The four categories derived from the questionnaire are: Shared decision-making, Leadership and Safety, Well-being, and Professional development. The selected administration theories are: Innovation leadership, Transformational leadership, and Strategic leadership.
The first category is Shared decision-making and goes well with strategic leadership. One of the questions that fit well into this category from the self-assessment is: “2. Are staff nurses involved in decision-making and all phases of projects that affect nursing, including quality processes?”. People within an organization must all take an active role regarding the decision-making process. This especially rings true for complex decisions. Strategic leadership is an administration theory that suggests the ability for everyone to work together to initiate change. “a person’s ability to anticipate, envision, maintain flexibility, think strategically, and work with others to initiate changes that will create a viable future for the organization” (Wang, 2018, p. 29). When looking at the theory, there is a focus placed on adaptability and learning and the notion that collaboration could potentially lead to improved outcomes and meeting objectives.
The other question that pertains to this category is: “1. Are all members of the nursing staff actively engaged in and aware of the Pathway to Excellence application?”. Communication is such an important aspect to Strategic leadership. Regarding nursing administration, people need to be educated and instructed on what must be done for the organization to succeed. Without this vital information, it can prove deleterious to execute changes meant to aid the organization due to lack of clarification and communication on the part of organization leaders to other members.
This lends to the professional opinion that allowing people to collaborate and communicate promotes a positive work environment. People feel the need to be heard. Such a theory allows for shared decision-making....
Thusly, providing a means of granting importance and connection to each member of the organization.
The second category is Leadership and Safety. The administration theory that could be associated with this category is again, strategic leadership. There is a certain level of expectation when implementing this theory. One of which is safety. If one applies Strategic leadership within the context of nurse administration, one of the key measures of effectiveness and efficiency is patient safety and employee safety. It is imperative that members of the organization be educated and properly trained on the potential hazards within the work environment. That means providing excellent and strong leadership and promoting a culture of safety.
Safety is one of the reasons why people accept leaders. In schools for example, leaders are looked to, to provide order and thus safety. “If campus relationships turn hostile or adversarial, the political, and/or the administrative frames of leadership often become dominant because they offer the safety net of authority” (Morrill, 2010, p. 262). Some questions related to this category from the self-assessment that also relate to safety are: “4. Is there a policy indicating that overtime is not mandatory for nursing staff, except in the event of a disaster”, “7. Are protective security measures in place for patients and staff?” and “8. Are prevention measures in place to decrease injury illness, and accidents?”.
Nursing administrators must take leadership and safety into consideration when devising strategies for implementation to achieve organization objectives. Without consideration for safety and demonstration of effective leadership, it can be easy for a work environment to devolve and for members of the organization to underperform. There is a certain level of cohesive interplay that requires the emphasis on safety and effective leadership.
The third category is Well-being and this category may correspond with…
