The changes necessitated by healthcare reform and consequences of the economy are challenging hospital administrators to decide how they will thrive and respond. A change instituted by the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) at the hospital where I am employed is the discontinuation of special pay practices. The special pay practices involved are compensation for 40 hours per week when actual worked hours are 36 and compensation for at least a 4 hour minimum. This change has a positive financial impact which allows for growth of the organization. However, if not managed…
Health care system requires nurses who can team up and collaborate effectively with leaders from other health care professionals, serving as strong advocates for clients and involving themselves in making decisions concerning how to improve the delivery of care. The committee also stated that in other to occupy the leadership roles, nurses must perceive policies at local or national level as something that they can help amend and revise to increase quality and value of care and to ensure delivery of care is patient-centered. They encourage nurses to enroll in leadership programs in quest to develop leadership skills so as to work independently with patients and their families especially in homes and community…
In addition, the report also recommends nurses to be full partners with the physicians and other members of the healthcare team to effectively increase the quality of care given to the patients (National Research Council, 2013). Because nurses are such strong advocates for patients, it would truly benefit the patient to have nurses participating in leadership roles. According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, embedding leadership development into the nursing curriculum will have a positive effect on the amount of nurses fulfilling leadership roles in their healthcare setting (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, n.d). As a nurse, I have seen plenty of new graduates over the years. As time goes on, it is evident how better prepared and more motivated the new graduates are from the previous graduates for these leadership roles.…
Leadership is the process of influencing, communicating, and motivating groups of people in order to accomplish goals (Huber, 2014). This role is underpinned with trust and requires an emotional intelligence from the leaders themselves. Other needed skills involve a cognitive ability to understand the situation at hand, a behavioral competency in order to adapt to the situation, and a process competency that allows effective communication to others (Huber, 2014). Leaders focus on people and group goals. Leadership is important in nursing because through leadership the various elements of nursing practice are implemented to ensure the best quality of care…
To me, being a professional nurse leader means helping other achieve their highest potential though education and competency training. According to Zimmerman (2013), the nursing professional assists and leads nursing staff though changes in technology, clinical outcomes and the need for new models of care. As I obtain additional education and knowledge in leadership my perception of the role of the nurse will change from a clinical, direct patient care model to a complex system of policy, leadership, technology, community health, clinical outcomes and evidence based practice nursing. My view of nursing will be broadened as I learn the framework behind leading and managing other nursing staff.…
I read from the AZ board website to know the goal, and I know that Arizona board of nursing protect the patient from unprofessional nurses. Also, I went with open mind to know more about the patient right and care to achieve my goal as a nurse.…
The nursing role in health assessment involves a systematic collection of data that provides information to facilitate a plan of care to deliver the best care for the patient. Assessment is the foundation of nursing practice. The nurse carries out health assessment to determine the patient 's condition of health, risk factors, as well as the need for health education in order to develop an individualized care plan. The nurse oversees the holistic care of the client, which integrates the physical, emotional, cultural, and spiritual as well as the environmental elements affecting the patient (Hogan-Quigley, Palm, & Bickley, 2012).…
I believe that implementing strategies to promote, maintain, and restore health is key to the nursing career; the main goal of nursing is to improve an individual’s health. In my clinical experience, it’s to maintain the individual’s health issues or diseases. An example of using teaching/learning principles is when taking a resident’s blood glucose a family member asked me what the normal range for blood glucose is. I explained that a blood glucose level between 70-100mg/dL is desired. Then I went on to explain that based of the resident’s blood glucose levels a certain amount of insulin will be administered. I also taught the family member that insulin is a hormone that helps the cells take in glucose; which results in the cell using glucose as energy and a decrease in blood sugar…
This assignment will discuss and define the role of assessment as a vital tool in the provision of nursing care within the Nursing process. The author will describe sources of information which may inform the assessment process, identify a specific assessment tool used in my area of practice and identify ways of developing a positive professional relationship with the client, during the assessment process.…
As a young adult my father suffered two separate heart attacks and had cataracts in both eyes. During this time period, I spent countless hours at Loma Linda hospital shadowing nurses and other medical professionals. It was at this time, I saw how the medical staff at Loma Linda made the total care and wellness of my father along with other patients their top priority. After witnessing this, I knew I would be earing a bachelors degree in nursing.…
I have worked in healthcare for over thirteen years both as new scare nurse and as an informal leader and as an appointed manager. Throughout this process I have experienced many different feelings towards my managers and experienced several different types of management styles as related to our recent management concept learning. A prior class text book definition states “Philosophy looks at the nature of things and aims to provide the meaning of the nursing phenomena. Philosophies are the broadest in scope and provide a broad understanding” (Blaise & Hayes 2002 p. 98). Combining a defined…
I don’t think I took classes at Grand Canyon for the date shown above. I was enrolled there for only 2 systems, but I can try and contact them for my transcript. Please extend my gratitude to the Myer’s Family of how lucky my brother and I are to have such wonderful, caring, and patient people in our lives. I certainly don’t take them for granted, and we apologies for missing the brunch this year. We will try and make it up to them by achieving higher grades this year, and also inform them that I passed the HESI A2 Test yesterday. I will be meeting with a counselor this coming Monday to proceed with the application process to the nursing program at Phoenix College. The wait list is about a semester or two long I heard, and I have also…
The leadership has been changed during the time with the definition as well as the theories. In the modern-day, leadership in nursing is important to meet the goal safety environment and the optimized quality of patients and staffs outcome. Leadership plays an important role of each member in the group to make a decision. This paper will present the role of leadership in nursing.…
With nursing advancing into the 21st century there is a moving trend towards the development of leadership and management within the nursing profession. With health care needs becoming more complex and advancing technology the new graduate nurse is required to possess clinical decision -making and leadership skills in order to meet patient needs. As new nurses enter areas of clinical practice it is important to establish support networks. This allows for the novice nurse to gain an awareness and appreciation in leading patients and teams while responding to constant changes within the healthcare setting. Nursing leadership has been shown to have an important influence on the quality of nursing work environments and reflects on patient outcomes.…
Being a women leader in today's society is very important to me so I will be marketable and competitive in my career path. Enhancing my leadership skills will broaden my opportunities to be successful in every aspect of my life. John F. Kennedy once said, “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” Therefore, in the next four years, I will continue to develop my leadership skills through my college experience of learning to be an outstanding nursing student, growing ideas, and following them all the way through to the end. During this chapter of my life, I will take the leadership approach to obtain the knowledge and be outstanding in my studies so I can achieve my goal of pursuing a nursing degree and being a successful person…