title: An Educational Program to Promote Emotional Mastery Skills in Nurse Managers.
abstract: A curriculum was designed and implemented for nurse managers to develop and optimize emotional mastery skills. The program is outlined, implementation strategies were discussed, results were measured, and outcomes were reviewed. Outcomes from this program support the value and impact that nursing professional development specialists have on the development of nursing leadership. Nursing professional development specialists will find the curricula useful in addressing emotional mastery skill development in their organizations.
authors.affiliation: Laura A. Mularz, DNP, MSN, RN, APN, ACNS-BC, NE-BC, is Director of Patient Care Services, Nursing Administration, JFK Medical Center, Edison, NJ. Mary L. Johansen, PhD, NE-BC, RN, is Clinical Associate Professor and Associate Director, New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing, School of Nursing, Rutgers University.
authors.forename: Laura A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Mularz
authors.forename: Mary L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Johansen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003479:Curriculum; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009515:New Jersey; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000523:psychology*; D057184:Practice Patterns, Nurses'