title: Succession planning for the future through an academic-practice partnership: a nursing administration master's program for emerging nurse leaders.
abstract: A global nursing leadership shortage is projected by the end of this decade. There is an urgent need to begin developing emerging nurse leaders now. This article describes the work of an academic-practice partnership collaborative of nurse leaders. The goal of the partnership is to develop and promote an innovative enhanced nursing administration master's program targeted to young emerging nurse leaders, who have not yet moved into formal leadership roles. An action research design is being used in program development and evaluation. Qualities needed by emerging leaders identified through research included a need to be politically astute, competency with business skills required of nurse leaders today, comfort with ambiguity, use of a caring approach, and leadership from a posture of innovation. The current curriculum was revised to include clinical immersion with a nurse leader from the first semester in the program, a change from all online to online/hybrid courses, innovative assignments, and a strong mentorship component. Eighteen young emerging nurse leaders began the program in January 2012. Early outcomes are positive. The emerging nurse leaders may be uniquely positioned, given the right skills sets, to be nurse leaders in the new age.
authors.affiliation: Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA. rsherman@fau.edu
authors.forename: Rose
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sherman
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dyess
authors.forename: Ed
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hannah
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prestia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003479:Curriculum; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000193:education* / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation