The Wisconsin Organization of Nurse Leaders (WONL) and Wisconsin Nurses Association (WNA) have proudly collaborated to offer the WONL Nurse Leadership Academy for our nursing leaders of tomorrow. Read more about this innovative program in the JONA article by Joan Ellis Beglinger or the NLA Brochure produced by the Wisconsin Center for Nursing.

All RN candidates for the NLA must be nominated by the Chief Nursing Officer of their employing organization. Staff nurses aspiring to be nurse leaders and new managers from diverse practice environments are welcome to apply.
Each NLA program consists of 2 on-site conference days followed by 1 additional on-site conference day six weeks later.  Participants must also complete assigned pre-work, conduct a personal ‘project’ at their workplace between class dates, and present the results of their project when returning on Day 3.

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2019 NLA FLYER – please check back for 2020 dates!

Refer to the 2019 NLA FLYER for more information on the program, nomination/application process, and cost.
NLA Standard Schedule for Days 1-2 and Day 3
NOTE: The final schedule for specific programs may vary slightly from the Standard Schedule.

Application Process
The nominated candidate must complete the online application form – there is no paper application. The nominating CNO will need to provide certain information to the candidate prior to beginning the application – please see page 3 of the 2019 NLA Flyer for a list of questions to prepare before beginning the online application form.

2019 NLA ONLINE APPLICATION – closed

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Click on a date below for more information specific to each of the 2 programs planned for 2019 – location, overnight room block, faculty and daily schedules. This information will be updated as the program plans are finalized by the sponsoring organizations.

NLA-1: July 15-16 and August 22, 2019 – cancelled
Bellin Health in Green Bay

NLA-2: September 30-October 1 and November 25, 2019 – cancelled
Gundersen Health System in La Crosse

QUESTIONS? Contact Megan at the WNA office at 608-221-0383 ext. 203.

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We gratefully acknowledge support for the 2019 NLA programs from:

     

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Wisconsin Nurses Association is approved with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the Montana Nurses Association, an accredited approver with distinction by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.