Why Is Nurse Managers As A Leader?

This paper aims to address and discuss about the leadership and management of the nurse leader interviewed. This experience was a great opportunity to witness first hand how a nurse leader cultivate and manage their staffs in real life setting. Moreover, it provides a great access to gain insight and knowledge about nurse leaders’ vital responsibilities and role diversities in the organizations they work with. Nurse leaders pay more specific and close attention in handling the staffs and most importantly, patient care.

During the recent years, the American Healthcare system is struggling with the issue of the nursing shortage and turnover. There are many rationales and reasons for this issue and the writer will discuss some of them in this paper. Nursing shortage and turnover remarkably influenced on the provision of the services by the health care provider, the financial burden on the healthcare facility and also a stressful working environment for the nurses. Also, the writer will discuss and evaluate this issue by evaluating numerous leadership and management theories and their roles. In addition to it, will also share a personal and professional philosophy of nursing associated with this issue.

In this essay I will discuss the leadership style of 3 nursing leaders, which I chose from Nursing Leadership DVD (Orazietti & Singh, 2014). I will then describe impact the leaders ' style has on improving nursing care, organizational processes, and inter-professional collaboration. In addition, I will provide some examples of a change process or difficult situation which leaders encountered. Finally, I will explain how I have dealt with difficult situation involving my colleague and one of physician in the hospital department where I worked. Throughout this essay I will analyze what leaders should have done differently. 3 Leaders which I have chosen were Debra Bournes from group 1 because of her political and administrative success, Mina Singh from group 2 because she is renowned for her educational style at York University, and Esther Green from group 3 because she is the sound and knowledgeable practitioner.

Leadership is complex yet essential in this profession. For this reason, nursing leaders must make decisions in a number of areas in order to provide quality care and a few of the many decisions involve staffing, financial, and assessing ethical dilemmas (Zydziunaite & Suominen, 2014). An appropriate leadership style is crucial and Yoder-Wise (2011), addresses the various styles, discusses Fiedler’s Contingency Model, and emphasizes the importance of adapting to various situations. For example, my experiences allow me to choose an effective leadership style based on the situation in order to provide a positive outcome best for the

In healthcare it is very important to have strong leaders, especially in the nursing profession. A nurse leader typically uses several styles of leadership depending on the situation presented; this is known as situational leadership. It is important that the professional nurse choose the right style of leadership for any given situation to ensure their employees are performing at their highest potential. Depending on which leadership style a nurse leader uses, it can affect staff retention and the morale of the employees as well as nurse job satisfaction (Azaare & Gross, 2011.) “Nursing leaders have the responsibility to create and maintain a work environment which not only promotes positive patient outcomes but also

Leadership and management are essential to any health care organization, balancing patient care, employees, physicians, and the organization. Nursing is founded on interpersonal relationships. As a people-oriented profession, nursing leadership styles are influenced by humanism. The mission, attitude, and behaviors of a health care organization begins with its leadership, which creates the direction and purpose of the organization. The purpose of this paper is to differentiate between leadership and management, describe views of leadership, and explain the

Leadership is essential in providing excellent health care in nursing. Being a nurse is not for the faint of heart. Nor is it easy to develop leadership skills that will enable a nurse to become the best that he or she can become in their career. High demands of taking care of patience that are in critical condition to the typical situations that cause nurses to carry heavy workloads. All of these aspects can contribute to pressure and stress in the work place when not handled correctly. According to two articles; the first article was written by Elizabeth A. Curtis, “Developing leadership in nursing: the impact of education and training.” The second article “Obstacles and problems of ethical leadership from the perspective

This paper will discuss different concepts of nursing leadership. It will define the Director of Perioperative and Cardiovascular Services personal leadership style and philosophy of leadership. It will discuss how this leadership style influences organizational behavior and the behavior of staff.

Leadership comes in many different forms, and is a curtail element of a health care organization. This paper will describe leadership styles, management theories, and my style of leadership in reference to the self-assessment completed. I will discuss what leadership styles align with my style and what type of work environment and behaviors that will help me be a successful leader. I will also discuss different types of leadership theories. There are many aspects to being a leader and every good organization has good leaders behind it. Leadership is a key element in nursing due to the fact that nurses are often working in teams (Huber, 2014, p.3).

