LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT IN NURSING

Leadership And Management In Nursing

Leadership And Management In Nursing

Introduction

Leadership is about enabling ordinary people to produce extraordinary things in the face of challenge and change and to constantly turn in superior performance to the long-term benefit of all concerned. Effective definitions are chosen to describe the difference between management and leadership: 'legitimate power and control vs. empowerment and change'. (Benefield 2000) in the research w will explain the a plan to deal with six leadership and management key issues that are;

Failure to report a potential life-threatening incident;

Lack of respect for a fellow colleague;

Potential conflict between certain nurses involved;

Failure to recognize potential danger;

Potential harassment or bullying;

Lack of communication between staff and their manager;

Failure to report a potential life-threatening incident;

Once a bed sore becomes infected and progresses to stage 3 and stage 4, it is difficult to achieve healing and avoid painful and life-threatening complications. These individuals may develop sepsis (blood infection) and/or osteomyelitis (infection of the bone) requiring surgical wound debridement, and ultimately resulting in death. Fortunately, decubitus ulcers are entirely avoidable as long as proper care and preventative measures are instituted and carried out by the nursing home staff. Under new Medicare guidelines, hospitals are no longer even reimbursed for additional care resulting from bed sores as the government has determined that development of bed sores at a hospital is a so-called "never event." The role of nurse leaders in the global health care environment is continuously moving to new dimensions. No longer is the leader the person who controls the employees. The role of leaders is to act as visionary leaders? who assist employees to plan? organize? lead and control their activities. The development of employees in order to create a learning environment and to emphasize self-management and entrepreneurial behaviour is the responsibility of today's leader-leader. (Antrobus 2009)

Different kinds of leaders will emerge to lead in ways different from those that we have known in the past? because different times and different conditions demand different approaches.

Throughout the history? there have been calls for leadership. Today? it is more important than ever in society and its institutions. Things are changing at an astonishing pace in the health care environment and challenges are huge. Yet by all accounts? there are too few leaders to go around. However? effective leadership is not the product of a simple formula.

Leaders should know how to use power? authority and influence in meeting the new challenges in leadership in current health services.

'Begin with the end in mind' means to start with a clear understanding of your destination - the behaviour and criteria you define as supremely important - to be a good leader. It means to know where you are going so that you better understand where you are now and so that the steps you take are always in the right direction. (Antrobus 2009)

Lack of respect for a fellow colleague;

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