
• Discuss strategies for conflict
• Identify strategies for dealing with difficult
• Identify required components for safe
• Explore legal Implications for nurse leaders

TARGET AUDIENCE 

Nurse managers, charge nurses, professional practice council members or nurses interested in developing their leadership skills.

FEE

$ 125 for non-­‐members; $ 0 for AHEC members

CREDIT

Licensed Nurses: Upstate AHEC is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by The South Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited

approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Upon successful completion of this program, attendees will receive 6.5 contact hours.

Successful completion of the program requires attendance for at least 90 percent of the course and a completed evaluation by the participant.

Participants may register in the following ways: Online (preferred) www.upstateahec.org

Email ltaylor@upstateahec.org

Call 864-­‐349-­‐1160

To Register for a Class Online:

• Visit our classes page to view all of the Upstate AHEC classes available at this time.
• Click on the class you wish to register for and scroll to the bottom of that page under MEMBER TYPE. Choose either (a) the “Consortium Member” link or (b) the “Non-­‐Consortium Member”. To learn if your employer is a consortium member, click here.
• Click the “Add to Cart”
• When you have selected all the courses that you wish to attend, choose the “Checkout with PayPal” button. This step is necessary to move you to the “Checkout” page even if you DO NOT owe a registration
• Enter all contact information requested on the “Checkout” page and click “Submit Order”.
• The next page will give you an order number. If you have registered for a course(s) with no fees, your registration is complete and you need only click on “Submit Order”!
• If you have registered for a class with a fee, you will need to click on “Confirm Order”. This will take you to the PayPal
• Once these steps are complete, you will receive two emails. The first email will be a notification of your registration and the second email will be a notification that your registration is