Speaker Biography

Dr. Adel Harb

Director of Nursing Education Security Forces Hospital - Riyadh Saudi Arabia

Title: Developing Charge Nurses as Front Line Leaders through Transformative Learning

Dr. Adel Harb
Biography:

Graduated from Faculty of Nursing, University of Jordan 1993. Had worked as Cardiac Registered Nurse in Jordan. Completed Master Degree in Education from University of Jordan on 1998. Completed another Master Degree in Critical Care from Ohio State University on 1999. Worked at Ministry of National Guards for Health Affairs (NGHA-Riyadh) on 2003 as Clinical Resource Nurse in Nursing Education till 2010. Then worked in NGHA (Madinah) as Supervisor for Safety and Quality till 2014. On 2014-2017 worked as Director of Nursing Education at Security Forces Hospital- Riyadh. On Jan 2018 has joined Nursing Education at King Fahad Specialist Hospital as Nursing Educator Manager Obtained Phd in Healthcare Administration on 2010 and worked as visiting Professor Assistant. Supervising all Saudi Nursing Students - Interns and graduates. Publications : one book "Cardiology for Registered Nurses" , 15 Abstracts and Papers. 3 Researches. Speakers at several international Symposia and conferences, Saudi Heart Association member as senior Regional Faculty for ACLS. Developed many courses and programs accredited by Saudi Council such as “Cardiac Catheterization Upgrading Programâ€Â, “Invasive Hemodynamic Programsâ€Â, "Medication Administration Course", "IV Therapy Course", "Preceptor Course", "Charge Nurse Course", "Burn Critical Care Course", "ER Nursing Course", "Pain Management Course", "Wound Care Management Course", "Neonatal Nursing Care', "Critical Care Course" and "Leadership and Management Course" and many Cross Training and Up skilling programs. Currently is developing a Case Management Post Graduate Diploma Program.

Abstract:

ï‚· Introduction: Confident seniors and unit level leaders are keys to health organizational success. Both the complexity of healthcare delivery & the responsibility placed on charge nurses have also increased (Thomas 2012). Increasing patient’s admission in the hospital requires front line leaders (Charge Nurses) to understand their roles, responsibilities and accountabilities.  
 
ï‚· Background:  Most of Healthcare Organizations believes that Charge Nurse is placed by default based on how long they had worked in the unit and who was on the schedule rather than as a result of deliberate planning and scheduling based on who was most prepared to lead the team but it was found that there was a degree of bias and favoritism. 
 
Recently, the Charge Nurse Role is considered as front line leader and most of the hospital had clearly stated their job descriptions and criteria that are but not limited to qualifications, experience, performance and communication skills. Furthermore, there are few hospital cited in the literature who are developing their charge nurses through a structured professional development plan. 
 
ï‚· Aim This paper showed a professional development project that aimed to prepare qualified nursing staff with sufficient managerial knowledge and skills that will enable them functioning efficiently and professionally in the clinical area. The professional development project adopted Transformative Learning Theory (Mezirowc 2010).