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We are glad you brought ideas of nursing
leadership to South Carolina. Can you tell more about this?
Surround yourself with good people and make it possible for them to stay.
Create an environment in which they can operate at the level for which they are
capable, and give them room to function as they know they can.
How would you go about
making a point when communicating something important to others?
Be well prepared. Speak confidently. Draw on your experience.
What would you say is one of
the biggest threats in nursing?
Nurses themselves if they don’t realize
what they have, feel confidence, or participate fully in the community.
The Cockcroft Nursing
Leadership content has promoted developing assurance in nursing leaders. Would
you expand on this?
Be sure of what you have to say and speak up for your rights on a
professional level.
What do you think nursing
can do to move forward in the future?
First, the education of nurses has
advanced gradually from the efforts of a number of nurse leaders. Eventually
nursing came to have head nurses, then baccalaureate and masters programs where
nurses could gain more knowledge. Then research became a focus in nursing. It is
important to examine research topics and to keep advancing in this area. Second,
there is a need to look carefully at decisions made for patients. They need to
be patient centered. Third, there is a need for more people taking care
of patients and with more education
Can you give us some final
words of wisdom?
Do what you think is best and be happy
about it. If you find that you are not satisfied, do something else.
Following interview questions,
a group member thanked Amy Cockcroft for the positive influence she has had, and
that this
program has had. For many people, the program is a life changing experience. The
skills obtained in the program give the nurses an opportunity to move into
positions where they influence many people. That is a testimony and tribute to
Amy Cockcroft and the leadership that she has done all of her years in
professional nursing. She has given people chances and opportunities to do
things that they could not have done had she not been there to mentor, provide
encouragement, and provide a forum. Hopefully this positive program will
continue to grow and to provide nurses the opportunities to influence policy,
professional practice and the lives of patients in the long run.
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