Nursing Leadership Development

Logos of groups endorsing programFall registration deadline: Sept. 6, 2010

Nursing leadership is essential for the development of professional practice. The need for the development of nursing leadership is well documented.* This course is an introduction to the nursing leadership arena using an experiential learning approach.

* Canadian Nursing Association

The Nursing Leadership course:

• has four modules (see below),
• includes a mentorship component,
• is designed to be completed in 16 weeks, and
• is delivered in a self-study format.¹

¹ Access to the Internet is required for the readings.

A final test comprises material from all four modules. An exam grade of 75 per cent (75%) or higher is required to be eligible for the course certificate.

Modules

1. Leadership Principals (3 units)
2. Personal Power (5 units)
3. Interpersonal Power (4 units)
4. Maintaining a High-Performance Environment (2 units)

Role of your mentor

listens to your ideas and encourages reflection,
provides you with encouragement, appropriate guidance and positive reinforcement,
gives constructive positive-and-negative feedback to encourage your growth,
provides you with clarification on concepts and issues raised in the course,
encourages critical thinking and suggests alternative ways of approaching a situation, and
acts as a role model by demonstrating effective leadership skills.

Cost

In province
Registration fee: $255
Administration fee: $59

Out-of-province
Registration fee: $275
Administration fee: $69

The administration fee is applied to underwrite the cost of a wide range of services including copyright payments, the handling and distribution of course materials; e.g., postage, and other expenses related to the management of the course. The administration fee is payable at time of registration.

For more information or to register...

Division of Lifelong Learning
Rm. 4000, Spencer Hall
220 Prince Philip Dr.
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, NL A1C 5S7
709.864.7979
Toll Free (in prov. only): 1.866.959.8474
lifelong.learning@mun.ca

Last Updated: August 27th, 2010