In nursing, a leader 's role involves leading and influencing shared values, visions and expectations to enhance their organization 's goals (Giltinane, 2013). Leaders can enhance effective performance from others but they can also allow a person to grow, change and become successful in any responsibility. In order to grasp a better understanding of leadership, I will be examining some habits from The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey. I will be discussing how some of these habits can be applied into the nursing practice, how I will apply the habits in nursing and my personal growths in regards to the seven habits.
Major Concepts of the Seven Habits In The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Covey provides an …show more content…
By incorporating the seven habits into nursing, it not only makes you successful as a nurse but as a leader as well. Of the seven habits that can be used in nursing, the three habits that were previously discussed can all be used in the nursing practice. Based on habit one: being proactive, it can allow any nurse to be successful in their job. For example, a Registered Nurse (RN) on a Medical-Surgical unit may feel overwhelmed with caring for her five patient load. In addition, one of her patient who is critically ill is being extremely difficult with the nurse. Rather than thinking reactively like "This job makes me so frustrated" or "This patient is so mean, I wish I had a different patient," the RN thinks proactively like "I shouldn 't take this personally and I should be more patient" or "My patient is going through a tough time right now and I need to be there for him". By taking a different perspective to her situation, the nurse chooses to respond positively and puts herself in control of the situation. Through this approach, she may decide how to prioritize her care around the patient and tries to look for the underlying cause as to why he is being difficult and
Major Concepts of the Seven Habits In The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Covey provides an …show more content…
By incorporating the seven habits into nursing, it not only makes you successful as a nurse but as a leader as well. Of the seven habits that can be used in nursing, the three habits that were previously discussed can all be used in the nursing practice. Based on habit one: being proactive, it can allow any nurse to be successful in their job. For example, a Registered Nurse (RN) on a Medical-Surgical unit may feel overwhelmed with caring for her five patient load. In addition, one of her patient who is critically ill is being extremely difficult with the nurse. Rather than thinking reactively like "This job makes me so frustrated" or "This patient is so mean, I wish I had a different patient," the RN thinks proactively like "I shouldn 't take this personally and I should be more patient" or "My patient is going through a tough time right now and I need to be there for him". By taking a different perspective to her situation, the nurse chooses to respond positively and puts herself in control of the situation. Through this approach, she may decide how to prioritize her care around the patient and tries to look for the underlying cause as to why he is being difficult and