167010 Legacy Leadership : The Beverly C. Flynn Public Health Nursing Mentorship – Its Scope and Expectations

Monday, November 5, 2007: 2:30 PM

Anne Belcher, PhD RN , School of Nursing, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
           
The session will present the background and history of the Beverly C. Flynn Legacy Leadership Award sponsored by the APHA Public Health Nursing Section. The Flynn Legacy Leadership program recognizes graduate students majoring in public health/community health nursing and novice public health nurses for their potential to make contributions to public health nursing, and to the communities in which they live and work. Each award winner is partnered with a mentor prior to the annual APHA meeting and continues the relationship beyond the annual meeting into the next calendar year. Specific information related to application for the mentorship program will be provided along with evaluation data from the first two cohorts of participants in the program.

Learning Objectives:
Understand the Beverly Flynn Legacy Leadership Program and its role in mentoring public health nurses. Discuss the importance of mentoring novice professional public health nurses and establishing meaningful connections in the public health nursing community. Recognize the importance of mentorship in promoting the standards of practice for public health nursing. Identify potential applicants for the Beverly Flynn Legacy Leadership Program. Identify public health nurses to serve as mentors for future participants in the Beverly Flynn Legacy Leadership Program.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No
Any institutionally-contracted trials related to this submission?

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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