An empowerment framework for nursing leadership development: supporting evidence.

Aim: This article is a report on a descriptive study of nurse leaders' perspectives of the outcomes of a formal leadership programme.

Background: Effective nurse leaders are necessary to address complex issues associated with healthcare systems reforms. Little is known about the types of leadership development programmes that most effectively prepare nurse leaders for healthcare challenges.

Developing leadership in nurse managers: the British Columbia Nursing Leadership Institute.

The British Columbia Nursing Administrative Leadership Institute for First Line Nurse Leaders (BC NLI) is a collaborative partnership among British Columbia's Chief Nursing Officers, the Ministry of Health Nursing Directorate and the University of British Columbia School of Nursing. This initiative consists of a four-day residential program and a year-long leadership project between BC NLI participants and their organizational mentors. The evidence-based curriculum covers universal leadership and management concepts, but it also addresses leadership issues of relevance to nurse leaders in today's complex healthcare environments.

The effect of an education program on violence in the emergency department.

Study Objective: We examine whether a specific educational effort reduces emergency department violence in the short term and quantify the amount of violence in the ED.

Methods: Cross-sectional prospective surveys were conducted at a tertiary referral center at baseline (1998) and at 3 and 6 months (1999) after the Prevention and Management of Aggressive Behavior Program (PMABP). ED staff on all shifts for 7 alternate days in a 2-week period were surveyed.

Frequent users of the emergency department: a program to improve care and reduce visits.

The authors describe a case-management program for frequent users of the emergency department. The study had a single-subject design, with evaluation for each patient of the number of visits to the emergency department for a 12-month period before referral to the program and a similar period after implementation of an individualized care plan. Referrals were made on the basis of 2 or more of the following criteria: chronic medical condition, complex medical condition, drug-seeking behaviour, violent behaviour and abusive behaviour.