(Frosch et al., 2012; Singh Joy, 2011) as leadership skills have been associated with patient outcome (Chappell & Richards, 2015). However, although clinical leadership skill can increase over the twelve months of nursing practice this will only happen for grad nurses when they participate in skill building activities for leadership (Chappell & Richards, 2015). A grad nurse’s education for leadership skills can be greatly increased by ensuring collaboration amongst peers especially since leaders have the expertise and insight to offer information and graduate nursing assessment (Wissmann et al., 2002). Furthermore, staff are willing to stay in a job and have higher job satisfaction when they receive feedback, positive or negative, from their
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Leadership in nursing for graduate nurses becomes incredibly important to ensure support for graduate staff to help increase confidence and contribute to a graduate nurse’s development of leadership skills (Hancock, 2014). These leadership skills are necessary for preparations for future nursing leaders as these skills are necessary to progress forward as a nurse as they ensure patient safety with quality and innovative care (Scott & Yoder-Wise, 2013). Furthermore, leadership, like nursing, is a skill that is increased through education and experience (Scott & Yoder-Wise, 2013) so increasing a graduate nurse’s skill improves their ability to identify problems and evaluate outcomes (Chappell et al., 2014). Finally, a positive relationship between manager and staff as well as grad nurses is important as this relationship can have a major significant impact on patient goals and outcomes (Viinikainen et al., 2015) thus why leadership styles are so important. The ability to have leadership skills that allow an emotional connection between leaders and staff …show more content…
Clearly certain styles of leadership are significantly more effective, however it is clear that it is not logical to stick to one style of leadership as each scenario is different and each situation requires a different style of leadership to ensure it is adequately dealt with. Furthermore, different leadership styles ensure that a situation with a patient is dealt with in a manner that provides the most adequate and safe care increasing patient satisfaction. Finally, every level of nursing requires leadership, from the graduate nurse to the nursing manager, they all require leadership skills. However, these skills do not always come naturally and a graduate nurse may require further education and skills increase to be able to achieve the confidence to leader efficiently. Basically, leadership is necessary in nursing however, ensuring you use the correct style is incredibly important and increasing you leadership skills is necessary as a
Leadership in nursing for graduate nurses becomes incredibly important to ensure support for graduate staff to help increase confidence and contribute to a graduate nurse’s development of leadership skills (Hancock, 2014). These leadership skills are necessary for preparations for future nursing leaders as these skills are necessary to progress forward as a nurse as they ensure patient safety with quality and innovative care (Scott & Yoder-Wise, 2013). Furthermore, leadership, like nursing, is a skill that is increased through education and experience (Scott & Yoder-Wise, 2013) so increasing a graduate nurse’s skill improves their ability to identify problems and evaluate outcomes (Chappell et al., 2014). Finally, a positive relationship between manager and staff as well as grad nurses is important as this relationship can have a major significant impact on patient goals and outcomes (Viinikainen et al., 2015) thus why leadership styles are so important. The ability to have leadership skills that allow an emotional connection between leaders and staff …show more content…
Clearly certain styles of leadership are significantly more effective, however it is clear that it is not logical to stick to one style of leadership as each scenario is different and each situation requires a different style of leadership to ensure it is adequately dealt with. Furthermore, different leadership styles ensure that a situation with a patient is dealt with in a manner that provides the most adequate and safe care increasing patient satisfaction. Finally, every level of nursing requires leadership, from the graduate nurse to the nursing manager, they all require leadership skills. However, these skills do not always come naturally and a graduate nurse may require further education and skills increase to be able to achieve the confidence to leader efficiently. Basically, leadership is necessary in nursing however, ensuring you use the correct style is incredibly important and increasing you leadership skills is necessary as a