Session 6: Nurse Leaders Virtual Summit April 2023

Abstract

<p>The purpose of the Nurse Leader Virtual Summit is to provide an avenue for nurse leaders from various Sigma Academies and Nightingale Challenge to disseminate their leadership journey.</p> <p>This session features Jaclyn Smith, MSN, RN​. Ms. Smith is a nurse educator from Mississippi and a member of the second cohort for Sigma's Nightingale Challenge, now called the Nursing Now Challenge, in 2020 and 2021. She received her BSN from the University of Southern Mississippi in 2008 and her MSN in nursing education from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in 2019. Before becoming a full-time nurse educator, nurse Smith worked in various critical care areas in Louisiana and Mississippi and continues to practice as an RN in ICU. Currently, she teaches at Pearl River Community College as an instructor in Medical-Surgical I. In May, nurse Smith is taking on the role of simulation coordinator for the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Park and is excited to be transitioning to the university level of academia.</p> <p>The remaining speakers and their program affiliations are:</p> <p>- AlJuhara Thaar AlMarzoog, MSN, RN, CNS&nbsp; -&nbsp; Nurse Leadership Academy for Practice ​</p> <p>- Harmen Hummel, RN&nbsp; -&nbsp; Nursing Now Challenge​</p> <p>- Husain Nasaif, DPN, MSc, APN&nbsp; -&nbsp; Experienced Academic Leadership Academy​</p> <p>- Reccia McKenzie, RN&nbsp; -&nbsp; Nurse Empowerment Program​</p> <p>- Susan M. Smith, DNP, RN, NPD-BC&nbsp; -&nbsp; Virtual Academy: Writing for Publication​</p> <p>Summit Host: Matt Howard, DNP, RN, CEN, TCRN, CPEN, CPN, Director of Scholarship and Leadership Resources, Sigma</p> <p><strong>Learning Outcomes:</strong></p> <p>- Characterize at least two leadership traits of nursing leaders</p> <p>- Identify where you are in your personal nursing leadership journey</p>