The purpose of this discussion is to compare and contrast two theories that were used as the basis for articles in the readings for this week. The first article applies Virginia Henderson’s grand theory of Activities of Living to organ donation after brain death (Nicely & DeLario‚ 2011). The second article tests a theory of health promotion for preterm infants based on Myra Levine’s Conservation Model of Nursing (Mefford & Alligood‚ 2011). This student will give a brief overview of each article
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“Reflection is not just a thoughtful practice‚ but a learning experience”. (Jarvis 1992) This is a reflection on an incident that occurred during a shift on the labour ward. I have chosen Gibbs model of reflection (1988) to guide my reflective process. (Gibbs 1998) (Appendix I). Gibbs model (1998) goes through six important points to aid the reflective process‚ including description of incident‚ feelings‚ evaluation‚ analysis‚ conclusion and finally action plan. The advantage of Gibbs’s six-stage
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LEADERSHIP IN NURSING Nursing is a very demanding and dedicated profession and the current shortage is a serious problem at all levels of nursing and is the dearth of leaders among nurses. Leadership and management are essential skills for all qualified healthcare professionals and have a pivotal role in ensuring a delivery of high standards of care. Developing future nurse leaders is one of the greatest challenges faced by the nursing profession‚ (Mahoney‚ 2001).
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LEADERSHIP HISTORY 1 Leadership History Tatiana M. Castaneda Vasquez Regent University LEADERSHIP HISTORY Abstract 2 When power no longer guarantees the success‚ leadership becomes essential. In search of understand the secret behind outstanding leadership‚ history has created and revealed leadership theories‚ starting with Great Man approach‚ the identification of Trait and Characteristics‚ and later shifting to Behavior Theory‚ fomenting Contingency and Influence Models‚ concluding
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There is a growing body of evidence in nursing education on the importance of leadership skills for positively impacting employee retention‚ staff satisfaction‚ improved organizational performance‚ and more satisfactory patient outcomes (Sherman & Pross‚ 2010). In order to provide the necessary guidance for an optimum work environment‚ strong nurse leaders are required at all levels of a healthcare organization. When there is failure in the creation of cultures of engagement‚ nurses may feel they
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Theory of Nursing Before making the critical decision to enroll in a nursing program it is important to seek out information on nursing as a vocation. The program at this school is rigorous and time consuming and‚ therefore‚ should not be ventured into lightly. In this paper I will go through what I have discovered about nursing as a career‚ what nursing is‚ my definition of a good nurse‚ how I plan to provide care and what my strategy is to develop my nursing skills and finally where I want
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assessment with a learner‚ whilst critically evaluating my practice‚ using professional standards and current theory and literature to illustrate how I have developed as a mentor and educator in practice. For the purpose of this assignment‚ the key aspect I will be focusing on will be standard 4 – creating an environment for learning‚ from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (2008) Standards to support learning and assessment in practice: mentors. Throughout this assignment‚ I will incorporate the
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BA365 Leadership Theory Mid Term Paper For this paper I decide to look at four of the leadership theories. The ones I chose are Trait‚ Contingency‚ Situational‚ and Behavioral. I will talk about the definitions of those four theories. Also I will discuss the overviews of the four theories including positives and negativities of each. Leadership Theories There is a wide and ever growing variety of theories to explain the concept and practice of leadership; to me leadership is a dynamic and complex
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Leadership Styles in Professional Nursing Leadership Styles in Professional Nursing Introduction Leaders are not merely those who control others‚ but act as visionaries who help employees to plan‚ lead‚ control‚ and organize their activities. As states by (Hood‚ Leddy‚ & Pepper‚ 2006)‚ “leadership is a complex term with multiple definitions but is normally defined as a process of influencing others or guiding or directing others to attain mutually agreed upon goals” (as cited by Agnes‚
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Running head: LEADERSHIP STYLES Leadership Styles Nursing leadership styles have changed over time as leadership theories have developed (Marquis & Hutson‚ 2009). The 1900’s brought about many theories and theorists on leadership and management styles. The new century has also brought new theories and leadership styles to nursing care (Marquis & Hutson‚ 2009). Two different leadership styles‚ which were first identified in 2004 by a noted scholar named Burns‚ are transactional and
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