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

**

Justina

Anyanwu

Leadership

Theories

in

Practice

Leadership

is

one

of

the

critical

elements

for

implementing

new

models

of

care

and

creating

clinical

environments

of

the

required

quality.

The

first

article

explains

that

nurse

leadership

is

essential

for

providi

ng

high

-

quality

patient

care

and

the

improvement

of

organizational

outcomes.

It

explains

that

transformational

leadership

has

an

indirect

influence

on

the

levels

of

job

satisfaction

as

it

is

associated

with

empowerment

at

the

workplace.

The

use

of

this

typ

e

of

leadership

is

associated

with

an

increased

probability

of

creating

clinical

environments

that

support

the

professional

practice

of

nursing

(

Boamah

et

al.,

2018)

.

Another

article

explains

that

one

of

the

factors

that

contribute

to

unhealthy

work

enviro

nments

is

nurse

burnout.

Nurse

burnout

is

associated

with

lack

of

motivation

amongst

nurses,

emotional

exhaustion,

and

increased

feelings

of

frustration

that

reduce

the

work

efficiency

of

nurses

(

Mudallal,

Othman

&

Al

Hassan,

2017)

.

However,

help

nurses

co

pe

with

demanding

work

environments.

Some

considerable

skills

and

behaviors

make

a

good

leader,

as

described

in

books

and

journal

articles.

The

leader

I

have

witnessed

using

these

skills

is

a

nurse

manager

at

one

of

the

health

institutions

I

wo

rked

previously.

The

leader

accepted

all

feedback

from

nurses

irrespective

of

whether

it

was

positive

or

negative.

She

also

was

able

to

provide

clear

communication

on

the

duties

and

expectations

of

all

employees.

The

leader's

communication

skills

assisted

in

improving

the

flow

of

work

in

the

outpatient

department

(

Tang

et

al.,

2018)

.

The

leader

also

organized

weekly

sessions

of

continuing

education

for

empowering

nurses

and

ensuring

they

improve

on

their

knowledge

and

skills.

Finally,

the

nurse

leader

was

p

roactive

in

taking

part

in

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**

Justina Anyanwu

Leadership Theories in Practice

Leadership is one of the critical elements for implementing new models of care and

creating clinical environments of the required quality. The first article explains that nurse

leadership is essential for providing high-quality patient care and the improvement of

organizational outcomes. It explains that transformational leadership has an indirect influence on

the levels of job satisfaction as it is associated with empowerment at the workplace. The use of

this type of leadership is associated with an increased probability of creating clinical

environments that support the professional practice of nursing (Boamah et al., 2018). Another

article explains that one of the factors that contribute to unhealthy work environments is nurse

burnout. Nurse burnout is associated with lack of motivation amongst nurses, emotional

exhaustion, and increased feelings of frustration that reduce the work efficiency of nurses

(Mudallal, Othman & Al Hassan, 2017). However, help nurses cope with demanding work

environments.

Some considerable skills and behaviors make a good leader, as described in books and

journal articles. The leader I have witnessed using these skills is a nurse manager at one of the

health institutions I worked previously. The leader accepted all feedback from nurses irrespective

of whether it was positive or negative. She also was able to provide clear communication on the

duties and expectations of all employees. The leader's communication skills assisted in

improving the flow of work in the outpatient department (Tang et al., 2018). The leader also

organized weekly sessions of continuing education for empowering nurses and ensuring they

improve on their knowledge and skills. Finally, the nurse leader was proactive in taking part in