Comparison Of The Leadership Style Of Leadership In Nursing

Leadership style varies from person to person and situation to situation. I was expecting her to tell me one of the leadership styles that we learned about in class. I was thinking she would say authoritarian, democratic, or laissez-faire like I read about in our textbook (Marquis & Huston, 2015). The nurse leader I interviewed informed me that her leadership style is ‘servant’. She furthered explained it as, Jesus Christ, she puts others before herself. She would never make one of the employees she manages do anything she is not willing to do herself. She added that she sees herself as a role model not a manager. She believes that in order to be an effective manager she must be a role model. The way she described herself I belief she is a democratic leader. She used words like “we” instead of “I”, decision-making involves others not just herself. She did talk about the times when she has to be

She also works one a day week on the floor as a nurse she believes this keeps her connected to the practice. As far as social justice, she strives to treat all patients, as she wants to be treated. She believes that as a role model she teaches this by her actions

If they are not working then she is responsible for figuring out the reasons why they are not working. The nurse leader told me that what is best is not always the safest. She explained this as a nurse has been doing something for the same 5 years, changing the way the nurse does it can cause safety issues. This why when making improvements the leader needs to understand that there will be a learning curve and be proactive. Being proactive means that they foresee as many problems as they can when making these