Discussion Week # 4 NURS6053
Instructions:
Respond to your colleague by explaining how the leadership skills they described may impact your organization or your personal leadership, or by identifying challenges you see in applying the skills described.
**minimum of three (3) scholarly references are required for each reply cited within the body of the reply & at the end**
Katelyn Richmond
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Leadership Theories in Practice
Leadership involves effective communication, respect, integrity, and focuses on motivating people to go places they would not normally go (Laureate Education, 2014). Leaders are a critical element for the development of nursing professionals and the healthcare system. Nurse leaders play an incomparable role in facilitating a healthy work environment that can encourage people to overcome obstacles and continue to better themselves (Wei et al., 2019). Great leaders can change the work environment tremendously.
During clinical rotations in RN school, I chose to do my preceptorship with a charge nurse on a medical-surgical unit. He was a great example leader of what a nurse leader should be. Not only did he take charge in difficult situations, as he should, he frequently offered to help other nurses with baths, feeding patients, or even admission paperwork. There were also times when the floor was full, and he took patients until another nurse could get to the facility so the other nurses would not be overworked. A nurse leader plays two roles in nursing knowledge management: the facilitator and the organizer. The nurse leader promotes learning on the unit and is aware of everything that is going on in the unit to be prepared for difficult situations (Lunden et al., 2017). During all of my time in LPN and RN school, I felt as if I got more real-world nursing experience advice during my preceptorship than I did during all my other clinical rotations put together. He made me feel like a part of the team instead of “just a student”.
First, by ensuring other nurses were not overworked, this charge nurse helped foster a healthy work environment and motivated the surrounding nurses to work diligently. These nurses all knew when he was there, he would do his best to help them when they needed it and that they would have all the tools they need to be successful. Second, by being the facilitator and organizer on the unit, he made sure there was a judgment-free learning environment and nurses could ask questions without feeling embarrassed. By being aware of what patients were on the unit and their condition, he kept himself prepared to act in emergent situations that could happen which helped the nurses to feel reassured that they would have a backup plan if their patient’s condition changed. One role of a leader is to empower individual autonomy and promote evidence-based approaches that will improve patient care processes and outcomes (Cariaso-Sugay).
References
Cariaso-Sugay, J., Hultgren, M., Browder, B. A., & Jyu-Lin Chen. (2021). Nurse Leaders’ Knowledge and Confidence Managing Disasters in the Acute Care Setting. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 45(2), 142–151. https://doi-org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000468
Laureate Education (Producer). (2014). Leadership [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Lunden, A., Teras, M., Kvist, T., & Haggman-Laitila, A. (2017). A systematic review of factors influencing knowledge management and the nurse leaders’ role. JOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT, 25(6), 407–420. https://doi-org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1111/jonm.12478
Wei, H., Roberts, P., Strickler, J., & Corbett, R. W. (2019). Nurse leaders’ strategies to foster nurse resilience. Journal of Nursing Management, 27(4), 681–687. https://doi-org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1111/jonm.12736
Bottom of Form
Instructions:
Respond
to your colleague
by explaining how the leadership skills they described may
impact your organization or your personal leadership, or by identifying challenges you
see in applying the skills described
.
**minimum of three
(3)
scholarly references are required for each reply
cited within the body of the reply & at the end
**
Katelyn
Richmond
Leadership
Theories
in
Pr
actice
Leadership
involves
effective
communication,
respect,
integrity,
and
focuses
on
motivating
people
to
go
places
they
would
not
normally
go
(Laureate
Education,
2014).
Leaders
are
a
critical
element
for
the
development
of
nursing
professio
nals
and
the
healthcare
system.
Nurse
leaders
play
an
incomparable
role
in
facilitating
a
healthy
work
environment
that
can
encourage
people
to
overcome
obstacles
and
continue
to
better
themselves
(Wei
et
al.,
2019).
Great
leaders
can
change
the
work
envir
onment
tremendously.
During
clinical
rotations
in
RN
school,
I
chose
to
do
my
preceptorship
with
a
charge
nurse
on
a
medical
-
surgical
unit.
