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Item 'Do nurses really do that’? An exploratory study of students(2021) Topola, Leanne; Miller, KathleenBackground: Health care needs are changing, requiring nurses to assume leadership roles and engage in political activism to impact health system transformation. Nursing education socializes students to the profession, as this is where they begin to develop their professional identity. For these reasons' educators must begin to explore student perceptions of the role of the registered nurse given the emphasis on leadership and health care transformation and question if students want to assume these roles. Objectives: To identify first- and fourth-year baccalaureate nursing student perceptions of the role of the nurse and analyze their willingness to participate in roles that embody leadership and political action.Item Gifted and talented students' career aspirations and influences: A systematic review of the literature(2009) Miller, Kathleen; Cummings, GretaThe nursing shortage of registered nurses in Canada is expected to worsen, making recruitment a concern for nursing organizations. Also, many reports have outlined the need for improved leadership in nursing. Therefore, the study purpose was to describe the findings of a systematic review of studies examining the career influences and aspirations of gifted high school students and to make recommendations for further research. Results indicate gifted students choose careers that fit their personal self-concept and their perceptions of traits needed to succeed in a profession. Family members, particularly mothers, had the greatest influence on career decision making and these students were more likely to indicate a desire for a profession with high prestige, high levels of education and higher pay. These students were not likely to indicate nursing as a career choice. Efforts to improve the image of nursing with this group of students are needed.Item Increasing leadership acumen: adopting a sense-making framework(2021) Miller, Kathleen; Maykut, ColleenHealth care environments, as complex adaptive systems, are constantly in flux. Nurse leaders cannot and in fact should not utilize approaches that worked in the past to attempt to navigate “wicked problems,” such as COVID-19. Clarity around the relationships among variables influencing the sociopolitical context is vital to understand. The adoption of a sense-making model, such as the Cynefin framework, fosters multiple perspectives, collaborative teamwork, and systems thinking to mitigate wicked problems. The importance of transformational leadership and followership is fundamental to tackling the lack of predictability the current pandemic has caused.Item To pay or not to pay: perceptions of students’ preceptorship experience(2022) Raymond, Christy; Miller, Kathleen; Shelast, Yvonne; Paananen, Tanya; McIntyre, SafinaA pilot project was initiated with a local health organization to offer all 4th year baccalaureate program students an opportunity to complete their final nurse supervised preceptorship as an undergraduate (unregulated) paid nursing employee. RESEARCH QUESTION: What are the perceived benefits and challenges for 4th year baccalaureate nursing students completing a paid preceptorship in partnership with a local health authority?Item Who will lead nursing into the future?(2012) Miller, Kathleen; Cummings, GretaRecent research reveals a need for improved leadership capabilities among nurses, from the front-line nurse to those in management capacities. This "op-ed" piece is a discussion arising from the results of a study examining two groups of high school students: one participating in a leadership training program and one not participating. With their responses, these students demonstrated a stereotypical view of the work of nurses and were not interested in pursuing a career in nursing. They also didn't see nursing as a career in which to practise their leadership abilities. We raise questions about our ability to meet the goals of the Canadian Nursing Association as set out in Toward 2020 if we, in the nursing profession, are not successful in attracting students who understand the complexities of nursing practice and have a desire and the ability to help advance the profession in Canada. Recommendations for further research are presented.