APNA 30th Annual Conference Session 3044: October 21, 2016 Avni Cirpili, RN, DNP, NEA-BC Kathy Lee, MS, PMHCNS-BC, APN Chair, Administrative Council Associate Chair, Senior VP and CNO Administrative Council The Menninger Clinic Director, Psychiatric Services Memorial Medical Center Summarize challenges faced by Nurse Leaders in psychiatric settings Identify strategies to promote resiliency among new Nurse Leaders Develop a plan for supporting a new Nurse Leader The speakers have no conflicts of interest to disclose. Lee 1
APNA 30th Annual Conference Session 3044: October 21, 2016 Mentoring occurs when a senior person, in terms of age and experience undertakes to provide information, advice and emotional support for a younger person (the protégé’) in a relationship lasting over and extended period of time and marked by substantial emotional commitment by both parties. (Bowen, 1985) “An experienced and prudent adviser” Sage Teacher - Instructor Coach Counselor These are all nouns So, what do mentors do? Lee 2
APNA 30th Annual Conference Session 3044: October 21, 2016 Derived from Greek mythology, appeared in Homer’s The Odyssey. Mentor acted as guide, protector, tutor and advisor to Telemachus. Mentor acted as helper, teacher, advisor and inspiration For the purposes of this discussion, we will talk about nurses in formal leadership roles, particularly Nurse Managers Not the clinical expert any more Don’t know what they don’t know Fear of that unknown Information overload Unreasonable expectations of self Relationship changes What else??? Lee 3
APNA 30th Annual Conference Session 3044: October 21, 2016 Arrive at work at 0630 to talk with night staff They are too busy to talk, and there have been 3 call-ins for next shift At 0830, a patient falls, just as you are leaving for your nursing leadership team meeting 1100, an unhappy family asks to speak with you. You are applying finishing touches to a PA to be delivered at 1400 After talking with the family, you attempt lunch at noon when you are paged by an engineering staff about the repair request you made You skip lunch b/c you have a 1300 meeting with your leader…..and you are overspent (again) on staffing budget, even though productivity is at 110%. And what are the thoughts rolling around in your head??? From Latin, resilire , to jump back Buoyant, elastic, springy Rebounding Springing back Possessing power of quick recovery …especially of mind How do YOU YOU stay personally resilient? Lee 4
APNA 30th Annual Conference Session 3044: October 21, 2016 To keep from falling To bear weight of To sustain To encourage To furnish with a means of living Advocacy The one who, or that which supports Resiliency may be related to genetics and neurobiology but… Begins with internal locus of control leading to sense of agency, increasing management of stress Importance of self efficacy, competence and coping Social and community variables: family, mentors, community resources “Nature vs Nurture”? Lee 5
APNA 30th Annual Conference Session 3044: October 21, 2016 From Peplau, 1989 “Somewhere, somehow, at some time in the past, courageous nurses determined these skills, learned them, fought for the right to use them, refined them, and taught them to other nurses. All nurses have an obligation to remember that part of nursing’s past, and to keep their own skills in pace with new opportunities for nursing into the next century.” What new Nurse Leader needs your mentoring and support to develop resiliency and to grow professionally? Let’s work together to develop a plan Lee 6
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