When I combine my personality type with these leadership styles I can say that I believe in transformational leadership. Transformational leadership is one style of leadership where the leader is enlisted with identifying the needed change, guides the change through inspiration, and creates a course of action to make the…
The Clinical Nurse Leader, (CNL) is a Masters educated nurse, prepared for practice across the continuum of care within the health care setting in today’s changing health care environment. (AANC, 2013). This is a fairly new position proposed by the American Association of colleges of Association (AACN), to meet up with today’s challenges in health care (AACN, 2013). The position of a CNL is not only limited to the acute setting, but a leader working across all settings in the health care delivery system, making sure that care is provided appropriately.…
Cite professional literature supporting your position on the following: Define the Charge nurse’s leadership style: The Nurse Manager’s leadership style is Shared (democratic) Leadership, but it is also laissez-faire. I believe that these leadership styles are most like hers because she empowers the staff to be decision makers while dispersing decision making throughout the group. Empowering the staff to make their own clinical decisions while still abiding by hospital policies gives people the opportunity to have more control. Although, at times it was observed that some of the staff members appeared frustrated when one of their coworkers was not showing interest in her patient care.…
Nurse E showed traits of transformational leader who is said to have the ability to convey their ideas efficiently to their followers (Bach and Ellis,2015). Bennis and Namus (1985) and Burns (1978) cited in Stanley (2017), Identified four components that were central to a transformational leader. These included vision, trust, self-knowledge and communication. By communicating their visions effectively, the leader gives their team a sense of having a mission. Further by being a role model will also assist in the staff seeking to emulate the leader which leads to the ideas to be respected and admired (Bass,2008).…
Clinical Nurse Leader as an Agent of Change The fast changing healthcare environment necessitates an advanced generalist to oversee the care being delivered in the microsystem. The mission is to improve the quality of patient care and prepare other nurses with the skills necessary in the current and future healthcare system. The Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) focuses on the patient safety with an evidence of leadership, teamwork, effective communication, and patient-centeredness utilizing evidence-based practices in the promotion, treatment, and management of care in a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach. As an integral part of the healthcare team, the CNL will serve as an agent of change.…
When transformational leadership in nursing is used it integrates employees in the organization’s vision, thus leading to a sense of empowerment and motivation. Employees feel like they are contributing to the success of their organization. If employees feel like contributors, this leads to higher performance levels and a sense of commitment to the organization through a good relationship between the leaders and staff (Atkinson,…
Nurse Ratched epitomizes an authoritarian leader with her superiority, and inability to collaborate with the other members of the ward. In attempt to assert her control over McMurphy, Nurse Ratched reminds him that, “‘You're committed, you realize. You are... under the jurisdiction of me... the staff. " She's holding up a fist, all those red-orange fingernails burning into her palm. "Under jurisdiction and control—" (125).…
Defining what leadership is, who leaders are, and what leaders do is not easy (Grossman & Valiga, 2017). Some of the classic theories include Great Man Theory, Trait Theories, Situational Theories, Contemporary Leadership Theories, Transformational Leadership, Authentic Leadership, and Adaptive Leadership. Applicable to this case study is the transformational leadership. This theory was first introduced by Burns (1978), and he described it as being context based, a process for motivating followers believing in similar internal values directed toward the “greater good”, and having an emphasis for leaders and followers to enjoy a close bond (Grossman & Valiga, 2017). In this case study, this type of leadership fits the charge nurse because it emphasizes how nurses need to lead in order to be able to make a difference and consistently provide a high quality of care (Grossman & Valiga, 2017).…
I would incorporate the transformational leadership into my practice by encouraging team members to focus and understand the organizational vision of achieving a quality education by explaining the process of how to achieve that goal. Also, establishing trust, honesty and acting responsible are essential qualities for anyone entrusted with being a leader because leading by example inspires others to perform at higher standards, as well as being an effective collaborator and a motivator who focus on team-building and collaboration among team members and encourage innovation and critical thinking. As an educator, it is essential that the students understand and concentrate on being prepared for the teaching of nursing curriculum to become caring, compassionate and embracing their calling without any reserve. According to Stanley (2011), the process of transformational leadership allows the leaders and followers to use a superior level of incentive to push each other to achieve greatness and that kind of leadership I believe will help to transform the students into well rounded confident nurses. Transformational leadership calls for the leader to be a role model, and being a role model is leading by example and that ties in with the teaching and…
Ethical, Moral, and Legal Leadership Ethical, Moral and legal dilemmas are part of the mind-boggling challenges confronting healthcare providers in their practice. Nurses and healthcare providers experience numerous episodes where they should settle on final moral choices which may affect them or their patients. According to Zolnierek 2012), there is never a set in stone answer for a moral quandary. Nursing ethics is a systematic review of what a person's behavior and actions ought to be about self, other individuals, and their surroundings. The purpose of this assignment is to describe an ethical, moral or legal dilemma encountered, describe the nurse’s role as a moral agent or advocate for this dilemma, and compare the nurses' leadership styles identified by the self-assessment and determine if they act as a barrier or facilitation during the difficulty.…
The Nursing Programs at Valencia College are a limited-access program. My action plan to get accepted into the nursing program is to attend a Health Science Information Session. At these sessions, I will meet some important members of the faculty, I will learn more about the steps I would need to take to enroll in the program, I will have the opportunity to ask any questions I may have. Second, I must satisfy the college entry testing requirements and satisfactorily complete all mandatory courses in reading, student success, mathematics, English, and English for Academic Purposes in which I am placed. After this, I must complete the following science prerequisites; Anatomy and Physiology 1&2 and Microbiology with a minimum combined GPA of 3.0…
The Professional Nurse: Past. Present, and Future While pondering what comprises a professional nurse, a few things come to mind. A professional nurse should have empathy, first and foremost. The professional nurse should also be knowledgeable since the profession has no room for error. She or he should be able to communicate with patients as well as other health care professionals.…
This essay will explore my role as a shift leader and coordinator in a forensic care setting during a shift at my last placement. It will evaluate actions taken during this span of duty, lesson learnt and my learning needs. Nurses now work in management and leadership roles in addition to their clinical roles to meet academic, economic and management challenges (Grossman & Valiga, 2012; Mannix et al., 2013). The role of a nurse in this modern day expands more than the usual clinical roles because nurses now take up management and leadership positions. In view of this, they are to have leadership and management skills to function well in these roles.…
Why is this? For the effective management of any healthcare organization, I recognize the need to be in touch with the followers. Through a transformational leadership approach, I will be able to motivate my followers to effect any changes that are needed in the healthcare sector. I prefer to be a transformational leader since I believe in the virtues that are emphasized by the theory. For example, the transformational leadership theory requires that its leaders be persons who are trustworthy, honest and active listeners to their followers (Weng, Huang, Chen, & Chang, 2015).…
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Praise to Allah s.w.t because with His bless, I can finish this this assignment. I would like to say thank you to my lecturer’s especially Madam Hajah Rokiah Bt. Haji Awang. She help me to complete this assignment. When I ask her, she answer my question with polite.…