Fundamental Skills for Nurse Managers

For nurses new to their leadership role, considering advancement or wishing to align their managerial skills with today’s leadership demands, Fundamental Skills for Nurse Managers (FSNM) provides the critical skills, knowledge and confidence necessary to succeed.

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What is FSNM?

FSNM is an online course featuring up-to-date, interactive and self-paced education that seamlessly blends into a learner’s busy schedule. Learners earn as they learn with our new modular design developed to grant CE hours on the completion of each module exam.

Course content and virtual practice simulations mimic real-world leadership challenges, helping learners to:

  • 1Build a network to support personal growth and development as a manager

  • 2Develop confidence to anticipate and facilitate change

  • 3Identify staff needs and learn how to manage their goals and expectations

  • 4Promote a safe and healthy work environment

  • 5Manage a budget to meet the needs of various patient populations and appropriately staff the unit

Five-Time Brandon Hall Group Award Winner

Fundamental Skills for Nurse Managers’ online leadership training and course content has received five Gold Awards for Excellence from the Brandon Hall Group in the categories of:

  • Best Unique or Innovative Leadership Program – 2022
  • Best Development Program for Frontline Leaders – 2022
  • Best Association Professional Development Program – 2022
  • Best Advance in Competencies and Skill Development – 2021
  • Best Advance in Leadership Development – 2021

For more information on the Brandon Hall Excellence Awards, click here.

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For nurses seeking to advance or refresh their skill set independently

The information covered in this course provides knowledge and insight into things I needed when I first started my career in management.

Heather Napier BSN, RN, CCRN
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Course Content

Learners are immersed in real-world situations, while interactive elements encourage leadership development. The modules are broken into five units that cover: Getting Started as a New Nurse Manager, Human Resource Management, Financial Management, Quality and Safety, and Leadership. Many of the lessons have additional self-assessment learning activities to help learners apply the content to real-life situations.

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Up to 14 hours of Learning

Interactive case-based content application, multimedia elements and knowledge checks are designed to ensure learner engagement and provide learning outcomes that last.

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Whether the learner is a nurse building their leadership skills or was recently promoted into a leadership role, FSNM will provide the education, tools and resources for success.

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The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for up to 14 contact hours.

This item is nonrefundable.

Expiration Date: November 1, 2027