Delegation Paper Breanna Lake Department of Nursing, Davenport University NURS433: Nurse Manager and Leader Professor Debbie Bosworth February 17, 2023 Delegation Paper Introduction For my leadership experience, I spent seven weeks on a medical-surgical unit in Hastings, Michigan. I worked alongside my nurse preceptor on night shift, and as the clinical experience unfolded, I learned numerous new skills and gained knowledge that will be extremely beneficial moving forward in my nursing career. I evaluated the hospital’s mission statement, the leadership and communication styles among team members, and I evaluated how my skills and leadership style evolved over the course of the clinical rotation. General Information
Transition to Leadership Scholarly Paper: Transformational leadership Leadership demonstrated by nurses has been identified as an essential aspect of efficient functioning within a unit as well as, it is a pillar of high quality nursing care (Ajanaku & Lubbe, 2021). The state of healthcare is constantly evolving and changing and throughout this nurse leaders have played a part in helping transition to new best practices. Kouzes and Posner have developed a leadership mode centred on different leadership practices that when used helps develop effective nurse leaders. This model includes 5 areas of practice which includes: model the way, inspire a shared vision, challenge the process, enable others to act, and encourage the heart. For a nurse
I am an Assistant Medical Officer (AMO) working in Emergency Department at a district hospital located in rural East of Malaysia. I’ve been working for 8 years. In emergency department, we work in a team that comprise of various disciplines such as Emergency Physicians, Nurses, Assistant Medical Officers and others. In this essay I will define and analyze about leadership in my practice area. A leader profile from my practice area will be described using transformational theory.
Identifying truths from different viewpoints is important for conflict resolution to be managed sensitively. Trust is the foundation of effective relationships, high trust environments have a positive effect with staff engagement, commitment, and organizational success (Sherman, 2012). Handling conflicts in an efficient and effective manner results in patient safety and improved staff morale (Johansen, 2012). Resolution of conflicts in the workplace is essential to a healthy work environment, breakdown in communication can lead to increased patient errors. The nurse manager approaches this challenge thoughtfully as it involves working relationships that are critical for the team to function collaboratively (Johansen, 2012).
This paper is a case study reflection that needs to be applied and underpin the steps of safe prescribing, ethics, responsibility and legal of prescribing with respect to standards of Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). In this regard, I will follow the Driscoll (1994) Model of reflection, which is based on three questions that explains experiences, differences that are made, significance, and actions to continue professional development with respect to learning. Discussion Driscoll (1994) Model of reflection
Introduction Effective leadership by professionals is crucial in all healthcare organizations. The way workers define leadership has changed from generation to generation, however, a common description of leadership is the motivating behavior of an individual directing the activities of a group towards a shared goal. (Ward, 2017) Influencing group activities and coping with change are some of the key aspects that an individual in a leadership role will be working towards. According to an article, "management is about coping with complexity" and "leadership is about coping with change", therefore, both aspects are critical to a successful leader.
The situational theory talks about “someone being in the right place at the right time” (The New Leadership Challenge: Creating the Future of Nurses-4th edition, 2013), to make change. The skills needed to become an aspiring nurse leader emphasise continually that safe, high quality, compassionate care is the top priority. Being supportive, available, empathic, fair, respectful, compassionate thoughout a patients admission is needed for a positive patient experience.
Leadership has many definitions. Chin, Desormeaux, and Sawyer (2016) define leadership as a relationship between followers and a leader with the intent to promote change through a mutual vision. Therefore, leaders are active influences in the outcome of organizations, through their decision-making, strategies, and influence on followers (Dinh et al., 2014). Additionally, in the nursing context, it has been documented that a leader 's style plays a factor in patient outcomes (Fischer, 2016). Indeed, in an ever-changing, complex health care environment, nursing leadership has become a crucial factor in managing challenges and maintaining patient safety (Fischer, 2016).
The clinical nurse leader covers a broad spectrum of responsibilities, and is intended to facilitate cohesiveness of patient care between various departments. However, there tends to be some misunderstanding of the role amongst the general public. On one hand, the clinical nurse leader may be viewed as an authoritative position, serving in a supervisor role. In contrast, others view the clinical nurse leader role as that of a floor nurse, who possesses a higher level of education and skill set, able to “apply system-level thinking” (Baernholdt and Cottingham 2011). Rankin (2015) compares the role of the clinical nurse leader in the nursing profession to that of an attending physician with resident physicians.
Module 1 - Critical assignment Throughout this essay the author will explore the possible impacts of leadership upon patient experience based on a recent patient observation untaken on the 18th December 2017 at the Eye Care Clinic: an outpatient department within Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth. This clinical service was chosen as it deals with a diverse selection of Portsmouth’s population and was recently highlighted, by the trust, to need feedback due to recent friends and family questionnaire feedback. The area chosen for the observation was a section of the clinic which included a waiting room (between 20-25 chairs) and 5 clinic rooms.
In order to be a strong leader one must understand the role leaders play as well identify different traits that resemble leadership qualities within themselves. The article I reviewed was Leadership of Healthcare Professionals: Where do we stand? and it describes the different types of leadership approaches and theories that can be effective within the healthcare setting. The main objective for a leader is to adapt to change as well as be able to cope with change. Leaders are known to have strong influential skills that can affect their team or the environment that they work in.
For this assessment, I will be reflecting on what clinical governance looks like in my workplace, with a critique of the framework used within the organization. During the reflection I will discuss what pillars and principles were found, while describing my fellow team members’ understanding of clinical governance and how it is reflected in their practice. Finding the clinical governance framework for my workplace was challenging and time consuming without computer access in place of hard copy policy and procedure manuals. I found clinical governance summerised through the manuals, ensuring compliance of the 44 accreditation standards (Australian Aged Care Quality Agency, 2014) but as Knight, Kenny and Endacott (2015) discuss, while the concept is accepted, there is a gap between theory and practice, which is visual where I work. Pillars and principles such as risk management, efficiency, effectiveness, patient centric and equity are seen throughout the policies, and to analyse more specifically, clinical governance is articulated under categories, consisting of “education and training, clinical audit, clinical effectiveness, research and development and role clarity” (Davies, Chapman & Boyd, 2015 p.45).
However, there are certain strategies that can overcome these barriers. For instance, the nurse’s resistance to change and poor communication of objectives is overcome by constant communication of the benefits of this leadership style not just through word, but also through actions until they understand its
Introduction In this era of sophisticated and advanced technologies, healthcare is changing rapidly and becoming more complex. Leadership is important in the healthcare setting as the healthcare system itself is diversity. According to the Institute of Medicine (2010), a recent report titled “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health” emphasizes the nurses’ essential roles as leader in the healthcare system. Nursing is not only a scientifically based profession but the value of ‘caring’ is at its core.
They are able to connect, communicate and coordinate across multiple departments, professional opinions and voices, and the daily schedules of patients. Advocating and designing care with the patient and family is a true skills set and cultural attribute that adds tremendously to a culture of safety and patient – centeredness but requires the most able leadership to build these bridges across the many professionals engaged in care. Building this culture is a leadership challenge and there is no one in my experience better able to make these changes than nursing leaders ( Maureen Bisognano, 2009). Nurses should not just be at the bedside or within the nursing community but must be involved as leaders and decision – makers throughout the healthcare system. As Maureen Bisognano (2009) points out, the best nurses are accomplished envoys among different players and interests involved in direct patient care, which is a skill needed throughout organizations and businesses, not just in hospitals or
