Nurse leaders can encourage nurses to continue to love their job and remind them everyday what they are there for. A nurse leader normally would possess great people’s skills and…
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.…
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 and management are an integral part of every nurse’s job, from staff nurse through to those in official executive roles. Management responsibilities such as organising, planning, delivering and evaluating care are activities that a nurse will enagage with every single day while at work. With an ever-limited and aging workforce, a decrease in available resources, a more acutely ill patient population and a profound period of change within the National Health Service (NHS) today’s health care workers are exposed to high stress levels to meet the demands required of them, which is resulting in effective nursing leadership and management being a challenging and difficult task.…
Clearly, the fundamental goal is to provide quality care to the community. However, visibly the working environment is not aligned with the organization’s goals to provide quality patient care, which has created nurses to feel uneasy and precarious in their roles. Additionally, the organization also places value on service by which they view their “success is dependent on each employee’s desire and commitment to serve others” (Baptist Health, 2016). Conversely, the lack of organizational culture and leadership has resulted in indifference and apathy among the nurses. Roussel (2013) states “there is a direct correlation in retaining nurses and the leadership skills of the nurse manager (p. 321).…
The IOM 2010 report on the “future of nursing” provides a greater role for nurses in healthcare change. The nurses play a vital role in leading change for the establishment of standard, safe, holistic and patient-centered care (Small & Small, 2011). Hence, nurses are supposed to be engaged…
The Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) as the newest and the most innovative role in nursing, was created in collaboration with multiple nursing leaders and heads of medical organizations, to answer the growing need of the population. CNL is a master-prepared generalist with a considerable evidence-based knowledge, leadership skills, and outcome focus on “quality, safety, and effective point of care delivery” (Harris, Roussel, & Thomas, 2014, p. 67). Our aim is to bridge the gap towards an excellent, quality care involving team collaboration that will enhance partnership in the delivery of superior, utmost care in whatever settings it may be. Encouraging communication and guiding the microsystem as well as the macrosystem towards achieving the…
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).…
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.…
The nurse collaborates with the physician about their patients, reporting new findings and voicing concerns to see what the best course of treatment would be. Nurses display their leadership skills by implanting new policies and procedures derived from evidence based practice. Since health care is constantly changing, a leader will embrace those changes and incorporate them into his or her workflow. It is also import to pay attention to what practices are working and what are not; speak up when certain practices become unsafe or have unbeneficial outcomes. When a nurse is at the bedside, he or she is continuously monitoring the patient to ensure the patient is safe and treatment is…
Combining Nurse Leader With Advocacy Nurses have important role in health care setting. Advocacy for other nurses and profession create positive influence at workplace. Nurse’s role as a leader and advocate is very essential to provide safe and quality care to patients. “The IOM specifically recognizes the need for strong and capable leadership if the vision for transforming healthcare is to ever be realized. The report suggests that the nursing profession must produce leader at every level of the system and accept key leadership position in policy, politics, organizations and practice”(Nursing center, 2016).…
Transforming Into a Positive Leader and Follower A vital role in the health system of Canada is the nursing leader (Canadian Nurses Association, 2009, p. 1). However, every leader would not be able to achieve their goals alone without any supporters or followers (Hertig, 2010, p. 1412). Together leaders and followers create a strong team to work on improving patient care (Hertig, 2010, p. 1413). To create a strong and collaborative team in the health care system, I must be able to take on either role.…
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.…
In 2010 the Institute of Medicine published a report called The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. It discusses how nurses can make changes to create a greater role in America’s healthcare system. It encourages nurses to become more educated and to take on leadership roles. It also talks about nurses working in partnership with physicians and other highly trained healthcare professionals. Therefore, nurses should study this report and see what kind of changes they can make in their own practice.…