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Professor’s Comment:

The referencing and citing of scholarly work is mandatory to support the idea that is being presented in the participation discussion. ALL peer responses require an in text citation, a reference, and 6 or more sentences. References should be between 2018 to 2022.

Post 1:

 Servant leadership involves leading a group by gaining their trust and serving others. Servant leader gains confidence and builds a relationship with their followers. Servant leadership focuses on empowering and uplifting others instead of personal gain (Grand Canyon University, 2018). Humility is essential in this leadership style. A servant leader must be humble enough to give up the control usually associated with a leadership role. Empathy is also necessary for servant leaders because they focus on their followers, constantly working to understand them better. A servant leader wants to get to know them, work on a good relationship with them, and help them reach their goals as a team member. Leaders who are servants and are devoted to their followers practice active listening to show them that they genuinely care about them. They are open to discussion, so active listening helps demonstrate that to their team (Blanchard & Broadwell, 2018). Servant leaders' empathetic qualities support interprofessional communication by listening to and understanding others' emotions and needs. Such that they cognitively adopt followers' psychological perspectives and exhibit warmth, compassion, and forgiveness in their relationships; this characteristic, in turn, helps create a fraternal, compassionate, and trusting atmosphere in which people feel accepted. Healing is another quality of servant leadership that allows healing to be done more holistically. This can entail having deep conversations and supporting the emotional health of others (Coetzer et al., 2017).

References

Blanchard, K., & Broadwell, R. (Eds.). (2018). Servant leadership in action: How you can achieve great relationships and results. Berrett-Koehler Publishers. 

Coetzer, M. F., Bussin, M., & Geldenhuys, M. (2017). The functions of a servant leader. Administrative Sciences, 7(1), 5.

Grand Canyon University (Ed). (2018). Nursing leadership & management: Leading and serving. Retrieved from  https://lc.gcumedia.com/nrs451vn/nursing-leadership-and-management-leading-and-serving/v1.1/

Post 2:

When analyzing the term servant leadership, it is primarily based on the concept of, to be an overall good leader an individual will need to first serve (Whitney, 2018) Employees tend to feel more valued when under this leadership. This is because they feel more supported and recognized for their efforts (Whitney, 2018). The qualities servant leaders possess are those which are in common with staff, this helps in establishing trust with the individuals. Some qualities servant leaders tend to have been listening, empathy, healing, awareness, persuasion, conceptualization, foresight, stewardship, commitment, and building community (Whitney, 2018). Listening is an important quality to have as a leader, this allows for understanding in situations which require quick and fast thinking. Listening helps to assist in interprofessional communication by providing patient care. A servant leader has: "an innate ability to hear what others are saying through both verbal and nonverbal communication and reflect upon what they hear to lead a group to its full potential." (Whitney, 2018). At times we do not realize how important it is to look at the patient. By assessing both verbal and nonverbal skills we can gain a better picture of the situation at hand for the patient. Listening is all about understanding and taking that understanding and finding out solutions which help our patients in their time of need. Another amazing quality of a servant leader is the quality of foresight. As a servant leader, you can distinctly predict some of the most probable outcomes in a situation. This is done by understanding how past trends and present actions affect future outcomes (Whitney, 2018). The gift of foresight allows for many opportunities in the prevention of harm to the patient. Patients who are receiving chemotherapy are at risk for falls because of the medication on the body. Patients are instructed and educated on falls risk and are told to change positions slowly in bed when rising as well as using the call bell for assistance. Upon admission each patient is required to have a falls risk band placed on the wrist which allows for a quick identification of the risk for falls.

Reference: 

Whitney, S. (2018). Nursing leadership and management: Leading and serving. Retrieved fromhttps://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/grand-canyon-university/2018/nursing-leadership-and-management_leading-and-serving_1e.php