Values Clarification Kristin Goodwin Southern New Hampshire University Nursing 310: Nursing Leadership & Management CoralAnn Hackett‚ RNC‚ MSN Values Clarification Values are the cornerstone of every healthcare organization. When expressed and put into action‚ values become the living energy of the organization (Human Science). An organization’s mission and vision statements clearly define the culture of the organization and its means to complete the defined mission. When each member of
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Applying Nursing Theory to Guide Leadership Nurse leaders are faced with issues or problems on a daily basis that are often expected and sometimes unexpected. It “comes with the territory” so to speak. If there were no issues to solve or hurdles to overcome the necessity of designating a leader would not seem quite as important. Nurse leaders can tackle issues that occur in their work environment using nursing theory to guide them. Nursing theory provides a framework that nurse leaders can
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Relationship Between Nursing Leadership and Patient Outcomes Wong‚ Cummins and Ducharme (2013) conducted a systematic review of studies in 2013 to examine the relationship between “nursing leadership practices and patient outcomes” (p.710). With an intent to improve patient outcomes‚ the authors had conducted a similar review in the past; however‚ limited results of studies warranted additional research on this topic. Their study involved extracting and analyzing a variety of leadership skills and patient
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How Nursing Leadership Affects Staff Nurses’ Job Satisfaction Rhonda Rychlik Queens University How Nursing Leadership Affects Staff Nurses’ Job Satisfaction The constant and rapidly changing health care environment dramatically affects nursing practice today. Health care leaders are faced with the problem of achieving their strategic goals while balancing finances‚ productivity‚ quality outcomes and employee and patient satisfaction. The health care environment is competitive and
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Servant Leadership MidAmerica Nazarene University Servant Leadership According to Robert K. Greenleaf‚ servant leadership “is a philosophy and set of practices that enriches the lives of individuals‚ builds better organizations and ultimately creates a more just and caring world”. Participative leaders are ones who accept input from group members when decision making and problem solving‚ but the leader has the final say when choices are made. This style of leadership motivates and encourages
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Education‚ and Leadership of Nursing Edie Stevenson Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamics NRS 430 Lynda Gallagher August 06‚ 2013 Impact of the 2010 IOM Report on the Practice‚ Education‚ and Leadership of Nursing The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report released in 2010 entitled “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change‚ Advancing Health” called for drastic transformation within the nursing profession (‚ 2011). Specific changes were recommended in the fields of nursing practice‚ education
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Leader Leadership is a key skill for nurses at all levels.A professional nurse leader can come in many different forms. They can be a manager‚ charge nurse‚ a floor nurse‚ or a new nurse. A professional may be in a manager role or may not be in a management role. Some of the management roles would include nurse manager‚ nurse administrator‚ nursing supervisor‚ director of nursing‚ vice president of nursing and chief nursing officer. The key is to have successful nursing leadership in the nursing field
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Nursing Leadership Issues after an Acquisition Mergers are described by some as the blending of two companies‚ whereas acquisitions occur when one company is purchased and absorbed by another (Piper & Schneider‚ 2015). Mergers and acquisitions within the healthcare community occur primarily to improve both the structural and economic efficiencies found within the organizations (Mancini‚ 2015). For much of the healthcare and nursing staff‚ feelings of fear and loss often accompany an acquisition
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Institute of Medicine on Nursing Practice‚ Education and Leadership Angela M. Licata-Schneider Grand Canyon University: Professional Dynamics NRS-430V October 15‚ 2014 Impact of the Institute of Medicine on Nursing Practice‚ Education and Leadership The Institute of Medicine of the National Academics in Conjunction with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation launched a campaign to provide solutions in response to the need for evaluating and alteration of the nursing profession. Future needs of
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Nursing professionals are to be advocates for patients and always looking out for the patient’s best interest. Likewise‚ nurses should use the same example in their daily profession and strive to be the best professionally as he or she can be (ANA1). In doing so‚ nurses act as a leader without holding a leadership title. Leadership is defined as the use of individual traits and abilities to adapt to the environment or a particular situation and the ability to creatively solve problems identified
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