Considering Nursing Leadership? Take A Look...
Education preparation for management varies according to the career paths taken and their roles of nursing leaders and managers. In preparation for management in nursing, leadership development is a critical component and a major priority for nursing in general. Nursing leadership needs to be awarded in the same way other managers and leaders are. Leadership achievements of nurse managers can benefit nurses by putting them in key positions. The ICN states that "nurse managers should be directly responsible for managing nursing services, and be well equipped to manage other health services." Though they are employed within the program areas, departments or organizations where they report to nurse or non-nursing leaders, in all cases it is the nursing profession that held accountable for the standards of nursing practice. Nursing leadership is a necessary component of management. Nurse leaders should be developed for nursing. Nurse Leadership includes coaching and mentoring others to create an environment and conditions for an ongoing development and quality care. Maintaining networks and linkages between key stakeholders is essential to the effective management and leadership in nursing. Having to monitor the performance and the ability to assess the environment is critical when you try to create or adapt to change as required for nursing leadership. · There are three types of nursing leadership. Five years ago Porter-O'Grady opened up a new process of thinking about nursing leadership by noting how the current change in healthcare system is required. New nurse leaders can now decide the appropriate time to call a physician, choose applicable care plans and pertinent interventions. Those aspiring of becoming nurse leaders can now be trained in this manner by evaluating their decisions with corresponding patient outcomes. To motivate nurse leadership from the bottom up, managers can now develop staff self-direction rather than giving direction. · Transformational nursing leadership puts together ideals of leaders and followers. The main focus was to bring together both the manager and the employee to pursue a greater good which encourages others to exercise nurse leadership. Using transformational leadership, managers can motivate new nurses to help submit new feedback on how well specific procedures are carried out. The key is to actively institute pertinent suggestions and promote client outcomes, but also again help build the nursing leadership. Not every nurse can take direct action on issues affecting the outcome of a patients care by sitting in a meeting for advise or voting on proposed legislation. Transformational Leadership provides the new nurse with a method of taking an active role in policy within her jurisdiction and power. · In the third type of nursing leadership, which is called the dynamic leader-follower relationship model, both the nurse leader and follower are dynamic. The nurse leader gives directions to the employee, not control, allowing for a maximum participation by the employee or dynamic relationship. The nurse leadership theory is one in which the nurse not only displays her own ideals, but also effectively uses it as well. Most nurses are encouraged to take leadership roles. When attending nursing school, there are nurse leadership and management courses in the curriculum itself. In the new millennium nursing has to take a dedicated effort to nurture its young nurses so they may become more effective and be motivating nursing leaders. |
