Preparing Nurse Leaders to Be that Change: A VA Nurse Leadership Institute (VANLI) Program Curriculum

December 3, 2025

Preparing Nurse Leaders to Be that Change: A VA Nurse Leadership Institute (VANLI) Program Curriculum

Jacquelyn Heaston-Owens | 2021

Abstract

Though sometimes hidden or undeveloped, there is a leader inside of every nurse, despite being a novice staff nurse at the bedside or the more experienced nurse executive in the boardroom. The VANLI program curriculum provides healthcare systems with this transformational opportunity to awaken potential nurse leaders and cause them to rise to the forefront during difficult and changing times. Whether in community hospitals, the private sector, or the Veterans Healthcare Administration, discovering the nurses’ significant impact in the health industry, regardless of setting, and the value they bring to the crucial and essential role of nurse leadership now and in the future is a key curriculum feature. As an added feature, the VANLI curriculum incorporates Veteran Centric information for leaders who work with this special population of patients and allows program participants to integrate 12 Learning Modules for effective leadership development.

Each module focuses on relevant leadership topics or issues, such as clarifying values, overcoming challenges, understanding leadership theories and styles, examining leadership attributes and competencies, exploring ethical decision-making, legal considerations, best practices, and much more. The VANLI curriculum employs associated learning lessons and recalls quizzes, self-directed studies, supplemental readings, research information, video triggers, skill activation exercises, and pre-work activities to assist and prepare program participants to lead and with the tools to succeed.

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