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Jan Wallinder, RN¹, Kathleen O'Leary, RN², and Tom Engle, RN². (1) Multnomah County Health Department, 426 SW Stark Street, 8th Floor, Portland, OR 97204, 503 988 3056 ext 28844, janet.l.wallinder@co.multnomah.or.us, (2) Oregon Department of Human Services, Public Health, 800 NE Oregon Street, Ste 930, Portland, OR 97232

In the spring of 2001 current public health nursing leadership in Oregon acknowledged the impact of factors associated with the nursing shortage on PH nursing. Drawing on literature about nursing, leadership, and public health institutes we developed a year long institute experience for public health nurses in Oregon. The institute combines the pairing of the future nurse leader with an established leader as a mentor, content modules delivered through various media, and a year long leadership project.

The Institute focuses on leadership development for practicing public health nurses in local and state health departments. Using recently retired and current PHN leaders as mentors, drawing upon local expertise, and web based content assignments; the Institute has been developed without additional financial resources.

After graduating two classes of eight and almost completing a third class of ten we have identified several factors to consider when starting a like enterprise. These include the degree of emphasis to place on a project, the different relationship objectives of the mentor and scholar, timing of different modules, expectations of mentors, expectations of staff, management versus leadership contents, and technology capabilities.

Learning Objectives:

• List the three components of the OPHNLI (Oregon Public Health Nursing Leadership Institute)
• Describe the development of the OPHNLI
• Understand the relationship between the three components
• Describe what is needed to start one’s own PHNLI

Keywords: Leadership, Training

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.

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