...Introduction The nursing profession is one of the most sensitive professions and industries the world over. The nursing profession is described as sensitive because is concerns the lives of the citizenry. Though almost every profession can root its importance to the lives of humanity, nursing is actually about saving lives by promoting healthy living. It is for this reason that it is important that all factors need to be put in place to ensure professional practices in critical care and its principles in the industry are upheld. One of the most important principles and practices of critical care that need not to be tampered within the nursing profession happens to be leadership. It has been argued that “a simple definition of leadership is that leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal” (Ward 2011). From this definition, we immediately see how important leadership is to any professional setup, including the critical care nursing profession. This point is built around the fact that leadership as a principle and practice helps in the realization of the goals and ambitions of any professional setup. This means that with a very good leadership in place in the critical care nursing profession, the all-important goal of saving lives by promoting healthy living will be achieved. To achieve good leadership however, a lot more depends on the kind of leadership style that is in use as leadership is conducted in many different styles. Review...
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...Introduction The aim of this piece of work will be to describe, analyse and evaluate what role the staff nurse holds in the effective management of the care of the bereaved person. Throughout the author will relate this to the bereavement of a family following the death of a loved one in a care of the elderly setting. In relation to this assignment and because the focus of this assignment is on the staff nurse effectively managing the care of the bereaved person the author will focus on the issue of the importance of good leadership in supporting staff in what could be an emotionally challenging environment. In relation to supporting the staff nurse being able to provide effective care for the patient the author will also be considering the areas of teambuilding and staff development, training and support. It should be remembered that bereavement may occur not just after a death but after any form of loss. Loss is a normal part of everyday life, life involves change and changes often involve an element of loss, (Read, 2002). What is bereavement? Shakespeare once wrote “all that lives must die, passing through nature to eternity”. Death is one of the largest causes of bereavement, although not exclusively. Bereavement is the term used for the emotions and behaviours felt and displayed by a person who has suffered some form of loss, particularly the death of a person close to them or known to them, (Egan, 2003). Coping with bereavement Coping with the emotions...
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...Kristen Sabin Grand Canyon University: Professional Dynamics November 1st, 2015 The Importance of Continued Nursing Education The Institute of Medicine has set forth a motion that the rate of Baccalaureate Nurses increases to 80% by the year 2020. The reasoning for this is that healthcare is ever changing and the need for lifelong learning in nurses to adapt to these changes if critical. (IOM, 2010, pg. 48). It is also estimated that the with baby boomer population entering into retirement, there will be an increased need for nurses in general but also for nurses that are capable of handling more complex patient care situations. The educational need for these nurses to be well trained as leaders, be able to meets the needs of the increasingly divers patient population, and to adapt to medical advances to ensure safe, quality patient care will remain the main focus for nurses. With these standards remaining the same, there will also be focus on promoting nurses to efficiently and collaboratively work with other health care professionals in a wide variety of complex health care situations that are changing on a day to day basis. There is concern, however, in ensuring that this will happen, as it is estimated that in the next 10 years, half of nursing school faculty will reach retirement age. Along with losing the nursing school faculty, there will also be an estimated loss of 500,000 practicing nurses in the workforce itself. (Aken, 2011, pg. 1) The number of graduates...
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...Core Competency of Leadership in Nursing James Dunn Chamberlain College of Nursing Course Number: NR351 December 2015 The Core Competency of Leadership in Nursing Leadership in nursing is a fundamental core competency that is important to the growth and development of all nurses. The success of nursing is directly related to the effectiveness of the leadership in which they receive. By providing a good example, it will help to influence those around them and inspire others to want to lead as well. Leadership is important to nursing because it promotes a positive environment for current and future nurses and can develop standards and goals for nurses to continually strive for. Good leadership can be passed down thus providing a nurturing environment for those entering the profession. Effective Leadership According to Schwartz, Spencer, Wilson, and Wood (2011), “Success in the workplace often is contingent on a leader’s ability to effect positive change and inspire others to higher levels of achievement” (p.737). Leadership is a position that is not usually appointed however it instead emerges from those who have the ability to influence others, inspire others, and have character traits that are both admired and respected (Hood, 2014). Effective leaders have the power to make change and it’s important to recognize different leadership styles and the traits that an effective leader usually displays. Leadership Styles The type of leadership style used can greatly influence...
