Professional Development in the Nursing Field Attached File

Describe the nurse leader's role as advocate for the nursing profession

As the nursing profession advocate, the nurse leader will ensure that there is unity amongst the nurses within the health care facility. This unity will allow the nurses to work together and share responsibilities. With unity, the nurses can be able to coordinate and advice one another, and this would improve the quality of health care provided Dall'Alba & Sandberg, 2006.

The nurse leader will also advocate for better working hours for the nurses. Nurses work long hours and fatigue can affect the quality of service they provide. The nurse leader will come up with duty rosters that are considerate of the nurses working hours. The nurse leader can also advocate for the nurses specialization. With each nurse having specialized in a specific field, the nurse leader can push for the nurse to be based in the location of their specialty.

Describe the nurse leader's role and responsibility in professional activities.

In professional activities, a nurse leader will mentor, and administrate other nurses. The nurse leader should build relationships with other nurses. These relationships provide a foundation which they can build upon. Creating an empowered work environment allows the nurse leader to have access to information, resources, support and opportunities that he/she can use to grow the profession. The nurse leader is responsible for proactive and...

This change will allow for improved organizational and clinical processes, which will result in better health care provision. Encouraging and supporting other nurses in their endeavors to advance their knowledge. The nurse leader will push for the sharing of nursing resources. By sharing these resources, there will be high quality patient care provided and address the multiple demands in the health care decision making. A nurse leader shares professional knowledge and provides exemplary care to the patients.
3. Describe the nurse leader's role in maintaining continued competence within the profession.

To ensure there is competence in the nursing profession, the nurse leader will encourage the other nurses to undertake continuous training. This will give the nurses additional knowledge and increase their patient care. Encouraging a continuous inquiry practice amongst the nurses will create an environment that supports the integration and development of knowledge. The nurse leader should encourage other nurses to improve their research abilities, which in turn would improve the services provided to patients. Advocating for the nurses to take action would allow the nurses to have courage. Courage allows the nurses to act with conviction, and capacity. Developing a healthy work environment will improve the care provided to patients and will improve the nurses competence in providing care to the patients. Having a healthy work environment also improved the morale of the nurses and reduces…