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Leadership and Management in Nursing

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Leadership and responsive care: Principle of Nursing Practice H
McKenzie C, Manley K (2011) Leadership and responsive care: Principle of Nursing Practice H. Nursing Standard. 25, 35, 35-37. Date of acceptance: February 23 2011.

Summary
This is the final article in a nine-part series describing the Principles of Nursing Practice developed by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in collaboration with patient and service organisations, the Department of Health, the Nursing and Midwifery Council, nurses and …show more content…

Strengthening the supervisory role of the ward sister or team leader ensures that sufficient priority and time will be given to managing and developing team performance. This will enhance the patient experience and improve patient outcomes while contributing to organisational priorities, for example reducing hospital-acquired infections and staff sickness rates.

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to ensure that nursing is able to sustain quality care and remain responsive to individuals’ needs on a daily basis (Box 1).

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Nursing leadership and responsiveness is demonstrated when opportunities for the development of new services to meet the changing needs of service users are identified. This often involves developing new skills in the nursing team or taking on roles previously undertaken by other team members. A good example of this is the work undertaken by Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust ophthalmic nurse practitioner Brian Kingett. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affects large numbers of older people in the developed world and is the most common cause of blindness in people over the age of 55 years (Vendula and Krzystolik 2008). Wet AMD occurs when blood vessels grow between the retinal pigment epithelial cells and the photoreceptor cells in the centre of the retina to form a choroidal neovascular membrane. These immature

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