Every nurse on a hospital floor is a leader in some way. There can be a charge nurse who leads the nurses within a given shift, but each nurse is a leader of the patients they are caring for as well as a leader to their coworkers to help and step in when they are needing assistance. As stated by Developing leadership in nursing: exploring core factors, “While it can be argued that there are many challenges confronting nurse leaders in the present time, it must be emphasized that leadership should not be viewed as an optional role or function for nurses” (Curtis, Vries, & Sheerin, 2011, p. 306). This expresses how nurses in any variety of settings will have the role of a leader, therefore a nurse must be aware of their own leadership abilities …show more content…
In the past I have been very strong when it comes to working with others and being able to maintain the needed professional relationship with them while also being a person to relate to and to be talked to if they are having any struggles physically or emotionally with the tasks that I have given them. I am easy and not intimidating to confront as and people have found me as being a good listener for them as I was their leader. I am very young and new to being a leader as I have been following those who have been teaching me the majority of my life. I believe that every aspect of my leadership skills can be improved, but what I believe that could be improved most is my ability to speak up more to the superior leaders to me when I am seeing consistent issues that could be addressed in another way. I have had leaders in the past that are far too intimidating and unwilling to listen making it hard for me to stand up and voice my opinion. I hope through this course and through my future years as a leader, I can work on this
Leadership has many definitions. Chin, Desormeaux, and Sawyer (2016) define leadership as a relationship between followers and a leader with the intent to promote change through a mutual vision. Therefore, leaders are active influences in the outcome of organizations, through their decision-making, strategies, and influence on followers (Dinh et al., 2014). Additionally, in the nursing context, it has been documented that a leader 's style plays a factor in patient outcomes (Fischer, 2016). Indeed, in an ever-changing, complex health care environment, nursing leadership has become a crucial factor in managing challenges and maintaining patient safety (Fischer, 2016).
(2008). I would like to challenges Chief Nurse Executives (CNEs) to lead the journey and highlights how patients, their families, and health care organizations would benefit immeasurably if CNEs stepped forward and accepted this leadership role, then and only then can the best practice changes begin to improve what we as nurses already know. The processes of leading are intended to enable more people to develop into leaders and more people to share the roles of leading, to enhance the quality and safety of patient care (Stone P. Hughes R, Dailey M.
These three traits have been what I have followed, while in different leadership position, to strive to be the best leader I
Educational Preparation of Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) The vision for the Clinical Nurse Leader CNL role began in 2003-2004 in response to the Institute of Medicine’s quality and safety reports. In 1999, the Institute of Medicine released its report, To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System, which called on health care systems to reduce medical errors and improve patient safety. In 2002, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation called for developing new practice models and enhancing collaboration between education and practice, and in 2003, the Institute of Medicine released its set of five core competencies that all clinicians should possess, regardless of their discipline, to meet the needs of patients in the 21st-century health care system. The Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) is a master’s educated nurse, prepared for practice across the continuum of care within any healthcare setting.
The leadership issue in this setting is that most of the focus is on completing the job. The school nurse is focused on completing tasks that must be addressed as they occur. Every leader has their own style and method to leadership. The style that a leader chooses may be based on their experiences or influences from previous leaders. Regardless of the type of leadership every individual can have the ability to lead.
According to Wong (2015) the implications of leadership practice are suggestive of patient outcomes and: “ It is pivotal in creating working conditions that optimize nursing practice promoting high-quality patient care. Professional work environments that foster strong nursing practice include collaborative teamwork, autonomous decision making, professional development, adequate staffing and skill mix which are most closely aligned with patient safety outcomes” (p. 277) Both leaders and staff create the environment in which patient’s dwell. However, nursing leaders must have a vision, problems solving capability, and the ability to build relationships to establish a safe patient organization. Transformational leadership can help these leaders foster a high-quality patient-care environment.
