Implementing A Future Care Delivery Model

Leading a health care organization comes with immense responsibility and is not an easy task. Transformational leadership has proven to be an effective leadership style in the nursing profession, demonstrating a clear mission, a commitment to excellence, and the ability to motivate and lead others to higher levels of achievement (Schwartz, Spencer, Wilson, & Wood, 2001). Characteristics and qualities of an effective leader include

As mentioned above, the needs of patient care require shifting tasks from the physician to the

At the acute hospital all patients deserve to receive safe, high-quality, sustainable care centered around their needs and delivered in an appropriate setting by respectful, compassionate, expert health professionals. Yet it is increasingly clear that our hospitals are struggling to cope with the challenge of an ageing population and increasing

Change is constant in the health care system. When new evidence is proven to be better, it is being implemented to improve quality care (i.e. effective, safe, and efficient.) The change agent use leadership skills to affect change and bring the expertise and resources to the table to help create healthier and global communities. “The Nurse of the Future will influence the behavior of individuals or groups of individuals within their environment in a way that will facilitate the establishment and acquisition/achievement of shared goals (Massachusetts Department of Higher Education, 2010). An effective leader must have the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary and be able to anticipate how followers will respond to change and choosing

There are so many trends inside and outside of health care that initiated the innovative care delivery models. Rapidly increasing health care costs and insurance premiums resulted in expanding uninsured and underinsured population, resulting in increased emergency departments and greater use of community clinics. A persistent nurse shortage made the problem worse. These factors, and other changes in health care such as the rise of health care consumers led to the development of new care delivery models. One new model is the role of nurses and other non-physician health professionals. "In 2008, The white paper sponsored by the Robert wood Johnson Foundation identified the following common characteristics among a variety of new care delivery

In conclusion, a great leader should possess certain qualities. These qualities will ensure that the leader is successful in leading himself and the organization. Integrity, respect, and moral responsibility are such qualities.

At its core, the healing hospital is about respecting the humanity in each patient. Historically hospitals have been view as places of last resort, place to go to die. With advances in medicine we have transformed hospital care into lifesaving institutions, but the stigma and loss of dignity that these technologies bring remain in many facilities. Many patient have stated that they felt isolated, alone and almost stored in a sort of warehouse (Skorpen et al, 2014). The healing hospital aims to respect and care for patients by providing them with an

The current changes in health care are causing a continual transformation of the practice environment that requires concomitant modifications in policies, competencies and leadership behaviors. This nursing symposium will present a broad overview of some relevant and advanced topics in nursing practice, research and leadership. The leadership session will introduce the shared governance and transformational leadership as a set of actions and behaviors to be able to apply those new leadership skills. The presenter is aiming to increase awareness of transformational leadership as an effective and active leadership style among nurse managers. Additionally, the expectations from the leadership session is to present an overview about different tools

Leadership comes in many different styles. Depending on the type of mission or goal one has each style of leadership can be helpful or harmful. One leadership style that has been found to work well in a career setting is transformational leadership (Doody and Doody, 2012). Transformational leaders are described as having a deep set of internal values that they encourage those under them to take part in, in the end the ultimate goal for transformational leader is to help the greater good (Doody and Doody, 2012). This type of leadership is especially important in a hospital setting, as everyone should have the health of his or her clients as their end goal. Transformational leadership is one of the most important leadership styles in regard to nursing, as it allows the employees to care about the people and encourages them to take risks and be creative with the ultimate goal of helping others. Becoming a transformational leader is an important aspect for me to learn as a nursing student and can only benefit me in the future. In order to become a transformational leader I must first learn about the qualities this leadership style entails and the effects it has on nursing.

Healthcare is and will always be an ever changing field. As patient’s needs, technology and insurance requirements change, the direction of an organization must also change. For an organization to successfully adapt to change, the organization will need strong leaders to guide the staff through these changes. For nurses, it is essential that Nursing Leaders understand how to manage change so they can help the nurse in the acceptance of this change. Also, the Nurse Leader will need to understand innovation to help lead nurses in change.

So, what does the nursing profession need? What are the hurdles we must overcome in order to provide the quality of care that’s associated with the best possible patient outcomes? Based on what’s projected in the media, many people assume the only problem facing the nursing profession is the looming nursing shortage. It isn’t uncommon nowadays to hear nursing schools advertise on the radio, and thanks in part to the efforts of Johnson & Johnson’s (2014) Campaign for Nursing’s Future, it’s widely known that nursing is the fastest-growing occupation in the U.S. Furthermore, and perhaps most shockingly, the campaign illustrates the gap in supply and demand with the expert prediction that “by 2020, the U.S. will face a shortage of 808,000 nurses” (Johnson & Johnson, 2014). In light of these statistics, no one can disagree that the nursing shortage is a significant problem. However, most scholars in the field believe there’s larger problem at hand, which contributes to the nursing shortage. The real, albeit less obvious issue

Healthcare is constantly changing and becoming more complex. Organizations persistently face unknown changes that require adaptive and flexible leadership. This type of adaptive leadership is referred to as “transformational”, which motivates followers to transform their organization’s values, beliefs, and behaviors. Transformational leadership is a theory that focuses on the leaders who are minded to accept change, guide, and reward staff, understand its role within the organization, and work toward developing a self-aware staff that is not afraid to take risks to improve (Finkelman, 2011). Transformational leaders have the ability to clearly articulate a vision of the future. In today’s unpredictable healthcare environment, successful

Without competent leadership change can have negative impact on both the employees and the patients. According to Wright (2010), lack of leadership in change management could lead to adverse outcomes such as resentment, rebellious attitudes, and could end up damaging the same people it intended to make better (p.20). Therefore, experts warned that it is very important to have competent leadership at the helm of change management (p.20). As the focus of providing leadership shifts to nurse administrators who are often in the frontline of change management, nurse administrator should use essential tools such as the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) five domain of competence as a framework in change management.

Leadership in any organization or workplace is essential to productivity and happiness of its members. I believe leadership is important in that it sets a tone and direction for all actions within the organization, and determines whether the organization is set for success of failure. This is especially true for nursing, where the nurses have a major responsibility to provide competent, evidence-based, safe care for clients in the health care environments ,while maintaining integrity and taking care of their own well-being. Nursing requires sound leadership that could provide guidance and ensure the best experience for the nurses and the clients who are being cared for. In my ideal vision, transformational leadership is used by the leaders on the unit, preferably a charge nurse of a head nurse to inspire the followers to rise and become leaders and innovators in the health care organizations.

Some of the most significant opportunities in the healthcare system including advances in technology and research have created challenges such as depersonalisation of healthcare services and lack of empathy in healthcare workers. This is a major concern in the future of the healthcare system as many perceive the interactions between doctors, nurses and other staff with patients as a fundamental aspect of the healing process.