Leadership Theories in Practice
Nurse leadership is critical in transforming the healthcare sector and assuring patient quality and safety (Hudson, 2020). Nursing practice faces challenges such as limited human and material resources and frequent overcrowding, requiring nurses to adapt and achieve healthcare goals for their patients effectively. Managerial competence is crucial as it directly influences nurses’ professional satisfaction, promotes healthy working environments, and facilitates professional visibility (Ferreira et al., 2020). Transformational leadership (TL) among nurses, when compared to the laissez-faire leadership style, was found to significantly promote a culture of safety, transform practice, and improve the quality of health programs. TL is relational leadership that aims to help healthcare facilities overcome adverse patient outcomes and enhance the quality of care through structural empowerment (Asif et al., 2019). Transformative leaders inspire motivation, offer intellectual stimulation, are considerate, and exert idealized leadership.
At a clinic I volunteered, Ms. Dawson, a veteran nurse, was my immediate supervisor. Initially, I was apprehensive about working with such an experienced nurse. However, she was gentle and patient. She took her time and wealth of experience to teach other junior nurses how to calm aggressive patients, complete patient assessments, and ensure proper documentation. She was selfless and taught me to look beyond egocentricity. Ms. Dawson is also in charge of verifying nurses’ continuing education hours and arranging continuous education programs. Many nurses complained that she was too strict in checking this and periodically pushed her to ‘just sign it off.’ This inspired me to be honest and demonstrate integrity as a student nurse. These qualities, inspiring motivation and offering idealized influence, are elements consistent with transformational leadership (Asif et al., 2019). Through practicing them, Ms. Dawson positively impacted the practice of nursing in the workplace.
References
Asif, M., Jameel, A., Hussain, A., Hwang, J., & Sahito, N. (2019). Linking transformational leadership with nurse-assessed adverse patient outcomes and the quality of care: assessing the role of job satisfaction and structural empowerment. International journal of environmental research and public health, 16(13), 2381.
Ferreira, V. B., Amestoy, S. C., Silva, G. T. R. D., Trindade, L. D. L., Santos, I. A. R. D., & Varanda, P. A. G. (2020). Transformational leadership in nursing practice: challenges and strategies. Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 73.
Hudson, M. L. (2020). Transformational Leadership Integrated Evidence Review.
Marshall, E. S. (2010). Transformational leadership in nursing: From expert clinician to influential leader. Springer Publishing Company.
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Reflect on the leadership behaviors presented in the three resources that you selected for review.
Leadership Theories in Practice
Post two key insights you had from the scholarly resources you selected. Describe a leader whom you have seen use such behaviors and skills or a situation where you have seen these behaviors and skills used in practice. Be specific and provide examples. Then, explain to what extent these skills were effective and how their practice impacted the workplace.