...WEEK ONE: LEADING, MANAGING & FOLLOWING (Chapter 1, p. 3-21) 1. Relate leadership and other motivational theories to behaviors that serve as important functions of professional nursing. a. Leadership theories i. Trait theories: 1. 2. Innate leadership skills: being born with a certain set of physical and emotional characteristics for inspiring others to reach a common goal ii. Style theories: 3. 4. How leaders behave in certain environments and situations. a. Democratic: you care about what others think b. Lasae faire: no structure; people can do what they want c. Authoritarian: you are in charge iii. Situational-contingency theories 5. 6. These theories consider the challenge of a situation and encourage an adaptive leadership style to complement the issue being faced. Assess, assess, assess 7. You are typically democratic; you assess the situation and change your style based on what the situation is. iv. Transformational theories 8. 9. Inspires, motivates, empowers, mentors, provides intellectual stimulation and promotes creativity b. Motivational Theories v. Hierarchy of needs 10. 11. Low level needs will always drive behavior before higher levels needs can be addressed. For example, pain level, nutrition...
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...Nursing Management Philosophy Paper Laura Lindsey NURS_435 Lake Superior State University My Philosophy When developing a nursing leadership philosophy I must first look at why I want to become a nurse leader and reflect my philosophy upon my decisions to become a nurse leader. There are many reasons I want to be a nurse leader, but I am going only look at a few of those reasons. I always think there is room for improvement in nursing. When I say nursing, I am talking about all four of constructs of nursing (person, environment, health, and nursing) of the meta-paradigm. I want to be a leader in nursing because as a nurse leader I have the ability to help others get better, physically, emotionally, and mentally. Before I get into talking about my theory there are some terms that I use that others may have different definitions for. The first term is staff member. The staff member is anyone who is taking care of others in a hospital setting, home setting, or care facility. The staff member can be many different individuals ranging from dietary to physicians. The second term is nurse. The nurse is anyone who helps another individual gain good health status. The nurse is the person who assesses, educates, and creates a plan with the patient and implement that plan to gain good health status as the end result. The third term is leader. The leader is someone who looks over all members of the nursing team and makes everything functional. A leader is someone who others...
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...Name Professor’s Name Course Date Outcomes Management Putting into consideration the overall need and desire to attain maximum productivity in different sectors, displaying perfect performance culminates in the increase of client for any given organization. In the area of health, various institutions strive to improve service care through highlighting different methods that can be incorporated to improve the particular sector. This has subsequently led to the idea of outcome management being included in various health institutions. In equal measure, the proper outlining of the above-mentioned aspect about the nursing profession plays an imperative role in factoring the patient who in turn helps substantiate this particular perception. It also proves essential to take note that outcome management also provides evidence-based information which is used in evaluating its current progress which in turn helps different institutions come up with better strategies that will help improve the quality of services offered. The patient The term patient refers to the individual that receives medical services from healthcare providers. Typically, multiple patients have a wide array of expectations and preferences during the process of being treated. Outcome management creates an environment upon which several patients can have a platform that they can use to give information which in turn is used to measure progress. Information gathered from patients in different healthcare facilities...
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...Poisonous Management in Nursing American Sentinel University Poisonous Management in Nursing In today’s nursing world people in a management position can abuse their authority. A prime example is the case study “Nurse Manager Power” that is described in our text (Grohar & Langan, 2011). The case study describes Mrs. Jackson, the nurse manager, as a negative and abusive person. Mrs. Jackson publicly degrades, humiliates, and segregates her staff by showing favoritism. Overall, unit morale decreases because of the stigma in the unit. Upper management will now have to intervene to resolve the issue. There are several different types of power listed in our text. In this particular case, Mrs. Jackson uses coercive power. Coercive power is defined as “the use of fear to ensure compliance from subordinates” (Grohar & Langan, 2011). The staff fear repercussions if they bring their issues to Mrs. Jackson and staff members have their schedules created according to favoritism. There is also the use of legitimate power in this case. Legitimate power is defined as “the officially sanctioned right of the superior to exact rights and obligations from subordinates” (Grohar & Langan, 2011). Mrs. Jackson’s legitimate power comes from her position as nursing manager. She is responsible for controlling and running the coronary care step-down unit and with that comes power. Reward power is also apparent and is defined as “when a leader or manager uses their position...