Clinical nurse leaders are trained to look at the big picture of the patient 's care (Rankin 2015). He or she evaluates patient care from admission to home transition, and everything in between. Whether it be care at the bedside with the clinical nurse, collaborating with other colleagues, or taking on a social worker 's perspective, "the use of the clinical nurse leader role can have marked impact on current healthcare" (Rankin 2015). References Baernholdt, M., & Cottingham, S. (2011, March). The Clinical Nurse Leader - new nursing role with global implications.
Nurses are a vital part of the health care system and the leaders that manage their performance can affect their productivity, trust, and even acceptance of change. The purpose of this paper is to discuss my style of leadership based on a leadership style survey. I will also describe what leadership and management theories align with my leadership style. After presenting my leadership style, I will discuss the work environment that this style would be successful in. I will conclude with three key behaviors that will demonstrate the skills of a successful leader.
Once the nurse fully understands and comprehends the entire situation, ethical decision making should be clearer based on the biblical principles he has established for himself. I use to think that a nurse leader was only someone who was the smartest and fastest when caring for a patient. Bed Number Ten has made me realized that a nurse leader is one who has characteristics such as environmental awareness, patience, and compassion. As I result, I aim to include these characteristics into my nursing care.
Transition to Leadership Scholarly Paper: Transformational leadership Leadership demonstrated by nurses has been identified as an essential aspect of efficient functioning within a unit as well as, it is a pillar of high quality nursing care (Ajanaku & Lubbe, 2021). The state of healthcare is constantly evolving and changing and throughout this nurse leaders have played a part in helping transition to new best practices. Kouzes and Posner have developed a leadership mode centred on different leadership practices that when used helps develop effective nurse leaders. This model includes 5 areas of practice which includes: model the way, inspire a shared vision, challenge the process, enable others to act, and encourage the heart. For a nurse
“A leader is the person who influences and guides direction, opinion, and course of action. Leaders are in the front, moving forward, taking risks, and challenging the status quo (Marquis & Huston, 2012).” I had the pleasure of observing and interviewing Sheila Barcimo, who is a charge nurse on the DOU unit at Beverly Hospital in Montebello, CA. Background Sheila Barcimo had a passion for nursing ever since she can remember.
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has a strong stance on nurses and leadership. They believe that nurses are a vital component to health care system and nurses in leadership roles can have a positive impact on such. Nurses are in all sorts of roles within the health care systems ranging from a staff nurse, nurse managers, to advance practice, all the way to congress (Finkelman & Kenner, 2013). In addition, they even serve in the boardroom within some health care organizations. Leadership doesn’t necessarily mean a nurse in a manager position, but a nurse who has an influence on staff.
All the qualities mentioned above are the qualities that make a good and an effective nursing leader. However, from these examples we can see that having leadership qualities does not always refer to those who are managers. Nursing staff I worked with, my fellow students, faculty who have taught me also possess these
They are able to connect, communicate and coordinate across multiple departments, professional opinions and voices, and the daily schedules of patients. Advocating and designing care with the patient and family is a true skills set and cultural attribute that adds tremendously to a culture of safety and patient – centeredness but requires the most able leadership to build these bridges across the many professionals engaged in care. Building this culture is a leadership challenge and there is no one in my experience better able to make these changes than nursing leaders ( Maureen Bisognano, 2009). Nurses should not just be at the bedside or within the nursing community but must be involved as leaders and decision – makers throughout the healthcare system. As Maureen Bisognano (2009) points out, the best nurses are accomplished envoys among different players and interests involved in direct patient care, which is a skill needed throughout organizations and businesses, not just in hospitals or
(Nursing Times). Nursing is gaining influence in all aspect of healthcare practice, therefore it is important for nurses to develop good leadership skills at the early stage of their practice which is the key to all nursing career and nurse managers can become good leaders with effective training and enhancement of their skills in leadership. Most nursing managers are tossed around by their leaders when they themselves are leaders in their capacities. A nursing manager aspiring to become a leader must be committed to excellence and passion for patient’s advocacy, employee’s protection and be a role model, living by example.