CST617 Talent Management | Nurse Leader Influences

Journaling provides a valuable tool for recording, reflecting on, and reviewing your learning. This approach provides an opportunity for you to "connect the dots" and observe the relationships between and among activities, interactions, and outcomes.

Unlike a personal journal of thoughts and feelings, this Leadership Journal is a record of your activities, assessments, and learning related to this academic experience.

3.Identify two or more ways your own leadership could promote a feeling of protection and honor in your work environment.

Answer

Nursing Leadership

The week 7 and 8 activities including participating in nurses’ staff meetings and meeting with the executive leadership influenced my nursing career positively. Nursing is a challenging and dynamic profession which requires inspiring and engaging leaders and role models. I observed that my nurse leader, a preceptor, often plays a vital role in influencing the decisions of the junior nurses. In the contemporary healthcare sector, developing and recognizing nurse leaders is often a significant challenge. My nurse leader provides the best leadership style to ensure proper provision of clinical services and promotes the development of future nurses.

The video on ‘Issue of Power' is very educative, particularly in regards to leadership matters. According to the video, good leadership is the act of influencing other people positively. Notably, the video discloses that it is important to note that leadership entails both power and service. It further outlines that power is the capability to do something significant which can influence other people. Leaders should serve others to show that leadership is not about superiority (Mannix, Wilkes and Daly, 2013). From the video, I noted that the essence or purpose of leadership is mainly influence ("Grand Canyon University | Digital Resource", 2018). Leaders ought to influence others to achieve or attain specific goals. On a similar note, the video discloses that one the salient characteristics of a good leader encompass effective decision-making. A good leader must be able to make right decisions which would be carried out by other people.  Additionally, the video outlines that it is the position one holds which gives him or her right to authority. Conversely, most of the leadership failures are caused by the inability to handle people competently.

In conclusion, the aspect of leadership is a multi-dimensional and complex phenomenon. Leaders help in driving organizational agenda as well as attaining organizational goals. A good leader ought to be one who involves others in the decision-making process. It is important for nurse leaders such as preceptors to advance the health profession for the betterment of healthcare services and care delivery.  Preceptors have to identify important leadership styles and techniques which are applicable to the nursing practice. On a similar note, they should focus on identification and mentorship of potential future nurses to facilitate achievement of individualized patient care.

References

Ross, E. J., Fitzpatrick, J. J., Click, E. R., Krouse, H. J., & Clavelle, J. T. (2014). Transformational leadership practices of nurse leaders in professional nursing associations. Journal of Nursing Administration, 44(4), 201-206.

Weiss, S. A., & Tappen, R. M. (2014). Essentials of nursing leadership and management. FA Davis.