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Managing Conflict in a Nurse Leader Role

Tracking # 20-844453

$14.99

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Method Computer-Based Training

What you'll learn

After completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

  1. Identify two reasons why learning about conflict management is important when fulfilling a nurse leader role.
  2. Identify the five stages of conflict.
  3. Identify two positive leadership styles.
  4. Identify the generations in the workforce.
  5. Identify two regulatory mandates.

Course overview

Every organization will experience some degree of conflict at one time or another; healthcare is no exception. Uniquely, conflict can create serious issues regarding care delivery, patient safety, and patient outcomes. Other end results include cost impacts related to staff turnover in an already understaffed industry, regulatory fines, and even law suits due to errors; more serious results include psychological impacts on staff members. Characteristics, leadership styles, and the ability to handle conflict are vital to those fulfilling a nurse leader role. This educational course will help you to identify conflict, the components of conflict, reasons for conflict in healthcare as well as management strategies. Conflict management is not just the responsibility of one in a nurse leader role, but that of all team members, especially the registered nurse. "Conflict management helps foster stronger relationships horizontally between employees and vertically between employees and management by increasing awareness and understanding of different points of view and educating staff about how to avoid conflict in the first place" (1).

Subject areas

This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.

Arkansas State Board of Nursing

Certified Nurse Midwife

2h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Certified Nurse Practitioner

2h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

2h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Clinical Nurse Specialist

2h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Licensed Practical Nurse

2h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Licensed Psychiatric Technician Nurse

2h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Registered Nurse

2h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Registered Nurse Practitioner

2h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

District of Columbia Board of Nursing

Certified Nurse Midwife

2h Relevant to Clinical Nurse Midwife Specialty

Clinical Nurse Specialist

2h Relevant to Clinical Nurse Specialty

Licensed Practical Nurse

2h Licensed Practical Nurse - Continuing Education

Nurse Practitioner

2h Relevant to Nurse Practitioner Specialty

Registered Nurse

2h Registered Nurse District of Columbia - Continuing Education

Registered Nurse Anesthetist

2h Relevant to Registered Nurse Anesthetist Specialty

Florida Board of Nursing

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

2h General

Licensed Practical Nurse

2h General

Registered Nurse

2h General

Georgia Board of Nursing

Licensed Practical Nurse

2h General

Registered Professional Nurse

2h General

Kansas State Board of Nursing

Licensed Mental Health Technician

2h Continuing Nursing Education (CNE)

Licensed Practical Nurse

2h Continuing Nursing Education (CNE)

Registered Nurse

2h Continuing Nursing Education (CNE)

Michigan Board of Nursing

Licensed Practical Nurse

2h General

Licensed Practical Nurse Special Volunteer

2h General

Registered Nurse

2h General

Registered Nurse Special Volunteer

2h General

Mississippi Board of Nursing

Licensed Practical Nurse

2h Continuing education related to nursing

Registered Nurse

2h Continuing education related to nursing

New Hampshire Board of Nursing

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

2h General CE

Licensed Practical Nurse

2h General CE

Registered Nurse

2h General CE

New Mexico Board of Nursing

Certified Nurse Practitioner

2h Continuing education relevant to nursing practice

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

2h Continuing education relevant to nursing practice

Clinical Nurse Specialist

2h Continuing education relevant to nursing practice

Licensed Practical Nurse

2h Continuing education relevant to the licensed practical nurse

Registered Nurse

2h Continuing education relevant to nursing practice

North Dakota Board of Nursing

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

2h CE Related to Nursing Practice

Licensed Practical Nurse

2h CE Related to Nursing Practice

Registered Nurse

2h CE Related to Nursing Practice

South Carolina Board of Nursing

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

2h General

Licensed Practical Nurse

2h General

Registered Nurse

2h General

Tennessee Board of Nursing

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

2h General

Licensed Practical Nurse

2h General

Registered Nurse

2h General

West Virginia Board of Registered Nurses

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

2h Relating to professional nursing practice

Registered Nurse

2h Relating to professional nursing practice

Wyoming Board of Nursing

Certified Nurse Midwife

2h General

Certified Nurse Practitioner

2h General

Certified Nurse Specialist

2h General

Certified Nursing Assistant

2h General

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

2h General

Licensed Practical Nurse

2h General

Registered Nurse

2h General

Disclosure statements

Course Objectives:

After completion of this course, the learner will be able to:  

  1. Identify two reasons why learning about conflict management is important when fulfilling a nurse leader role. 
  2. Identify the five stages of conflict.
  3. Identify two positive leadership styles.
  4. Identify the generations in the workforce. 
  5. Identify two regulatory mandates.

Use of Course Content. The courses provided by NCC are based on industry knowledge and input from professional nurses, experts, practitioners, and other individuals and institutions. The information presented in this course is intended solely for the use of healthcare professionals taking this course, for credit, from NCC. The information is designed to assist healthcare professionals, including nurses, in addressing issues associated with healthcare. The information provided in this course is general in nature and is not designed to address any specific situation. This publication in no way absolves facilities of their responsibility for the appropriate orientation of healthcare professionals. Hospitals or other organizations using this publication as a part of their own orientation processes should review the contents of this publication to ensure accuracy and compliance before using this publication. Knowledge, procedures or insight gained from the Student in the course of taking classes provided by NCC may be used at the Student’s discretion during their course of work or otherwise in a professional capacity. The Student understands and agrees that NCC shall not be held liable for any acts, errors, advice or omissions provided by the Student based on knowledge or advice acquired by NCC. The Student is solely responsible for his/her own actions, even if information and/or education was acquired from a NCC course pertaining to that action or actions. By clicking “complete” you are agreeing to these terms of use.

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