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She recognizes challenges,
shortcomings and resolutions all in her desire to improve both her personal
effectiveness and that of those over whom she presides.
A closing remark in her interview speaks to this point. She would
contend that "effecting positive change in the abilities of those serving
beneath me would be a foundational step to instilling myself with a sense
of security in the likely outcome of labor delegation, decision-making
delegation or even my own abilities as a leader." The general thrust of
the interview would suggest much of what would be resolved also in our
primary texts....
Such is to say that providing effective nursing care in a
hospital setting, or in any large organization with an array of complex
facets which impact many interested parties, is a task that cannot be met
by any one individual, no matter how dynamic he or she might be. A
hospital is a deeply complex and varied context in which to conduct one's
self responsibly and effectively. In order for this to be possible, it is
absolutely necessary that the hospital's nursing units develop effectively
and according to organized group and leadership principals such as those
offered by our interviewee.
Nursing The greatest challenges facing nursing leadership and the profession as a whole include, but are not limited to, "highly political environments, budget reductions, changing reimbursement patterns, staffing shortages, and rapidly evolving technological advances," (Schmidt, 2006, p. 34). In addition to these environmental and organizational challenges, nurses and nurse leaders contend with issues related to communications, public relations, and personal psychological barriers to greatness. Nurses are endowed with more formal and
Nursing, Leadership and Management Case Analysis Source of motivation The nursing career is a challenging one and needs a lot of motivation and determination in order for one to continue in the quest to offer the service to those who need it and stay motivated and even motivate others. There are varied sources of my motivation in the nursing field. The most important is the intrinsic motivation source. It is described as
, 2010). It is perfectly conceivable that this nurse leader would welcome more collaborative or shared leadership responsibilities, particularly since the setting for empirical clinical research on this very issue was, in fact, an ICU (Rosengren, Bondas, Nordholm, et al., 2010). Finally, it appears from this interview subject's input into this project that she is a competent and effective nursing leader, largely by virtue of her description of her supervisory and
Nursing Leadership and Management and Field Experience Nursing Leadership and Management Field Experience Problem Identification The problem identified concerns about patient safety and satisfaction arising out of shortage in nurse staffing. In the contemporary times, staffing has become a major issue concerning nurses, generally, and in this paper we attend to the issue in outpatient clinical settings. This problem of under-staffing of nurses has assumed significant importance and needs to urgent attention, as
Diminishing a patient's sense of helplessness is a founding principle of Orlando's theory, and empowerment is important in ensuring that the patient does not feel lost after receiving a diagnosis and are being discharged. For example, Nurse B. recently treated a man who had been diagnosed with Type II Diabetes. He was afraid of becoming dependent upon insulin his entire life. Explaining how dietary changes and exercise, reducing his weight,
Transactional and Transformational Leadership in Healthcare Assessing Transformational vs. Transactional Leadership During IT Implementations Transactional and Transformational Leadership in Healthcare: Assessing Transformational vs. Transactional Leadership During IT Implementations Healthcare organizations often are the most resistant to new technologies and systems that could paradoxically streamline their professions, making them more effective, productive and creating new career opportunities. Yet from personal experience it is clear that healthcare professionals, including physicians, laboratory technicians and nurses at times resist new