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...As a nurse the most important thing is to take care of one’s self, by putting the isolation equipment on, and isolating the child from others if they are already showing signs make sure to have extra precaution. “The initial therapeutic management includes isolation precautions, initiation of antimicrobial therapy, maintenance of hydration, maintenance of ventilation, reduction of increased ICP, management of systemic shock, control of seizures, control of temperature, treatment of complications (Hockenberry,Wilson 2015).” Additional nursing management that can be done for this patient include; keeping the room dark and noise levels down, because most children have a sensitivity to the light and noise. Allow the patient to determine his comfortability level which is usually side lying, and make sure to cluster care with this patients. Avoid activity that can cause pain and make sure to perform pain assessments within 24 hours of beginning treatment. Lumbar punctures are used as a diagnostic procedure which fluid from the spine is taken in order to get lab test looking for bacteria that may have gotten into those spaces. Nurses responsibility is to first get a consent form signed letting the...
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...Using technology to Improve Patient Safety and Quality of Nursing Care Yelitza Guzman Walden University Information Management in Nursing and Health Care Nurs-3010-7 Dr. Annita Manns May 19, 2013 Using technology to Improve Patient Safety and Quality of Nursing Care The current severe shortage of nurses and health care workers contributes to an ongoing crisis in the US health care system that has many consequences. The inadequate number of qualify personnel in the care setting has a direct impact on the ability of nurses to deliver an appropriate level of care to their patients. Technology holds the promise of alleviating some of these problems by managing and organizing information that will facilitate the nurses, physicians and other members of the health care system to provide adequate and high quality of care. The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the issues of data quality, patient safety, and access to health care in relation to information technology. Data accuracy and safety Ensuring data quality and accuracy is the most important factor to guarantee that the use of health technology is successful. To have an optimal working system in an electronic record we should have the most accurate, up-to date, and complete database. Having accurate identification of the patient should be the first step when gathering patient information. This is a task that most times is initiated by triage or admission nurses. Nurses are knowledgeable workers who require the use...
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...nursing management before x-ray : Explain procedure to the patient and why it is required. Determine patients' x-ray needs by reading instructions from physician. Some of patient need to be fasting. Depending on the type of X-ray test Instruct patient to take off the clothing and wear a hospital gown. The nurse should be ensure that metabolic object in area of x-ray exposure should be removed like: hair clips, button or ornaments . Ask patient to empty bladder prior to the procedure if he\she are having an abdominal X-ray. Some patient need to drink a contrast medium (if applicable). How the x-ray is Performed: X rays pass easily through air and soft tissue of the body. When they encounter more dense material, such as a tumor, bone, or a metal...
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...------------------------------------------------- Modern Management of Today’s Nursing Homes Connor Watson Sociology of Organizations 12/15/2015 Final Research Paper Introduction The Silver Tsunami is coming, and because of this, there will be more elderly people entering into nursing homes and the available labor force in the United States will decrease. This idea appear may be shocking to anyone reading this, but to me, it is incredibly important information because I want to be an Administrator of a nursing home myself one day. I decided that I wanted to study how these facilities operate, especially since I have not yet done my internship work and decided that this would be an excellent opportunity to take an early look inside the industry. I hope to discover through my research an answer to the question: “how have nursing homes adapted new technologies to minimize the costs and risks of day-to-day operations?”. For my research I used two theoretical frameworks that work together in many aspects. The first framework that I chose was Risk Management. I am interested in how nursing homes prevent risks and what they do in the case of accidents. I would argue that in these facilities, risk factors are everywhere; knowing how they control any situation that has a chance of putting the patient in harm’s way is very telling of how the industry is run. The other framework that I have incorporated is the development of technology in the nursing home. In an effort to deliver better care...
