Clinical nurse leader

According to Halcomb, Davidson and Patterson (2008). Australian general practice nurses are key practitioners in primary health care. Yet, their leadership and management functions have been invisible. Although, nurses have been functioning discreetly for many years over the last five years their role has evolved significantly. The General Practice Nurse Conferences indicated that general practice nurses undertake very specific roles, such as, managing chronic disease clinics or pap smear…

A nurse is a highly skilled, sensitive, educated and adaptive being. It is not merely a career one chooses to pursue. It is a transformation of thinking and behaving. My philosophy of nursing embodies the different ideas and actions witnessed in many great mentors I have had the privilege to work with. Nursing serves as team leader, caregiver, advocate, educator and role model. The Nurse is a leader first and foremost. Unlike the description of complete obedience to the doctor in the late 1800s…

education are also key nursing roles. Nurse as an angel: “She is dear one watch me when I was in womb of my mother. I saw her first when I opened my eyes; she cares in my stages of development and in distress and sickness, and present with me in my first and last breadth”. She is angel who can do more with less just like magic.…

decade has slowed the rise in nursing shortage numbers due to nurses either choosing to postpone retirement or returning to the work- force. However, this is considered to be only a temporary abatement of the impending shortage. It has been estimated that by the year 2025 the U.S. health care system will have a shortage of approximately 260,000 nurses (Buerhaus, Auerbach, & Staiger, 2009). The primary reason for the projected shortage of nurses is the aging of the nursing workforce leading to…

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…

experience. Working as a clinical research nurse, this style works well. In this role, you are trained specifically on the current protocol and it is up to you to enroll the patient and maintain logs to keep the study going. It is a very independent role of nursing. In this role the manager, who is more of a mentor, oversees if the nurse has questions, but otherwise lets her do what she need to do. Providing mentoring and recognizing employees who need it are basic skills all leaders should have…

Internationally Educated Nurses (BScN for IENs). I have enclosed my resume for your review. Both academic and non-academic experiences molded my enthusiasm in nursing. I am focused to excel academically and active in joining extra-curricular activities. During my university years in my country of origin, I was a consistent dean’s list while serving as one of the student leaders. This dedication was formally recognized on my graduation upon receiving awards in academic excellence, clinical…

Introduction Objective The point of this task is to build up an interpersonal skill in organizing an interview session with the nurse leader then to improve communication skills. Through interviews methods, interpersonal and communication skills can be improved by listening, not only the words spoken, it incorporates non-verbal message conveyed. During the process of the interview, it's easy to learn people’s emotion. Focused area of interview: Management of change Management of change in…

healthcare status. Patients and families are under extreme stress in the healthcare environment dealing with unfamiliar surroundings, determinants of health, personal dilemmas, notwithstanding possible family dynamics (Ahtisham, & Jacoline, 2015). Since nurses spend much of their time with patients and families, they have a major impact on patient care experiences. A compassionate approach in addition to supportive measures is imperative in my current nursing practice in conjunction with the…

student has to complete 360 hours of clinical on an acute care neurology unit in Kingston’s acute care hospital. This paper will be analyzing the initial foundational steps that the nursing student needs to understand before trying to apply his change project. This plan will change the current behavior of placing soiled garbage in bins that have no lids. There will be a demonstration of what type of leadership style will be used and will be effective in this clinical setting. Organizational…