HOW EFFECTIVE IS NURSING LEADERSHIP IN DELIVERING QUALITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CONCEPT
A Nurse leader is someone who inspired two or more nurses to work together in pursuit of a common goal which is that of delivering quality health care services.
An effective leader has a distinctive set of personal trait which makes them to be admired by others nursing is a unique profession and nurses holds the key to quality services delivery.
Nursing leadership hold the success of quality patient’s out come in the healthcare delivery system. This concept is aimed at studying how effective nursing leadership is in the delivery of quality healthcare services. The nature of leadership in an organization determines the success of the organization,
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Therefore, he (Leader) ensures that qualified nurse is recruited as at when necessary and they are motivated to prove themselves by giving a quality service to the clients.
Where health service staff report they are well-led and have high level of satisfaction with their immediate supervisors, the patients in turn report, they are treated with respects care and compassion (Dawson et al, 2011).
A good nurse leader encourages teamwork, recognizing that team work is an important strategies to quality health care services especially is the face of emerging multiple and difficult
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A leader uses reward and punishment to get workers to perform their duties.
Although nurses are self motivated, they still require affective leadership to function at their best.
A nurse leader is charismatic and energetic. It possess that power which he can delegate to appropriate persons as at when due, the nurses leader is passionate about his or her career and possess that ability to influence fellow nurses to deliver high quality nursing care.
They are always available to teach the junior nurses and counsel whom necessary, the nurse leader is a mentor, a critical thinker, creative, problem solver, a change agent, a role model, a communicator and a decision maker.
The nurse leader is not bias in handling crisis between the nurses, her or she develops himself or herself in their chosen career in order to learn more and become knowledge in effective nursing care.
Our nurse leaders are able to protect the nurses and their interest by enforcing policies that will benefit all the nurses.
USEFULNESS OF THE CONCEPT TO THE CURRENT