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...IN LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT Effective Approaches in Leadership and Management: Nursing Staff Ratio Yu Chen Grand Canyon University: NRS-451V Nursing Leadership and Management October 11, 2015 Effective Approaches in Leadership and Management: Nursing Staff Ratio Introduction Identifying and maintaining the appropriate number and mix of nursing staff is critical to the delivery of quality patient care (American Nurses Association, 2015). Staffing issue is very important simply because this ongoing concern affects the quality of health care service, the safety of both patients and nurses. Many research shows that adequate staff ratio has close relationship with patients’ safety and recovery time of period. In this paper, different nursing leadership and approaches are discussed. Skills and methods employed by leaders and managers to address staff issue are described. My preferred approach is also presented. The Importance of the Issue The benefits and importance to maintain s safe staffing ratio is never underestimated. • Relieve nurses from overload, fatigue and burnout so that they can focus on work to reduce medical and medication errors • Plenty of nurses can provide better service and attention to patients so that complications will be decreased • Mortality could be decreased due to more frequent monitoring of patients’ health condition and prompt response from on-duty nurses and doctors Different Nursing Leadership and Styles ...
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...need both to be successful. The purpose of this paper is to define and discuss the approaches in leadership and management styles in relation to the nursing shortage and nurse turnover using theories, principles, skills, and roles of the leader versus manager, and to identify this student’s professional philosophy of nursing and personal leadership style. In regards to offer quality and modest care, the plan of health care system has been a fair exchange. The treatment of health care facilties have the variablity on different levels in speciality care and acute illness to defensive health plan. The changes have siezed effective direct approaches and delivery care. With the effect to balance the demand of patient needs in health care, many considerations are made including adjustment with budgets, decreasing excessive costs, and practicing effective means of delivery care. Nurses are challenge to keep up to a work environment that requires continual changes. The nursing industry today faces shortages, as many nurses have low job satisfaction, high compassiate fatigue, and the patient ratios levels associated immense acuity. Furthermore, these factors have resulted in patient satisfaction and medical reimbursements. Not withstanding all the idenfied issues and its effects. Few nursing facilities are growing to the next levels to idenify and promote nursing skills by setting framework to endeavor to gain Magnet status. This...
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...Effective Leadership and Management in Nursing Shirley J. Mitchell University of Phoenix HSC 492 Instructor: Linda Westermann March 12, 2012 Effective Leadership and Management in Nursing According to Sullivan and Decker (2009), leadership is influencing others into working toward accomplishing a common goal. Some people are born with an innate leadership quality within them. Others require learning leadership and management skills. It takes a certain personality trait that makes them a natural leader. Intelligence, personality, and abilities are three categories of the trait theory that is a part of the profile of successful leaders (Sullivan & Decker, 2009). I will discuss my personal views of leadership. It will describe how leadership differs from management. Finally, the characteristics of an effective leader will disclose. What are your personal views of leadership? Everyone is a leader at one time or another. A good leader is one that knows just when to pull back from the leadership role and let the team proceed on his or her own. These leaders have a natural ability to guide their team effectively with his or her charismatic approach that the team believes they are well supported. They know when to lead, when not to lead, when to let the team lead, and they know just when to dance. How does leadership differ from management? There is not much difference with leadership and management. In most situations, the terms are used interchangeably...
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...Risk Management Nursing Documentation Oscar Chavez NUR 492 May 4, 2012 Susan Dean, RN, MSN, FNP Risk Management Nursing Documentation The issue of documentation of patient care has received considerable attention in the last few years for an array of reasons. Trends in society such as increased consumer education, informed consent, expectation for healthy baby, and an increasingly litigious society all contribute to increased risk management awareness on behalf of healthcare facilities. Risk management deals with the probability that a given risk will result in poor outcome and then attempts to reduce probability. El Centro Regional Medical Center (ECRMC) has identified nursing documentation as an area of greatest risk management. In this era of unprecedented change in healthcare, ECRMC has determined it was time to reengineer our existing approach to risk management consulting services to address more current needs for our patients and staff. The primary technique utilized in overcoming these limitations is to view training not as a stand-alone solution, rather as one element of a full performance improvement plan to address specific areas of concern. Instead of providing a general program on documentation, risk management has been working with nursing departments and other professionals to focus on the areas of deficiency or situations that need improvement. The foundation of risk management was broken into four separate issues. One was to pinpoint the exact nature...
