Decision making
The changing field of healthcare with technology and patient advocacy also bring forth the matter of good decision making. Studies have shown that innovative nurse leaders need to pose the ability to make good decisions quickly in order to keep pace with changes and for business to succeed. The article Make better decisions by Davenport( 2011) provides steps for leaders to follow to become better at decision making. Steps such as listing and prioritizing, assess, developing and implementing the decision made. While using these steps, the authors also explained that great leaders surround themselves with employees and stakeholders who have expertise in the subject to make better decisions. Leaders should also not fear those who disagree with their decision but work to understand why these …show more content…
Great leaders know that the ability to make a decision does not always result in success but how that failure is dealt with shows leadership. The importance of critical thinking and decision making is further illustrated by the stories of new nurses who enter the workforce and are more prone to bad decision making than a senior nurse. According to the article The novice nurse and clinical decision-making: how to avoid errors. by Saintsing et.al, bad decision making regarding new nurse usually occur in the areas of medication, patient falls and delay in care causing more complex issues. Other factors such as interruptions and technology have also been suggested as environmental factors that can cause bad decision making(Hedberg et.al, 2013; Davenport, 2011). The article concludes that improvement in decision making also improves patient outcome, help retain nurse and decrease liability to the organization. Good nurse leaders should be aware of such problems to help improve critical thinking and decision making in self, employees,
The changing field of healthcare with technology and patient advocacy also bring forth the matter of good decision making. Studies have shown that innovative nurse leaders need to pose the ability to make good decisions quickly in order to keep pace with changes and for business to succeed. The article Make better decisions by Davenport( 2011) provides steps for leaders to follow to become better at decision making. Steps such as listing and prioritizing, assess, developing and implementing the decision made. While using these steps, the authors also explained that great leaders surround themselves with employees and stakeholders who have expertise in the subject to make better decisions. Leaders should also not fear those who disagree with their decision but work to understand why these …show more content…
Great leaders know that the ability to make a decision does not always result in success but how that failure is dealt with shows leadership. The importance of critical thinking and decision making is further illustrated by the stories of new nurses who enter the workforce and are more prone to bad decision making than a senior nurse. According to the article The novice nurse and clinical decision-making: how to avoid errors. by Saintsing et.al, bad decision making regarding new nurse usually occur in the areas of medication, patient falls and delay in care causing more complex issues. Other factors such as interruptions and technology have also been suggested as environmental factors that can cause bad decision making(Hedberg et.al, 2013; Davenport, 2011). The article concludes that improvement in decision making also improves patient outcome, help retain nurse and decrease liability to the organization. Good nurse leaders should be aware of such problems to help improve critical thinking and decision making in self, employees,