Leadership U
The NSNA Leadership U provides opportunities for nursing students to be recognized for the leadership and management skills they develop through participation in NSNA’s programs and activities. From the school chapter level to the state and national levels, nursing students learn how to work in cooperative relationships with peers, faculty, students in other disciplines, community service organizations, and the public in a service learning environment. The Leadership U is open to all nursing programs preparing students for RN licensure that are official NSNA constituents and to those schools working toward constituency status.
The following may be helpful when approaching faculty to explore the possibility of having your NSNA participation partially fulfill course requirements or independent study elective. Use your course syllabus, if there is already one available for NSNA activities at your school, to see if you can meet the objectives with the following leadership activities. If your program does not already have a NSNA activity for credit course option, speak to your advisor about drafting your own independent study syllabus or petition. You can tailor them to meet your needs!
Skills Development
• Develop enhanced capacity for leadership
• Identify and list your personal leadership attributes
• Evaluate your personal capacity for leadership
• Explain the complex role organizations play in the profession and in society
• Define the role of volunteer within the team structure
• Work cooperatively with student and faculty leaders
Learning Objectives
• Develop skills needed to set an agenda and to run a committee meeting
• Present written and verbal reports of committee’s deliberations to the Board of Directors and membership
• Analyze issues related to membership recruitment and retention
• Establish a plan to address these issues
• Practice collaboration among peers, faculty and community leaders
• Demonstrate an understanding of the role bylaws and policies play in the professional organizations and in society
The following may be helpful when approaching faculty to explore the possibility of having your NSNA participation partially fulfill course requirements or independent study elective. Use your course syllabus, if there is already one available for NSNA activities at your school, to see if you can meet the objectives with the following leadership activities. If your program does not already have a NSNA activity for credit course option, speak to your advisor about drafting your own independent study syllabus or petition. You can tailor them to meet your needs!
Skills Development
• Develop enhanced capacity for leadership
• Identify and list your personal leadership attributes
• Evaluate your personal capacity for leadership
• Explain the complex role organizations play in the profession and in society
• Define the role of volunteer within the team structure
• Work cooperatively with student and faculty leaders
Learning Objectives
• Develop skills needed to set an agenda and to run a committee meeting
• Present written and verbal reports of committee’s deliberations to the Board of Directors and membership
• Analyze issues related to membership recruitment and retention
• Establish a plan to address these issues
• Practice collaboration among peers, faculty and community leaders
• Demonstrate an understanding of the role bylaws and policies play in the professional organizations and in society
