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Becoming An Efficient Leader Is Not Always As Easy As It

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Becoming an efficient leader is not always as easy as it seems. It entails having knowledge about simple human nature, as well as an accurate clarification of the character and skills it requires. Many people believe being a leader is not something that can be taught or studied. Some need more encouragement, and pushing to find the leader inside them. Being a leader and using different leadership styles is highly individualized and varies depending on career settings (Northouse, 2010). Strong leaders exhibit the ability to be leaders, confident in their practice, serve as a role mode, to make and accept change. When thinking of leaders many come to mind, and they all exhibit different traits and styles, while exhibiting similar traits. …show more content…

The first assessment would be related to their perceptions of cultural competencies and what is needed to enhance these skills, including barriers in practice. What is their understanding of delivering culturally centered care? What tools and education do the feel would be helpful? Would having information delivered through continued education, in the form on online chapters with tests at the end help? Allowing for different cultures to come and hold informational meetings or leaving handouts on different cultures? One could use the ESFT (explanatory model of health and illness, social and environmental factors, fears and/or concerns, and therapeutic contracting) model. Use this model by discussing each of the four steps, with the patient and their family. For the explanatory: the nurse should ask the patient what is their understanding of what is happening, and what is the current plan? Social and environmental factors: Do they understand what their treatments options are? Are their traditions or practices they would like incorporated into their treatment plan? Fears and concerns: Does the patient have any fears, or concerns that are not being met? Therapeutic contracting: Does the patient understand the care plan and is he or she able to teach it back? The larger goal is to enhance communication, which places a big emphasis on overcoming the cultural barriers (Beard,

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