A Nurse leader is defined as nurse who is interested in the profession of nursing and interested in refining the ways to better and improve upon goals to make a better healthcare system. Nurse leaders are “essential to help shape and lead the future of a dynamic integrated patient-centric health care system” (Kennedy, M., Moen, A. (2017)), helping to maintain an overall healthy and functioning community. Nurse leaders need to ensure that they possess the necessary skills to provide “safe and competent patient care to ensure the success of the healthcare institution” (Kroning, M. (2015)), and those effected by the healthcare choices being implemented. Florence Wald, an influential nurse leader is known as the Mother of the American Hospice…
Moreover, practitioners are supposed to develop critical leadership skills to enable them to act beyond borders that limit their potential thus avoid professional derailment. However, delivering of progressive healthcare is a challenging process for many healthcare practitioners. Leadership is described as the individual’s behavior that involves directing the activities of a group towards a common goal and its aspects involve coping with change and influencing group activities. Therefore, successful leaders know that leading a healthcare facility requires more than a calling but a business mind to…
Since the beginning of her career, The First Lady Michelle Obama has show impeccable respect to herself as a woman, wife, mother and leader, but also has demonstrate respect to others, despite their political differences (Forbes, 2012). A good leader has to uphold respect for others and recognize the opinion of others regardless of differences. Nurse leaders need to implement the same type of leadership skill in their organization. In order to maintain good relations and most importantly collaboration from the staff, the nurse leader needs to acknowledge every member needs and ideas keeping the respect that everyone in the organization deserves.…
This style of leadership has been shown to improve patient outcomes, reduce staff turnover, and reduce medical errors. (Gardener, 2005; Joint Commission, 2008; Pearson, 2007) For the needed changes in the U.S. healthcare system to take place all nurses from nursing students through Chief Nursing Officers must develop competencies in leadership and become partners with physicians and others to improve our healthcare system and delivery of…
Leadership is an important factor in an “employees’ job satisfaction, retention, and accountability” (Metzger et al, 2014, p. 337). According to Metzger et al (2014), effective leadership “can lead to higher-quality patient care and patient outcomes” (Metzger et al, 2014, p. 337). Crisp states, “as APRNs it is our duty to be leaders in our field…for the well-being of all nurses, patients, and colleagues” (Crisp, 2016, p. 10).…
My top three AONE nurse leader competencies are Leadership, Knowledge of the health care environment and Business skills. Although all the 5 competencies are important, I chose these three because Leaders have unique trait and abilities in relating with others. They have the ability to interpret the environment where a situation is emerging, and enter the situation in the absence of a script or defined plan. According to Yoder-Wise( 2015), “ Leadership is required when the unknown presents itself, necessitates the use of principles to improvise solutions, and helps others to cope, thrive, and function at a high capacity based on the situation” (p. 4).…
Effective leadership is imperative to the ever-changing healthcare organizations today. Transformational leadership is adaptable, engage in relationship-building, and provides empowerment and justice. Transformational leadership influence their staff by focusing on higher moral values and ideas and sustains the greater good instead of their own (Doody & Doody, 2012). Transformational leadership creates a supportive environment where shared responsibility is practiced (Doody & Doody, 2012). Cho, Chin, Kim, and Hong (2016) reports a strong relationship exist between positive patient outcomes and a positive nursing work environment.…
Defining what leadership is, who leaders are, and what leaders do is not easy (Grossman & Valiga, 2017). Some of the classic theories include Great Man Theory, Trait Theories, Situational Theories, Contemporary Leadership Theories, Transformational Leadership, Authentic Leadership, and Adaptive Leadership. Applicable to this case study is the transformational leadership. This theory was first introduced by Burns (1978), and he described it as being context based, a process for motivating followers believing in similar internal values directed toward the “greater good”, and having an emphasis for leaders and followers to enjoy a close bond (Grossman & Valiga, 2017). In this case study, this type of leadership fits the charge nurse because it emphasizes how nurses need to lead in order to be able to make a difference and consistently provide a high quality of care (Grossman & Valiga, 2017).…
We had decided to meet on a weekly basis, however we have our daily short meeting to discuss strategies for dealing with the challenges we faced. I listen to the nurses’ ideas and suggestion since most of them have long experience as staff nurses. I always let them express their thoughts and feelings to make them feel that they are empowered. This experience provide me with an excellent opportunity to learn about nurses’ leadership. I learned that motivation, calculating risks of taking decisions, building relationship and trust are the most important things that affect any organization.…
The dynamic and challenging nature of the nursing profession has meant that that leadership is a priority in today’s healthcare environment. The nursing leadership concept is complex and multi-dimensional such that it influences the working environment. The leadership method adopted will have a direct bearing on the nursing staff satisfaction, retention and organizational performance (Schwartz, Spencer, Wilson, & Wood, 2011). For quality healthcare provision, it is therefore prudent that an organization adopts the right leadership mechanism and criteria. As a result, numerous theories have been developed to try and address leadership theories that would be prudent in the nursing profession.…
Leadership in Nursing Leaders are often thought of corporate executives and administrators, political representatives, military generals, or those who are the head of an organization. Nurses are also considered leaders because they make a difference every day in the lives of their patients and patients’ families by using their knowledge to manage and meet the patient’s needs (Kelly, 2012, p. 2). Leaders are not always managers, but are individuals that inspire others and do the right thing. Nurse leaders take a certain type of person and the best way to understand that is to interview a leader about the style of leadership used, the characteristics of a leader, and how they empower their staff.…
This essay will explore my role as a shift leader and coordinator in a forensic care setting during a shift at my last placement. It will evaluate actions taken during this span of duty, lesson learnt and my learning needs. Nurses now work in management and leadership roles in addition to their clinical roles to meet academic, economic and management challenges (Grossman & Valiga, 2012; Mannix et al., 2013). The role of a nurse in this modern day expands more than the usual clinical roles because nurses now take up management and leadership positions. In view of this, they are to have leadership and management skills to function well in these roles.…
According to the textbook “Leadership roles and management functions in nursing: Theory and application”, written by Marquis and Huston, the definition of a transformational leader is a person who sees a vision, inspires others to create, and provides intellectual stimulation on a floor. The definition of a situational leader is someone who adapts to the environment; there is no “cookie-cutter” trait because the person is constantly (Marquis, Huston, 2015). Personally, I believe these two leadership theories are the most important roles to embody on the nursing unit. Being a situational leader is unique and illuminates that that particular leader can deal with change and adapt to any situation that is presented to them in the hospital. Furthermore,…
According to Northouse (2016), are twelve principles of servant leadership, as a nurse and health coach I would apply several of these in my professional environment. These principles include listening, empathy, awareness, persuasion, conceptualization, and commitment to the growth of people (Northouse, 2016). Even though I am not currently in a distinct leadership role, I believe that these principles can be applied within my department to help the department to be successful. Let me provide further details on two of the principles that I am able to utilize. Listening and empathy are extremely important in interactions with patients and family, but it is also important during interactions with coworkers.…
The nurse leaders’ contributions to outcomes are very significant to me. I have been having constant desire, since I join the nursing profession to learn and grow in the knowledge of this honorable profession. This has increased my search on the important nursing disciplines. With training in management and the importance of teamwork, I look forward to form a great team at my working place which aimed at providing quality care to patients. My strength is that I am a self-disciplined person.…