Role Of A Nurse Manager

In this paper, I will discuss the importance of communication skills, patient and nurse empowerment, and professional development. Inter and Intradisciplinary Teams In nursing the intradisciplinary team is comprised of the nurse manager, nursing supervisor, charge nurse, bedside nurse, and the nursing assistant. The intradisciplinary team works together to make a better working environment, improved patient satisfaction, and better patient outcomes. Better outcomes for the patient can be accomplished by having groups such as, shared governance and journal club. In shared governance, the nurses collaborate on different ideas to make their unit better.

Lastly social responsibility is responsibility towards the individuals to treat equally, fairly, respecting their diversity and contribution to wellbeing of patients. In every organization needs a good citizenship to increase quality of care and enhanced the organization. Therefore, communication, teamwork and social responsibility are the essential attributes in nursing workplace and helps to foster the organization.

The manager maintains, the leader develop”. One common similarity between managers and leaders are that both leaders and managers work with people. This brings understanding. The manger and leadership job must go hand in hand. In Age Care Registered nurse uses their professional knowledge, judgment and skills to make decisions to provide quality care for patients.

Emotional intelligence and reflective practice are integral components of building a therapeutic relationship in nursing To begin with, self-awareness is a very important in nursing profession. It basically meanswho and what we are and it determines our lifestyle and our behaviorprocess of understanding one’s own values, beliefs, thoughts, feelings, attitudes, motivations, strengths, and limitations and how one’s thoughts and behaviors affect others andimprove our judgment and help us identify opportunities for professional development and personal growth. It enables us to identify our strength and the areas where we need to develop. The nurses should empathse with their patients and know the their strength and weakness so that it is easier for them to help their clients. Adding on when nurses are self-aware they are able to adapt to, or positively change their attitudes and actions and to understand how different people treat them and this creates a better nurse-patient relationship.

A nurse manager should have developed both management and leadership skills as an effective manager and leader to attract and retain nurses in the workplace. Manager should plan for the future of the organization according to the organization’s vision; mission and policies to empower nurses understand clearly and work together towards to meet the goals. In this phase of planning, manager plays an important role to create a positive and healthy working environment that promotes professionalism. As an effective manager, she influences nurses respect to each another, encourage communication among nurses and working as a teamwork and feel appreciated. According to Manion (2004), nurses who felt rewarded and believed that they had a positive impact on the organization were more likely to stay in the job.

Furthermore, this position is a collaborative yet vital role because they provide the connection between nursing staff and higher level superiors, as well as giving direction and organization to accomplish tasks and goals. In addition, nurse managers provide nurse-patient ratios and the amount of workload nursing staff has. It is their responsibility to make sure that nursing staff is productive and well balanced between their work and personal lives. These characteristics of a nurse manager show how their leadership plays a role in their position in the nursing field. Without this position in the nursing structure, it would be very difficult to produce positive results in providing optimal patient ca... ... middle of paper ... ...sponsibilities as a nurse manager clearly show she has a vision to reach her goals for herself as a manager as well as her colleagues and staff.

• Respect for nursing staff • Set professional standards • Effective in decision making • Motivate the nursing staff • Good staff advocate and easily accessible to the staff. With these qualities, the nurse administrator can effectively perform her roles and work with the staff to achieve the goals of the organization as well as meet the patients’ needs. In a healthcare organization, the roles of the nurse administrator include; • Monitoring nursing staff and the services they perform • Ensuring that the healthcare organization runs properly • Working as the leader and motivating the staff • Keeping accurate records or work performed and resources used for the work. • Ensuring that the nursing services performed in the healthcare organization meets the standard issued by the organization. • Ensuring that the needs of the patients are met.

The importance of caring within the field of nursing is significant in the overall health outcome of a patient. Caring is important for nurses to display empathy, support, and confidence, when establishing a relationship with a patient. The idea of caring is crucial when offering care to a patient and determining a care plan that is achievable. The role a nurse displays helps patients and families achieve a positive outcome. Nursing is centered on the concept of caring and the art it exhibits when achieving total human care.

The nurse in today's society provides different services to the healthcare community. Taylor (2011) lists the common roles of the nurse as follows: communicators, educators, researchers, advocates, collaborators, and caregivers. The communicator role of a nurse involves “effective interpersonal and therapeutic communication skills to establish and maintain helping relationships with patients of all ages in a wide variety of healthcare settings” (Taylor, 2011, pg 11). Patients look to nurses for information and communicate better with them because they are the most hands on role in the healthcare setting. As an educator, the nurse is responsible for assessing and evaluating individualized teaching plans for patients and their families (pg

According to Potter and Perry (eds 2009), Accountability refers to responsibility of the nurse professionally and legally for the provided care. Trusted professional relationship is strongly built by effective communication. Communication with patient, family and multidisciplinary is essential for quality nursing care to the client. Collaboration with the multidisciplinary team enhances the quality of care significantly. Often nurse acts as a liaison between patient and other health care members in that team.