Leadership and Influencing Change in Nursing (original) (raw)

Developing leadership in nursing: exploring core factors

British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing)

This article provides an introduction to the issue of nursing leadership, addressing definitions and theories underpinning leadership, factors that enhance leadership in nursing, and the nature of leadership content taught in undergraduate programmes. Highlighted are differences between leadership and management, and the notion that leadership can be 'learned'. The authors also point out that there is a discrepancy between how leading undergraduate nursing programmes prepare students primarily in the transition of education to practice, and the suggestion from a number of nursing publications that leadership in nurses should be fostered throughout their education.

Factors contributing to nursing leadership: a systematic review

Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 2008

Objectives: Leadership practices of health care managers can positively or negatively influence outcomes for organizations, providers and, ultimately, patients. Understanding the factors that contribute to nursing leadership is fundamental to ensuring a future supply of nursing leaders who can positively influence outcomes for health care providers and patients. The purpose of this study was to systematically review the multidisciplinary literature to examine the factors that contribute to nursing leadership and the effectiveness of educational interventions in developing leadership behaviours among nurses.

A Review on Leadership in Nursing

International Journal of Nursing Research and Practice (IJNRP)

Introduction: Effective Leadership is not only a requirement of every organization towards its success but is also viewed as an asset for the organization they belong to. Nursing, being a dynamic profession and the largest workforce in a healthcare organization, takes a major role in health leadership and policy making, while retaining their traditional caring skills. Such an effective leadership is critical in ensuring high quality care, patient safety and facilitating positive staff development. Objectives: The review study was aimed at understanding the leadership styles and its various implications in nursing and to highlight the important factors influencing leadership styles in nursing. Review Methodology: The review used descriptive research design using secondary sources. The study referred extensive review of literature on the important characteristics of an effective leader. The review of articles provided insight into the different classifications of leadership styles as per different authors. With regard to the appropriateness of a particular leadership style, the review finds different leadership styles suit different situations. It highlighted that leaders implement different types of skills depending on the situation and stressed that no leadership style was superior to the other. Findings: This article highlights different leadership models and stresses on how it can be used by senior nurses as a frame of reference to build an efficient leadership style. The paper depicts the various leadership tasks in a tabular form, as explained by different authors. Conclusion: Study concludes that effective nurse leaders should demonstrate resilience, help those they lead to think and reframe their thinking and support their nurses to embrace change.

The literature also highlights that despite nurses‘ action to undertake leadership initiatives within changing health care organizations, the relevance of nurses‘ work continued to be unrecognized by others

2016

Current research reveals that head nurses/ ward in chargers are routinely placed into front-line leadership roles with little formal preparation. The purpose of this study was the development, implementation, and evaluation of a nurse leader development program for nurse leaders at a selected hospital located in Ernakulam, Kerala, India. This study involved a mixed method approach with a quasi-experimental design. The intervention consisted of a leadership development package delivered to a convenience sample of nurses in managerial positions. Leadership attributes was quantified, both pre/post interventions, through the administration of the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI).The findings of the study revealed that the leadership development package could bring in significant improvement in the leadership practices of the head nurses. © 2016 Elixir All rights reserved. © 2016 Elixir All rights reserved. Elixir Nursing 94 (2016) 39936-39944 Nursing Available online at www.elixirpu...

Nursing and Leadership Necessities

Journal of Education and Research in Nursing, 2022

Leadership is defined as the sum of the knowledge and skills to gather a group of people around specific goals and mobilize them to achieve these goals. When the development of leadership in the nursing profession is evaluated, it is seen that it is progressing in parallel with the social events and changes in the health system. The nurse's leadership role is an important component of the profession in the development of the profession and in providing strong healthcare service to the community. There is a leadership role wherever the nursing profession is applied. The aim of this review is to discuss the leadership role and necessities of nurses in the changing health system in today's world where changes occur in every field such as social, economic, and political, and in the solution of health problems caused by these changes.

Breaking from Tradition: Transforming Leadership Education in Nursing

Quality Advancement in Nursing Education - Avancées en formation infirmière, 2015

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