He
was
a
great
example
leader
of
what
a
nurse
leader
should
be.
Not
only
did
he
take
charge
in
difficult
situations,
as
he
sh
ould,
he
frequently
offered
to
help
other
nurses
with
baths,
feeding
patients,
or
even
admission
paperwork.
There
were
also
times
when
the
floor
was
full,
and
he
took
patients
until
another
nurse
could
get
to
the
facility
so
the
other
nurses
would
not
be
o
verworked.
A
nurse
leader
plays
two
roles
in
nursing
knowledge
management:
the
facilitator
and
the
organizer.
The
nurse
leader
promotes
learning
on
the
unit
and
is
aware
of
everything
that
is
going
on
in
the
unit
to
be
prepared
for
difficult
situations
(Lu
nden
et
al.,
2017).
During
all
of
my
time
in
LPN
and
RN
school,
I
felt
as
if
I
got
more
real
-
world
nursing
experience
advice
during
my
preceptorship
than
I
did
during
all
my
other
clinical
rotations
put
together.
He
made
me
feel
like
a
part
of
the
team
ins
tead
of
“just
a
student”.
First,
by
ensuring
other
nurses
were
not
overworked,
this
charge
nurse
helped
foster
a
healthy
work
environment
and
motivated
the
surrounding
nurses
to
work
diligently.
These
nurses
all
knew
when
he
was
there,
he
would
do
his
best
to
help
them
when
they
needed
it
and
that
they
would
have
all
the
tools
they
need
to
be
successful.
Second,
by
being
the
facilitator
and
organizer
on
the
unit,
he
made
sure
there
was
a
judgment
-
free
learning
environment
and
nurses
could
ask
qu
estions
without
feeling
embarrassed.
By
being
aware
of
what
patients
were
on
the
unit
and
their
condition,
he
kept
himself
prepared
to
act
in
emergent
situations
that
could
happen
which
helped
the
nurses
to
feel
reassured
that
they
would
have
a
backup
plan
if
their
patient’s
condition
changed.
One
role
of
a
Instructions:
Respond to your colleague by explaining how the leadership skills they described may
impact your organization or your personal leadership, or by identifying challenges you
see in applying the skills described.
**minimum of three (3) scholarly references are required for each reply
cited within the body of the reply & at the end**
Katelyn Richmond
Leadership Theories in Practice
Leadership involves effective communication, respect, integrity, and focuses on motivating people to go
places they would not normally go (Laureate Education, 2014). Leaders are a critical element for the development of
nursing professionals and the healthcare system. Nurse leaders play an incomparable role in facilitating a healthy
work environment that can encourage people to overcome obstacles and continue to better themselves (Wei et al.,
2019). Great leaders can change the work environment tremendously.
During clinical rotations in RN school, I chose to do my preceptorship with a charge nurse on a medical-
surgical unit. He was a great example leader of what a nurse leader should be. Not only did he take charge in
difficult situations, as he should, he frequently offered to help other nurses with baths, feeding patients, or even
admission paperwork. There were also times when the floor was full, and he took patients until another nurse could
get to the facility so the other nurses would not be overworked. A nurse leader plays two roles in nursing knowledge
management: the facilitator and the organizer. The nurse leader promotes learning on the unit and is aware of
everything that is going on in the unit to be prepared for difficult situations (Lunden et al., 2017). During all of my
time in LPN and RN school, I felt as if I got more real-world nursing experience advice during my preceptorship
than I did during all my other clinical rotations put together. He made me feel like a part of the team instead of “just
a student”.
First, by ensuring other nurses were not overworked, this charge nurse helped foster a healthy work
environment and motivated the surrounding nurses to work diligently. These nurses all knew when he was there, he
would do his best to help them when they needed it and that they would have all the tools they need to be successful.
Second, by being the facilitator and organizer on the unit, he made sure there was a judgment-free learning
environment and nurses could ask questions without feeling embarrassed. By being aware of what patients were on
the unit and their condition, he kept himself prepared to act in emergent situations that could happen which helped
the nurses to feel reassured that they would have a backup plan if their patient’s condition changed. One role of a