Taking Charge: What Every Charge Nurse Needs to Know

Free Webinar – January 26, 2010 at
2:00 pm (ET)

Charge nurses are expected to lead staff while managing the work systems and processes on their units to insure that the needs of patients are met. It is a skillful balancing act and not all organizations provide the type of leadership training that charge nurses need. Join Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, CNL and Terry Eggenberger, RN, MSN, PhD (c) as they discuss important keys to success in becoming an effective charge nurse including understanding the role responsibilities, and developing skills to enhance communication, reduce conflict, and build team synergy.

Presenters:

Rose Sherman is the Director of the Nursing Leadership Institute and an Associate Professor of Nursing on the faculty of the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing at Florida Atlantic University.

Terry Eggenberger is an Instructor on the faculty of the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing at Florida Atlantic University where she is also completing her doctoral studies with a research emphasis on the charge nurse role.

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