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...Scholarship, Practice and Leadership Lisa Hoffman University Of Phoenix Scholarship, Practice and Leadership People have an ability to manage his or her span of information regarding his or her own health and the health of those they care for. With the increasing complexity of health information and health care settings, most people need additional information, skills, and supportive relationships. Societal expectations of health care professionals are rapidly changing and increasing. Society has high expectations of health professionals, expecting them to provide leadership roles in the community. In addition to societies’ expectations of leadership, universities expect faculty to demonstrate leadership in a scholarly manner. Scholarship is a fundamental expectation for anyone in an academic role. Scholarly leadership proceeds through the academic ranks of a university demonstrating evidence of effectiveness of teaching, research, professional activities, and community contributions. Boyer (1990) defines scholarship as “those actives that systematically advance the teaching and practice of nursing through rigorous inquiry that is significant to the profession is creative; can be documented; can be replicated or elaborated and can be peer-reviewed through various methods” (p. 129). Colleges and universities across the nation are striving to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing educational...
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...Professional Development of Nursing Professionals The nursing profession plays a vital role in the nation’s health care workforce. Currently there are 3 million members thus it is imperative that nursing be ready to respond to the rapid evolving health care system. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) worked over 2 years to produce a report that would be available to make recommendations and serve as an action-oriented blue print to the nursing professionals. This paper will discuss the impact on nursing due to the recommendations on the IOM report regarding transforming education, transforming practice, and transforming leadership. (Institute of Medicine, 2011) Impact on Nursing Education The IOM report made a key point in which “nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression” (Institute of Medicine, 2011, p. 164). As the year’s progress it is vital that nursing education be transformed to stay current with today’s evolving health care. The IOM reports that even though the nursing profession must be transformed to work in a variety of complex settings however, they recognized that the primary goal of nursing education should still be that nurses prepared to meet diverse patients’ needs; function as leaders; and advance science that benefits patients and the capacity of health professionals to deliver safe, quality patient care. (Instiute of Medicine, 2011) The IOM report emphasized...
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...Leadership Abilities and Traits Leadership Abilities and Traits What type of leader are you? Leadership abilities and traits have been debated many times over the century. The definition of leadership and management are very similar but have some primary differences. To understand leadership qualities and traits one must understand leadership theories, how leadership differs from management and the importance of time management. Leadership Concepts Understanding leadership theories are useful in understanding your style of leadership. There are several different types of leadership theories. The Great Man Theory implies that a leader is born into a leadership role. This theory portrays a person being born into a noble family, and the rights of leadership are inherited. The Trait theories attempt to identify traits that are common among leaders. Situational theories give the situation and the environment important factors in regards to the success of a leader. Other nursing leadership theories are the Contemporary theories. The Contemporary theories combine the situation, the environment, the leader and the followers. Other theories are the Behavioral, the Participative, Contingency, the Quantum, Chaos, the Transactional, and the Transformational Theories. Reviewing the differences and similarities in leadership and management is important in learning leadership concepts. The roles between the two have been widely debated. As a nursing professional, understanding...
