This will go a long way to improve the image of nursing before the clients, patients, their families and the outside world.
This will go a long way to improve the image of nursing before the clients, patients, their families and the outside world.
Nursing is a dedication to provide care and support to individuals, families, and the community. Nurses are patient educators; educating patients on healthier life choices, proper medication administration, caring for their wounds, and how to use health care equipment such as glucometers and incentive spirometers. We spend our lives helping others.…
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…
The IOM report states the, “nursing leader must be able to translate new research findings to the practice environment and into nursing education and from nursing education into practice and policy” (IOM report, 2010). A leader must possess the ability to collaborate and work in full partnership with physicians as well as other members of the healthcare profession. A leader must ensure involvement with committees and boards where policies and decisions are made. Thus, providing nurses a voice in the decision-making process of improving healthcare…
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.…
The IOM report recommends to provide opportunities for nurses to assume leadership roles and serve as full partners in health care. According to (ffne.org), nursing leaders must act as full partners with physicians and must be accountable for their own contributions to delivering high quality care while working collaboratively with leaders from other health professions. To become a nurse leader, one has to get higher level of education that is master's or doctoral and should have great leadership skills. In order to ensure that nurses are ready to assume leadership roles, nursing education programs need to embed leadership related competencies throughout and should have leadership development and mentoring program available (nacns.org).…
Throughout history, there have always been leaders and followers. Whether the leaders were for the greater good or the downfall of mankind, leaders have always stood out from crowds and have inspired others to help attain their goals. According to "Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing", a leader are members of our society who are also known as the "masters of change". They are the risk takers we see who challenge status quos and those who are willing to take risks for the chance to gain something greater in life. These leaders are known to have special characteristics that get work done through the help of others who are willing to aid them in reaching their goals.…
It is my purpose to provide safe and accurate nursing care by educating patients and their families to promote optimal health. It is my goal to assist patients in their journey to self-care by advocating for their health and independence.…
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.…
Qualities a nurse must posses to be a good leader can vary throughout the nursing community. According to the Merriam Webster dictionary the word leader is defined as “a person who has commanding authority or influence”(Webster). A person or in this case a nurse who has authority or influence has a great responsibility. A leader regardless of the meaning to each nurse has the same or similar fundamentals. Furthermore the qualities reflect the foundation of nursing. The foundation or fundamentals reflect the work of Florence Nightingale that include “Nurses should help identify and meet patients personal needs, including providing emotional support”( DeWit, S., & Neill, P). Making sure patients have emotional and personal needs meet can be a gateway to the attitude and qualities a nurse has to have. These qualities are important and make the…
Everyone is an individual and when they need to use the health and social care services it is import they have access to the setting which precisely meets their needs, different setting are designed to do just that and the trained staff within those settings have the skills and knowledge to meet those particular needs.…
Leadership is defined by Yoder-Wise (2011) as the process by which one uses personal traits to effectively and ethically lead patients, families and staff to accomplish clinical and organizational outcomes. Theory is defined by nursing-theory.org (2013) as a belief, policy or procedure that is followed to accomplish a mission (nursing-theory.org, 2013). Theory has everything to do with nursing, it answers questions that need answers, it supports evidence based practice and it guides, directs and sharpens clinical and organizational problem solving…
All nurses are leaders, and are roll-models for those around us. An RN or an LVN can lead a new CNA, for example, by teaching them a skill. But it is the way a nurse leads, and also how they follow, that can teach anyone around them. Patients, other occupations, family can all be influenced just by how you are leading. Everyone has heard that “nurses eat their young”, and…
I believe the focus of nursing is to obtaining the best outcome possible for the patient. It is my job to provide the patient with continuous, safe, and evidenced based care. The goal is to create an environment conducive to healing body and mind, to promote education, and assist the patient with decisions for achieving and maintaining optimum health, in and outside the hospital environment.…
My belief in leadership is that it is a big part of the job, and is a value that all graduate nurses should portray. I find that it builds on self-confidence, promotes courage to step outside of the safety zone, which opens avenues for knowledge enhancement, motivation to push toward success and motivate others around you. A leader must be able to lead as well as follow, except criticism and build from it, and set positive examples for the team. For I have learned through the years that a follower is only as good as the leaders…
Question! “Healthcare organisations should practice a relational view of leadership that encompasses the importance of both leaders and followers in the leadership process” (Central Queensland University, 2015). Before answering this question it is important that a closer look at the key components and dynamics that shape and influence both leadership and followership. This paper will question what leadership is, what are the traits and characteristics that make a good leader and how leadership can influence nursing practice. In regard to nursing practice, this paper will also highlight significant aspects of the profession that ultimately dictates the style of leadership that best serves this field of health care. Also contained within…