Running head: My Reflections i
My Reflective Activity Stephanie Paillant Excelsior College
My Reflections 2
The most transformative lesson I gained
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The implementation of team building increased partnership and sense of belonging between staff.
However, as I read more literature about conflict competence and management during this course, I realized how vital this skill is when beginning to transition off the floor and going into management roles. According to Suominen and Zydziunaite (2014), “nursing leadership at all levels is a major issue, leaders, and the way leadership is performed, have an important role in nursing management” (Zydziunaite, Suominen, 2014
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Participating in team collaboration to increase better work flow is important in maintaining organization. The democratic style delegates others on issues and requires the leader to participate in the decision making, but also develop relationships with staff. The laissez-faire style is a more passive approach to leadership, and the leader decides to have staff make decisions. I feel this style can be used in certain situations for nurses to decide on situations that may affect their work environment or work flow on the unit. For example in my current employment the concept of a lean board similar to a huddle process, gives nurses a chance to verbalize concerns, issues or recommendations to improve flow of the unit. The lean board is a type of communication board that staff can write on paper specific concerns and put it on the board. This increases communication among staff, and provides visual progression of concerns that are pending to be resolved and addressed. The concerns are written by staff and rarely anonymous. The leadership style used to do the lean board is both democratic and laissez-faire. The charge nurse begins the lean the board and reads concerns written by staff and addresses other staff members about their opinions about the situation or concern. The end result is staff makes the final decision on how things can be resolved or remain in pending status. Staff may
Nurse’s can demonstrate leadership by facilitating outstanding care to patients and it is related to how one’s values and behavior affect others. A leader is all about with success and contribution and a successful leader set his/her standards, goals and strategies at high. One can become a leader by assigned or emerged but both will be working towards a common goal of good or bad. In leadership, positive attitude is the key to success and problems and challenge in healthcare industry demand that nurses seek and fill the gap.
1.Casida, J., & Parker, J. (2011). Staff nurse perceptions of nurse manager leadership styles and outcomes. Journal Of Nursing Management, 19(4), 478-486. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2834.2011.01252.x
The aim of this paper is to explore exactly what is democratic leadership? Guided by a brief analysis of autocratic and laissez-faire styles of leadership the paper will then look at, with more detail, the traits that dominate democratic leadership. It is these very traits that will aid this paper in exploring issues and situations that potentially can face the Registered Nurse. One such challenge that invites scrutiny is that of workplace bullying and how the democratic leadership of the Registered Nurse best used to defuse or prevent this from occurring or escalating. Another challenge that can impact upon the nursing unit is that of change. Nursing, while intrinsically governed by new or improved ways of therapeutic care to the patient is also faced with
Besides assertive communication, the nurse should take a collaborative approach to conflict management. Both strategies empower individuals to work together and accomplish goals successfully (Cherry & Jacob, 2011). Considering the healthcare community is composed of such a large and diverse population, a nurse must realize that conflicts will arise, but more importantly the nurse must effectively manage those conflicts. Having an understanding of the differences which exists between varied cultures, generations, and disciplines will guide the nurse in resolving conflicts. This foundation allows the nurse to better understand how people perceive and respond to others and the environment during a time which resolution is needed. Establishing trust with ones colleagues is another step toward resolving conflicts. Team members are much more likely to be open and motivated to come to a resolution when they trus...
Giltinane (2013) identifies three leadership styles. The first is transactional leadership in which a leader is controlling and functions in a reward and punishment environment. In transactional leadership style, leaders give little room for employees to express ingenuity. Decisions are passed laterally from top down and the form of leadership is to stress obedience rather than loyalty. Transactional leadership is closely related to autocratic style (Giltinane, 2013).
During this semester, I went to many different clinical sites for clinical experience, and I had the opportunity to with the nurse leader and observed what he/she does during a shift. This paper will focus on the strength of a nurse leader, and on my self-evaluation as a potential nurse leader.
In healthcare it is very important to have strong leaders, especially in the nursing profession. A nurse leader typically uses several styles of leadership depending on the situation presented; this is known as situational leadership. It is important that the professional nurse choose the right style of leadership for any given situation to ensure their employees are performing at their highest potential. Depending on which leadership style a nurse leader uses, it can affect staff retention and the morale of the employees as well as nurse job satisfaction (Azaare & Gross, 2011.) “Nursing leaders have the responsibility to create and maintain a work environment which not only promotes positive patient outcomes but also positively influences teams and individual nurses” (Malloy & Penprase, 2010.) Let’s explore two different leadership styles and discuss how they can enhance or diminish the nursing process.