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...APPROACHES IN LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT Effective Approaches in Leadership and Management: Nursing Staff Ratio Yu Chen Grand Canyon University: NRS-451V Nursing Leadership and Management October 11, 2015 Effective Approaches in Leadership and Management: Nursing Staff Ratio Introduction Identifying and maintaining the appropriate number and mix of nursing staff is critical to the delivery of quality patient care (American Nurses Association, 2015). Staffing issue is very important simply because this ongoing concern affects the quality of health care service, the safety of both patients and nurses. Many research shows that adequate staff ratio has close relationship with patients’ safety and recovery time of period. In this paper, different nursing leadership and approaches are discussed. Skills and methods employed by leaders and managers to address staff issue are described. My preferred approach is also presented. The Importance of the Issue The benefits and importance to maintain s safe staffing ratio is never underestimated. • Relieve nurses from overload, fatigue and burnout so that they can focus on work to reduce medical and medication errors • Plenty of nurses can provide better service and attention to patients so that complications will be decreased • Mortality could be decreased due to more frequent monitoring of patients’ health condition and prompt response from on-duty nurses and doctors Different Nursing Leadership and Styles ...
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...Nursing leadership and management Leadership refers to setting a new direction or a way forward for a group of people, so that can they follow. Management on the other hand is controlling or directing people or resources in a group regarding the values that have already been established. Leadership and being an outstanding leader depends on ones qualities and behaviors that they exhibit in different circumstances or situations (Hader, 2008). Leadership has to go hand in hand with management because; without management, the direction that is set does not reflect on how the new direction is going to be achieved. Others will have to work hard in the shadows that have been left behind by the others. Effective nurse leaders are those who involve others to work together in pursuit of a common goal (Sullivan & Decker, 2005). For this reason, I choose to shadow with my manager for couple of hours to see how a tipical day goes for him. In this essay, I will discuss how my manager manages our unit, his communication style and it effectiveness, his type of leadership style or styles and it effectiveness, and what my thoughts and reactions are about this experience. Our unit is a mixed unit consisting of respiratory and geriatric patients. We also care for stroke patients on the unit. In managing the unit, our manager uses more democratic, or participative leadership style though he also exhibits transactional and transformational styles. According to him...
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...Nursing Leader Interview The nurse manager of the cardiac rehabilitation unit has been a formal nurse leader for the past five years. The conversation began with a discussion about her personal leadership style and how it evolved from a knee jerk style to her current democratic style. Being a nurse leader requires adaptation and flexibility. Administration, Medicare, and certifying organizations require changes to be made frequently to improve patient care. These changes are often tied to service reimbursement, so they must be initiated swiftly. Many difficulties surround the role of leader in today’s health care. Being unprepared for a management role, avoiding micromanagement, and maintaining clinical competency were the biggest challenges identified during the transition and continuing role as nurse leader. Open communication was the key to overcoming the personal and professional challenges of being a leader. Formal and informal power influences the success of the organization and the role of a nurse manager. The nurse manager identified administration as a formal leader. Patients and her staff were recognized as informal leaders. Maintaining an open relationship with both formal and informal leaders is essential to achieving the organizations mission. Leadership Style As a successful nurse leader the nurse manager of the cardiac rehabilitation unit describes her style of leadership as democratic. According to Marriner Tomey (2009) “Democratic leaders maintain...
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...Leadership and Management in a Magnet Hospital XXXXXXXXXXNAMEXXXXXX XXXXXUniversity Name hereXXXX Nursing Leadership and Management March 5, 2016 Leadership and Management in a Magnet Hospital The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast traditional hospital management and the current magnet model hospital. According to Margaret McClure, a professor at New York University and president of American Nurses Association, Magnet Credential program has developed as a result of a collection of nursing leaders discussing nursing shortages, thirty years ago in the 1980’s. The term Magnet Hospital is used in reference to the particular certification and standard of nursing practice that has been established by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The ANCC, is a division of the American Nurses Association (ANA) and is delegated with the task of advocating for excellence in nursing care around the world. ANCC’s credentialing acknowledges and endorses specialized nursing certification in the individual nurse while promoting a safe and positive working hospital culture, (Summers, S. & Summers, H.J., 2015). Magnet status, at its core, encourages and supports leadership that has a goal of creating change while building strength, and honoring exceptional professional practice as well gaining knowledge through empirical study. Established on the premise of 14 forces of Magnetism nursing was assessed in 163 hospitals according to this criteria. The task...
