The purpose of this post is to describe the role of nurse leaders in promoting evidence based practice. I will describe strategies used for implementation of change in evidence based practice; discuss the influences that are changing health care culture including current issues and trends, and compare the nursing work group culture with other organizational cultures. An important part of the nursing leader role is to influence the culture and climate in the department (Huber, 2014).
Nurse leaders must have an accurate understanding of the culture and climate of their unit to be able to implement change effectively. A leader needs to create a vision that encourages and inspires nurses to take part in the evidence based change. Informative …show more content…
Health care organizations have to manage economic, social, and financial barriers that affect the delivery of health care. These barriers can directly affect nursing care, for example decrease in nursing staff. Current issues and trends include patient-centered and family-centered care, generational diversity and the nursing shortage, and quality and safety education for nurses (QSEN) (Huber, 2014). Patient-centered and family-centered care aims to focus more on the patient’s experience than the actual illness creating a better sense of caring. To accomplish this, nurses can individualize the plan of care while the patient is hospitalized and customize discharge instructions specific to their illness and social situation. Generational diversity and the nursing shortage refers to the age difference in nurses causing different values and priorities in the work environment ultimately affecting nurse retention (Huber, 2014). Nurse Managers have to address this by trying to meet the needs of both generations in order to avoid a nursing shortage. The office I managed had nurses in their 30’s and nurses in their 60’s. It was important to keep communication and understanding forefront to eliminate conflict among the nurses. Lastly, the QSEN was created to address the needs of future nurses by educating them with the skills and beliefs to improve the quality and safety of the hospital where they work (Huber, 2014). The purpose of the QSEN was to teach nursing students to be competent in their skills to induce organizational culture and maintain patient safety to promote positive outcomes. All nurses complete yearly competencies to show proficiency in a particular task or policy. That is standard in any health care
Nurse leaders must have an accurate understanding of the culture and climate of their unit to be able to implement change effectively. A leader needs to create a vision that encourages and inspires nurses to take part in the evidence based change. Informative …show more content…
Health care organizations have to manage economic, social, and financial barriers that affect the delivery of health care. These barriers can directly affect nursing care, for example decrease in nursing staff. Current issues and trends include patient-centered and family-centered care, generational diversity and the nursing shortage, and quality and safety education for nurses (QSEN) (Huber, 2014). Patient-centered and family-centered care aims to focus more on the patient’s experience than the actual illness creating a better sense of caring. To accomplish this, nurses can individualize the plan of care while the patient is hospitalized and customize discharge instructions specific to their illness and social situation. Generational diversity and the nursing shortage refers to the age difference in nurses causing different values and priorities in the work environment ultimately affecting nurse retention (Huber, 2014). Nurse Managers have to address this by trying to meet the needs of both generations in order to avoid a nursing shortage. The office I managed had nurses in their 30’s and nurses in their 60’s. It was important to keep communication and understanding forefront to eliminate conflict among the nurses. Lastly, the QSEN was created to address the needs of future nurses by educating them with the skills and beliefs to improve the quality and safety of the hospital where they work (Huber, 2014). The purpose of the QSEN was to teach nursing students to be competent in their skills to induce organizational culture and maintain patient safety to promote positive outcomes. All nurses complete yearly competencies to show proficiency in a particular task or policy. That is standard in any health care