Publications by authors named "Janice Brewington"
Background: The professional identity and brand image of nurses as leaders have not kept pace with the roles and scope of contemporary nursing practice.
Purpose: To provide a framework to transform the professional identity and brand image of nursing from a caring discipline to one of leaders.
Methods: A Consensus Development Workgroup (CDW) design was used between the International Society for Professional Identity in Nursing (ISPIN) and the Institute for Brand Image of Nursing (IBIN) to advance the concept of All Nurses as Leaders across all settings and the public domain.
Background: The United States continues to be plagued with pervasive health disparities. Leading health and professional organizations acknowledge structural racism as a contributing factor for the lack of a racially diverse nursing workforce particularly those serving in leadership roles which could help to mitigate health disparities among historically stigmatized populations.
Purpose: Purpose Lack of funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and lack of meaningful partnerships, stymie efforts that can be made by nursing programs at HBCUs.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to explore how coaching impacts a year-long leadership development program for nurse faculty and administrators transitioning into leadership roles.
- There is a significant need to enhance leadership skills in nursing education, and coaching is identified as a valuable strategy, although there's limited research on its effectiveness in nursing.
- The qualitative analysis of interviews with 12 participants highlighted three key outcomes of coaching: fostering reflective leadership practices, validating experiences in difficult situations, and helping to create actionable plans for professional growth.
Background: Establishing a professional identity in nursing is integral to professional development, yet this area of inquiry remains understudied.
Purpose: This segment of a multiphased national study measured nursing faculty's perceived level of importance regarding key components of professional identity in nursing using the newly developed Professional Identity in Nursing Survey (PINS).
Methods: Fifty subject matter experts from nursing education, practice, and regulation utilized the DeVellis scale development process to develop the PINS over the course of 2 years.
The Journey: Nurses on Boards Coalition Preparation and Support Work Group.
Nurs Adm Q
September 2021
Nurses have the knowledge, skills, and expertise to bring value and leadership to a myriad of boards throughout the United States, with nursing leadership critical to the transformation of complex health care systems. The 2011 Institute of Medicine Future of Nursing report calls on nurses to lead at all levels in systems as well as in board rooms. In 2014, the Nurses on Boards Coalition (NOBC) aligned its mission with this charge, creating a goal, as stated on its Web site, to "improve the health of communities and the nation through the service of nurses on boards and other bodies.
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