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...Medicine Report on Nursing Edith Ludlum Grand Canyon University: Professional Dynamics NRS-430V November 15, 2014 The 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) rolled out and became the largest healthcare transformation the United States had since the development of the Medicare and Medicaid programs in 1965. Under this system all Americans would have access to health care. Because of this legislation there are now more than 32 million more people that have access to health care. In our ever evolving healthcare, Nurses, who are the largest group in our nation’s healthcare workforce, are going to play a big role in meeting the demands of the healthcare system (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2011). This paper will look at the Institute of Medicine, their report: “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.”(IOM, 2010), and the impact that the report has on nursing education, nursing practice and the nurse’s role as a leader. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) was established in 1970, and is the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences. “The IOM is an independent, nonprofit organization that works outside of government to provide unbiased and authoritative advice to decision makers and the public.” (National Academy of Sciences, 2013) The IOM not only advises Congress on important health questions but it helps other federal agencies and independent organizations. After two years of research, the IOM presented their report “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change...
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...MANAGEMENT CLINICAL WORKSHEET PURPOSE: 1. Describe a health care organization and analyze how the management functions of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling are carried out. 2. Describe and evaluate the leadership style and management activities of a nurse in leadership and management roles. OBJECTIVES: 1. Describe the structure of a health care organization. 2. Discuss the decision making process in the organization. 3. Evaluate the effectiveness of the leadership style and management activities of a nurse (your Nurse Manager Preceptor and your Charge Nurse preceptor) in a leadership or management role. 4. Discuss the effect of the changes in the health care environment locally and nationally on the health care organization. 5. Use at least five (5) sources. * Each source must be cited in the paper at least once. * At least 2 of the sources must be from the professional literature, e.g. refereed journals or management books. * Other sources may include your text, facility website, professional websites. Although much information will come from personal communication from your instructor and your preceptors, it does not count as one of the 5 sources since it cannot appear on your reference page (it is not retrievable information). * List sources on a separate page (“References”) at the end of the assignment. You must have at least 5 references. Student Name: Criteria Description | Points Received...
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...the environment in which professional nursing practice can flourish. Marriner-Tomey (1993) suggested that, in this highly influential role, nurse leaders have a major responsibility to change behaviour to provide an environment that supports the preparation of competent and expert practitioners. It is part of nurse leaders’ role to serve as a model in providing effective socialisation experiences that impart the appropriate values, beliefs, behaviours and skills to staff. In the nursing profession, a nurse manager's personal style of leadership impacts multiple aspects of a healthcare facility's operations and can have far-reaching implications. This piece will define and discuss several different styles of nursing leadership. First and foremost, the autocratic style of leadership typically involves a leader or nurse manager who makes all pertinent decisions, gives specific orders, and issues directives to subordinate employees who must obey under watchful supervision. Sorensen et al (2008) advocate autocratic leaders strongly discourage workers from questioning the validity of any directives. Constable and Russell (1986) showed that the autocratic style of leadership is appropriate for workplaces such as jails, prisons, the military, and highly structured settings with routinized operations because, in these places, the lives of masses of people completely hinge on workers following very specific orders step by step. In addition, this leadership style is favorable for the completion...
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...ability needed in order to succeed in leadership and management. As the field of healthcare changes, Timmins (2011)explains that communication has become a fundamental element of care at every level of nursing practice. Studies have shown that managers spent 70 to 90 percent of their time in communicating with their teams and others at the workplace. According to Mike Myatt (2012), Effective communication is an essential component of professional success, “whether it is at the interpersonal, intergroup, intragroup, organizational, or external level”. Examination of great leaders shows that It is simply impossible to become a great leader without being a great communication. The literature on effective...
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