Nursing education at the crossroads: Empowering nurses and patients

International Conference on Nursing & Emergency Medicine

December 02-04, 2013 Hampton Inn Tropicana, Las Vegas, NV, USA

Margaret L. McClure

Accepted Abstracts: J Nurs Care

Abstract :

Overview of where we are today and how we arrived at our current state A. Development of Community Colleges B. Recommendations of past studies conducted during the 20th century C. Changes in practice and career opportunities The IOM study entitled The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health A. Findings of the study and how they affect nursing education B. Actions underway at present The demand for more nurses prepared to exert leadership in all aspects of health care A. Changes in delivery systems B. Innovations for today and the future C. Resultant increased power for nurses in all settings.

Biography :

Margaret L. McClure is an adjunct Professor at New York University. She is the former chief nursing officer at NYU Medical Center, where she also served as the hospital administrator. She is currently involved in several national projects, most notably an effort designed to create a seamless nursing educational path, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence. A prolific writer and lecturer, she is internationally recognized as a nursing leader. Her best-known contribution to the literature is the study entitled, Magnet Hospitals: Attraction and Retention of Professional Nurses. This research served as the basis for today?s Magnet Hospital program. A graduate of the Lankenau Hospital School of Nursing in Philadelphia, she received her baccalaureate degree from Moravian College and her master?s and doctoral degrees from Columbia University. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau and the past president of two national organizations: the American Academy of Nursing and the American Organization of Nurse Executives. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including an honorary doctor of humane letters from Seton Hall University and an honorary doctor of laws from Moravian College. In 2007 she was named a Living Legend by the American Academy of Nursing. She retired from the United States Army Reserve with the rank of Colonel.