AnnualReport2020

Transformational Leadership Transformational leadership involves strategic vision, planning and preparation. Our Nursing Executive Council (NEC) has developed the 2020-2023 Operating Plan, FOCUSED™ on the Future. The four key priorities this year are conducting a system-wide nursing assessment; Facilitating a system-wide plan to support transition and operating model changes; Developing a system-wide nursing and patient care services dashboard to influence day- to-day operations; and Optimizing nursing health care technology. Transformational leaders are those who stimulate and inspire followers to achieve extraordinary outcomes – and in the process, develop their own leadership capacity. At Shriners Hospitals for Children, we believe all nurses are leaders, as they can influence change from any position. There is a growing transformational culture among our nurses that is encouraging collaboration, trust, strong relationships and that our nurses play a critical role in fulfilling the mission of our health care system. Structural Empowerment The Magnet® domain of structural empowerment depicts the many

developed their professional practice, knowledge, and skills by obtaining specialty nursing certifications and returning to school to earn advanced nursing degrees. Nursing Education and Certification

The year 2020 marks the fourth of a five-year initiative for our health care system: BSN 2020. The primary goal of this effort is achieving the Institute of

Medicine (IOM) goal of 80% of direct care nurses having a bachelor degree or higher in nursing. To date, 77% of our direct care nurses have met this standard.

2019 Nursing by the Numbers • 4,100 RNs, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs), and Nurse Executives, system- wide across our health care facilities (U.S., Canada, Mexico)

• 76.32%: RNs with education (BSN or higher)

• 27.68%: RNs with specialty certifications

• 8 RNs doctoral prepared • 224 nurses attended a local, regional or national professional conference

ways in which the practice environment at Shriners Hospital for Children supports professional nursing practice. Our nurses provide exceptional patient care and contribute to the well-

• 33 nurses have presented at a local, regional or national professional conference

being of our patients, families, community, and their colleagues. Nurses system- wide have actively engaged in opportunities

to learn and teach others, and have

2019•2020 YEAR IN REVIEW | 53