Below are activities for NURS 4319 Leadership & Management: Theoretical Foundations and NURS 4320 Leadership & Management: Clinical Application.
See course descriptions and outcomes for each activity here.
In this activity, students were given tumblers or could use their own water bottles to encourage them to hydrate during their clinical rotations. Students met either in-person, virtually via text, or discussed how these breaks and hydration were obtained through the shift. This activity allowed students to promote personal health and well-being while on their units. This activity assisted students to evaluate a health work environment and promote self-wellness by hydrating.
In this activity, students are given clinical time to individually reflect on the day, de-stress, and find a sense of calm at the end of the clinical day. This activity provides an exemplar recreation that supports the student’s goal to demonstrate a healthy self-care behavior that promotes psychological well-being and resiliency from the stress of the clinical day. This activity allows students to work together in their clinical group on a non-patient, not graded clinical activity to promote teamwork. This activity also allows the student to cultivate an environment that promotes self-care, personal health, and well-being by participating in the group coloring therapy session (10.1c).
In this activity, music therapy was utilized prior to course exams. Different types of music, based on student preferences were played for 10 minutes prior to the exam. Once all students were seated, all students were asked to quietly listen to music for one minute. Then the music was discontinued to begin the exams.
In this activity, each student is offered a wellness pledge to commit to improving the health and wellbeing of themselves, their community, and patients. The wellness pledge is presented to students via non-graded “complete” or “incomplete” assignment, facilitating faculty tracking.
Students are provided 3 hours of didactic content on Teams/Teambuilding & TeamSTEPPS. Within the TeamSTEPPS training, the I’SAFE mnemonic is highlighted for students to make professional and prudent decisions about fit to practice nursing before and during a shift.
The L&M Colloquium is a one-day conference led by senior level students. The theme for Spring 2023 Leadership & Management Colloquium, focused on practice stressors, coping strategies, resilience, and maintaining wellness Three leaders from the class are elected by their peers to lead, organize, and operationalize the Colloquium.
The UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing Student Well-Being and Wellness Resources web page is located within the UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing Student Success Center (SSC) website.
A web page with wellness and wellbeing information was developed - https://uthscsa.edu/nursing/ut-health-school-nursing-wellness.
Location: San Antonio, TX
School Type: Academic Health Center
Partners: South Texas VA and the School of Nursing Student Success Center
Faculty Contact: Wesley Richardson