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THE TRAJECTORY TO LEADERSHIP ONCOLOGY NURSING AND BEYOND

THE TRAJECTORY TO LEADERSHIP ONCOLOGY NURSING AND BEYOND. Elizabeth Johnson, MSN, RN, AOCN, AOCNS, OCN. NATURE OF NURSING PRACTICE. Evolutionary Continuous Subtle Imperceptible Supportive Female. ONGOING STRUGGLES. Recognition Visibility Image Role definition Professional advancement

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THE TRAJECTORY TO LEADERSHIP ONCOLOGY NURSING AND BEYOND

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  1. THE TRAJECTORY TO LEADERSHIPONCOLOGY NURSING AND BEYOND Elizabeth Johnson, MSN, RN, AOCN, AOCNS, OCN

  2. NATURE OF NURSING PRACTICE • Evolutionary • Continuous • Subtle • Imperceptible • Supportive • Female

  3. ONGOING STRUGGLES • Recognition • Visibility • Image • Role definition • Professional advancement • Standardization of practice

  4. EARLY ROLE MODELSFLORENCE NIGHTINGALE

  5. EARLY ROLE MODELS LINDA RICHARDS

  6. EARLY ROLE MODELS MARY ELIZA MAHONEY

  7. EARLY ROLE MODELS ISABEL HAMPTON ROBB

  8. THE HERITAGE OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING • Knowledge based • Provides a unique service • Criteria for entry and advancement • Self-regulating • Standards of practice • Ethical guidelines • Meaningful service

  9. THE ONGOING STRUGGLE TO DEFINE PROFESSIONAL NURSING • Nursing theory • Role clarity • Remuneration • Documentation • Continuity of care

  10. THE WORK OF NURSING • Misunderstood • Lacks clarity • Undervalued • Often not visible • Simultaneously multi-dimensional

  11. THE WORK OF NURSING • Multidimensional • Patient • Family • Community • National • Global • Holistic • Four key components

  12. SURVEILLANCE • Assessment and monitoring some aspect(s) of the patient’s health status • Immediate conditions • Responses to treatment • Quality of life • Health screening

  13. RELIEF OF SUFFERING • “State of severe distress associated with events that threaten the intactness of the person” -- Cassell, 1982 • Mind-body connections • Transcendence of the spirit -- Frankl, 1984 • Positive and negative feeling

  14. ADVOCACY • Actions taken to influence others on behalf of a patient’s well being • Forms of advocacy in nursing practice • Conveying information on behalf of another • Direct intervention on behalf of another • Restatement and interpretation • Patient education

  15. SELF-CARE ASSISTANCE • Use of specialized knowledge and skill to do for another what s/he cannot do for himself • May be basic or high tech • Always integrates the whole person

  16. ATTRIBUTES OF HIGH QUALITY CANCER NURSING CARE • Professional knowledge • Continuity • Attentiveness • Coordination • Partnership • Individualization • Rapport • Caring -- Radwin, 2000

  17. OUTCOMES OF HIGH QUALITY CANCER NURSING CARE • Increase sense of fortitude • Sense of well being • Trust • Optimism • Authenticity -- Radwin, 2000

  18. LEADERSHIP AND NURSING “Nurses may not always see themselves as leaders, but they almost always are.” -- Pearl Moore, 2007

  19. CURRENT CHALLENGES FOR THE PROFESSION • Understand our professional identity • Communicate our identity • Have pride in our identity • Demonstrate how nursing makes a critical difference in patient outcomes

  20. Visionary Inspiring Accountability New ideas Reassuring Compassionate Dispassionate Incisive Integrative of Macro and micro Simple and complex Time lines Diversity Thoughtful COMPONENTS OF EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP

  21. THE SPECIAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF ONCOLOGY NURSING

  22. ONGOING NATURE OF ONCOLOGY NURSING PRACTICE • Intense • Uncertain • Multi-dimensional • Complex • Real life issues • Research driven • Long term

  23. Compassion Commitment Drive Intelligence Vision Collegiality Process orientation Courage WHAT MAKES AN ONCOLOGY NURSE AN ONCOLOGY NURSE?

  24. PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES • Provide outlet for felt commitment to a specialized body of knowledge and area of service • With opportunities to share with like-minded persons • To promote shared vision

  25. ONCOLOGY NURSING SOCIETYVISION Lead the transformation of cancer care

  26. ONCOLOGY NURSING SOCIETYMISSION Promote excellence in oncology nursing and quality cancer care

  27. ONCOLOGY NURSING SOCIETYCORE VALUES “When all else changes, values endure.”

  28. Integrity Innovation Stewardship Advocacy Excellence Inclusiveness ONCOLOGY NURSING SOCIETYCORE VALUES

  29. Principles Vision Meaning Education Opportunity Mentoring Standards Information Advocacy Networking Resources Alliance Status Pride Experience Power BENEFITS PROVIDED BY ONS FOR ASPIRING LEADERS

  30. RIPPLE EFFECTS OF PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT • Patient care • Practice environment • Standards of practice • Health policy

  31. THANK YOU

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