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...Leadership & Management in Nursing Shortage & Nurse Turnover We are all leaders and managers at some point in our lives. There are many opinions about the differences in leadership and managerial styles of leading. There are those who use the terms interchangeably and believe they are the same, those who believe that “leaders” and “managers” are opposites, and those who are in between. Although there are fundamental differences, individuals can be successful in both roles, and organizations need both to be successful. The purpose of this paper is to define and discuss the approaches in leadership and management styles in relation to the nursing shortage and nurse turnover using theories, principles, skills, and roles of the leader versus manager, and to identify this student’s professional philosophy of nursing and personal leadership style. Definitions of Leadership & Management Styles Leadership and management are two terms that are frequently compared. They are not the same, but they are linked. Some people have one or the other skill sets while others may have both. According to the Educational Business Articles (EBA) (n. d.), leaders focus on achieving tasks by keeping the team inspired, motivated and empowered (transformational leadership). It also involves expecting the best out of everyone for the benefit of achieving the team’s goal (EBA, n. d.). Some effective leadership characteristics are: vision, motivation, inspiration, persuasion, teamwork, building relationship...
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...CHALLENGES OF PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT IN NURSING INTRODUCTION An effective employee is a combination of a good skill set and a productive work environment. Many factors affect employee performance that managers need to be aware of and should work to improve at all times. These include a lack of recognition of employees who are performing well, quality performance outcomes and an absence of a formal performance management system and poor working conditions (Awases, Bezuidenhout & Roos, 2013). Over the last 20 years, a number of strategies aimed at improving the job performance of health workers have been implemented in low and middle-income countries (LMIC) (Marchal et al. 2012). Each strategy has had its specific perspective and focused on one particular issue: quality improvement, performance management, building learning organisations, innovation diffusion, to mention but a few (Chopra et al. 2008). While success has been reported in some cases, there is increasing acknowledgement that to improve performance of health workers especially nurses and health care organisations in general, approaches that deal with one problem, mostly fall short or obtain only short-term results (Marchal et al. 2010). The concern about shortage of nurses and it potential effect on quality of nursing care rendered as well as the mounted public urge on quality and excellent performance in the health sector mandates the Human Resource Management as part of their core function to ensure that an...
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...Pamagat: Si Matsing At Pagong Tauhan: Matsing at Pagong Lugar: Ilog Sina Pagong at si Matsing ay matalik na magkaibigan. Mabait at matulungin si Pagong, subalit si Matsing ay tuso at palabiro. Isang araw, binigyan sila ni Aling Muning ng isang supot ng pansit at Hindi nagtagal ay nagyaya na si Pagong na kainin na ang pansit ngunit sinabi ni Matsing na nangangamoy panis na ang pansit kung kaya siya na muna ang unang titikim nito hanggang sa naubos na ni Matsing ang pansit at walang natira para kay Pagong humingi ng tawad si Matsing dahil naubos at Hindi nakakain si Pagong ng pansit. Dahil sa likas na mabait at pasensosyo si Pagong, Hindi na siya nakipagtalo sa kaibigan. Sa kanilang paglilibot sa kagubatan, nakakita si Pagong ng isang puno ng saging at pinaghatian nila ang puno ng saging upang itanim at patubuin. Umuwing malungkot si Pagong dala ang kanyang kalahating bahagi ng saging na may ugat. Samantalang si Matsing ay masayang umuwi dala ang madahong bahagi ng puno. Inalagaan ni Pagong ang kanyang halaman. Araw-araw dinidiligan niya ito at nilalagyan ng pataba ang lupa. Ganoon din ang ginawa ni Matsing. Subalit makalipas ang isang linggo, nalanta ang tanim na saging ni Matsing. Si Pagong naman ay natuwa nang makita ang umuusbong na dahon sa puno ng saging. Lalo nitong inalaagaan ang tanim hanggang sa mamunga ito nang hitik na hitik. Nainggit si Matsing nang makita ang bunga ng saging sa halaman ni Pagong. Di naglaon nagyaya na si Matsing na kainin na ang saging na tumubo...
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