The attention of the nurse leader should focus on influencing the staff nurse towards the realization of the hospitals goals. For the leader to be effective she must foster a work environment where the staff feel they have input. The leader appreciates that all people are created differently and must know each person’s strengths to assure they are able to attain positive patient outcomes (Gottlieb, Gottlieb, & Shamian, 2012). Staff need be aware that creativity is welcome and needed to accomplish daily tasks. For the leader to foster this environment she must, above all, be visible (Huber, 2014). When the day is falling apart, I have always felt refuge in seeing a face that can make things better. Secondly, the leader needs to be effective in communication (Huber, 2014). If the nurse is expected to perform a task properly, the nurse must be aware of what is expected and be informed of any changes of this expectation. Lastly, the leader can create democratic environment by motivating staff (Huber, (2014). A good leader will motivate by example. This means, if the leader expects staff to be on time to work, the leader must be on time also. If the leader needs staff to get creative about staffing hours, reward the person who comes up with a workable idea. If the nurse leader wants a nurse who practices autonomy, give the nurse the tools and freedom to make decisions, then recognize this quality. Most people want to go to work and do a good job, therefore, give them the resources to make this a

There is no doubt organisations must have leaders to achieve share goals. In health care settings, leadership is essential and significant to promote patient safety. An effective leadership will inspire and motivate nurses to create the right culture in clinical setting. Not only will effective leadership reduce preventable harms and errors but also it accelerates the speed of achieving a satisfying health environment for both patients and health care workers. This essay will highlight the importance of effective leadership in clinical setting by starting with a clear definition of patient safety and patient safety culture, then it will explain the relationship in between patient safety and leadership. This essay will also introduce three leadership styles of authoritarian, democratic, and laissez-faire, followed by comparing their essential characteristics. Furthermore, a critical analyses will be demonstrated on how different leadership styles can help promote patient safety and reduce medication error in the inpatient hospital setting.

The nursing role has evolved over the last fifty years from being one of a subordinate style to that of a leader and valued member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team. It is important to know your own sense of leadership style and to know the leadership style that you may be working under in order to know if you are a good fit or not and if you are able to impact positive change and improved patient outcomes. One’s leadership style can make or break the nursing team and greatly impact the organization system either positively or negatively. We will look at the leadership styles and the impact as well as Supervisor Nurse A’s leadership issue.

Leadership is an essential part of the workplace. It determines how problems get handled and how efficiently work is done. Being able to work with a team is not a simple task. It involves a considerable amount of dedication. Leadership can be defined as the ability to work with others and guide them to reaching goals. This paper will further detail what leadership is and the role it plays in nursing. There are certain qualities that one must have to be a good leader. In addition, there are certain qualities that one must have to also be a good manager. There is not one set way to leading. In this paper, the different leadership styles will be discussed. Furthermore, there are several different approaches to management. In each case, there

Leaders are often called upon to be innovative and flexible, able to be inventive in an unpredictable environment (Nibley, 1987), which makes talented leaders a tremendous asset to the nursing field, where human behavior can alter from what is typically considered to be the norm. Effective leaders should be able to lead not only others, but themselves too. Additionally, leaders who solicit successful input from others, and develop coalitions through teamwork to achieve results (Kelly & Crawford, 2013). Some head nurses are tasked with being both a leader and a manager, which can become troublesome if an established leadership style has not been learned and mastered (Sorensen, Delmar, & Pedersen, 2011). Being able to navigate the responsibilities of both a leader and a manager, working with doctors, fellow nurses, and patients, in a cohesive manner can be challenging. While the evaluation of leadership styles and the importance of effective leadership in a healthcare setting in the current paper is being evaluated through the view of a newly graduated nursing student, it is important to keep the roles of a head nurse in mind due to potential career goals. Doing such also helps to understand the stresses that the head nurses are under as they fulfill the roles of nursing and leadership within the department.

Preventable hospital readmissions remain among one of the many serious quality issues plaguing the healthcare industry today. Readmissions can carry fiscal implications, impact patient safety, and outcomes of care (Helm, Alaeddini, Bretthauer, & Skolarus, 2016). The cost of unplanned hospital readmissions is estimated to be upwards of $15 billion dollars annually of which $12 billion has been associated with preventable admissions (Helm et al., 2016). It is highly recognized that as many as 20% of Medicare beneficiaries are presently being readmitted within 30 days of discharge (Hunter, Nelson, & Birmingham, 2013; Verhaegh, Mac-Neil-Vroomen, Eslami, Geerlings, de Rooij, et al., 2014). The presence of