Leadership is all about having the right amount of heart and determination to help make a difference in someone’s life. It takes certain qualities to be considered a good leader. A leader should want to help inspire others to make a change and to be the best that they can be. A true leader does not need to feel powerful, instead they empower those around them. Throughout my life I have come across various leaders who have made an impact on my life. It takes a very special person to inspire and touch people’s lives. Leadership is so much deeper than having power and bossing people around.
Clinical Nurse Leaders (CNLs) perform a balancing act that encompasses patient, administration and nurse practitioner interests. They are key executives in contemporary hospital settings. Prospective CNLs must obtain a master’s degree to qualify for this career track. Hospital administrators trust nurse leaders as nursing pool heads. CNLs also monitor and control the caregiving environment. As America’s healthcare needs increase, so will the need for Clinical Nurse Leaders.
Leadership at times can be a complex topic to delve into and may appear to be a simple and graspable concept for a certain few. Leadership skills are not simply acquired through position, seniority, pay scale, or the amount of titles an individual holds but is a characteristic acquired or is an innate trait for the fortunate few who possess it. Leadership can be misconstrued with management; a manager “manages” the daily operations of a company’s work while a leader envisions, influences, and empowers the individuals around them.
I believe that leadership is not something that you are born with, but that has to be learned over time. You learn to become a leader from watching other leaders, and also from personal experience. People should become leaders; so that they can help others do their best. They should not become leaders for the title and power that may come with leadership. Being a leader does not mean you get to boss people around by telling them what to do. The purpose of a leader is to guide others by encouraging, showing them the way, and by challenging them to do the best that they can do. I learned leadership through personal experience. In high school I played sports and had many class projects to do. My senior year was the first time my school had a soccer program, and I along with two other girls was captains. As we all know, when a group of girls come together, the drama comes too. All three of the captains had to work together and show the girls that if we wanted this program to be a success and grow, they had to work together as well. It was hard at first, but when we encouraged everyone, it worked out better than expected in the end. Also, in my business class, we had a lot of projects that were mostly group projects. During the end of the year, we had a project where we had to make up a new product. My partner and I were both seniors and it was a stressful time with finals, SAT scores, graduation, and trying to become honor graduates. We were tired and just did not want to do another project, but our teacher, Mr. Brace, did not give up on us. He showed us what to do, and encouraged us constantly every day. He would tell us many positive things and would check up on us. He was a great teacher and a great leader. Leadership may be one wo...
Change requires the reshaping of ideas and the ability to communicate the vision. Influencing others and the ability to develop relations ships is essential. Nurse leaders successfully manage change by directing, guiding, motivating and supporting staff. They communicative and inspire trust (Samela et al., 2011). Since leadership is a skill that is learned over time, education at all levels of nursing within an organization is essential. Nursing leaders within an organization are encouraged to move away from the traditional nursing service models and move to shared and distributed leadership models. An example of distributed leadership model would be shared governance, where bed-side nurses have the opportunity to have input regarding organizational change (MacLeod,
Vivar, C. G. (2006). Putting conflict management into practice: A nursing case study. Journal of Nursing Management, (14), 201-206.
An organization’s mission, vision, and philosophy determine the goals the company seeks to achieve and describes the structures used to reach objectives. The mission statement speaks to the relationship the organization has with the community by linking its actions to the people it serves. The vision statement gives details of the organization’s purpose and values to employees and customers. The philosophy defines principles and overall beliefs that guide the organization in reaching its goals (Current Nursing, n.d.). For this paper, I will describe the mission and vision statements of my organization, discuss how my role supports the mission, discuss pros and cons of the nursing department’s structure, and give examples of how nursing could
Marquis describes a leader as the motivation and the leading of the performance. Leader’s uniqueness and abilities are what make others to need to take after his or her way (2009 p.32). First, a leader must understand the self and others as the beginning in leading. As Kouzes and Posner stated “self-discovery and self-awareness are critical to developing the capacity to lead. And personal reflection and analysis of one’s own leadership behaviors are core components in that process” (2011, p. 13). In health care, the nursing leaders hold a vital role in inspiring, empowering, coaching, and supporting the nursing profession to engage with today 's changes in the healthcare. Importantly, the nursing leader’s priority is to advocate for the patients’ care by role modeling to the team on delivering a safe and quality care. Nursing leader who strives effectiveness in responding to challenges, will assess personal leadership style, personality traits and leadership competencies. Thus, self-reflection on leadership is the base for the