Why Is Leadership Important In Healthcare

I have never demonstrated leadership through being a part of a nursing management team. However, I do understand that leadership impacts quality of healthcare. The healthcare system needs strong leadership’s skills to contribute to patient safety and quality of care. Healthcare requires nursing leadership professionals to lead a productive and efficient workforce that allows optimal patient care in a medical setting. This is very important since leadership has been shown to affect the quality of patient care. Strong leadership on the part of nurses will be required to devise and implement the changes necessary to deliver patient-centered care. One way nurses in management can improve quality of healthcare in their units would be through “Nurse
‘Nurse Leadership Rounds’ is a systemic process in which nurse leaders make daily visits to each patient on the unit. Nurse leaders may consist of department manager, assistant managers, supervisors, and charge nurses. ‘Nurse Leadership Rounds’ allows for nurse leaders to establish rapport with patients, verify consistency of care, obtain real time feedback, and immediate follow-ups with staff to address any complaints or opportunities for improvement. An example of dialog between the nurse leader to the patient would include a greeting/ introduction (Hi, My name is Tina and I am the manager here on 7East. I am visiting you today because I am interested in finding out about your hospital stay. Do you mind if I ask you a few questions?) Next would involve managing up your staff (I see your nurse is Sarah and your CNA is Laura, they are both excellent and will take great care of you today). Additional questions would include (Do you feel our staff is attending to your call lights or needs in a timely manner? Is your pain being managed appropriately? Are there any concerns you would like to discuss with me? What is important to you during your stay? Is there anything I can do to make you more comfortable, I have the time?) Lastly, nurse leaders should provide the patient with their contact information to directly contact them for any given