Engagement in Professional Nursing

Engagement in professional
nursing
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Table of Contents
Leadership and management...........................................................................................................2
Identifying leadership skills of registered nurses........................................................................2
Reflection on the development of the skills and strategies..........................................................3
Communication and Health Informatics..........................................................................................4
Challenges faced by nurses related to privacy and security of medical records in aged care
services........................................................................................................................................4
Digital health in planning patient care and implementing emerging technologies.....................5
Professional practice........................................................................................................................6
Impact of role conflict on a registered nurse...............................................................................6
Self-care strategies to stay emotionally and physically well.......................................................6
Positive workplace behaviors or attitudes to practice as a graduate nurse..................................7
References........................................................................................................................................8

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Leadership and management
Identifying leadership skills of registered nurses
Strong and effective nursing leadership skills help registered nurses to motivate other nurses to
execute their work together as a team. With the help of leadership skills, they will be able to deal
with regulatory compliance, take fiscal responsibilities, and oversee quality measures and policy
setting (Endacott et al., 2015). The significant leadership skills that the registered nurses must
bring to their role are relationship management skills and shared decision-making skills which
are discussed below:
Relationship management skills
The registered nurses must gain the ability to manage their relationship with different individuals
as teamwork and collaboration are needed to serve high standard patient care (Meissner &
Radford, 2015). Collaborative relationships must be established into the role of the registered
nurses that honor the values and visions of the healthcare setting. Effective communication skills
play a crucial role for registered nurses to manage any relationship as they are involved in a
variety of relationships. A registered nurse must be capable of communicating with others
persuasively while understanding different situations and demonstrating empathy (Yoon, Kim &
Shin, 2016). As a result, the development of these skills helps registered nurses to actively
participate in patient care decisions, solve problems and openly communicate with
multidisciplinary team members.
Shared decision-making skills
Registered nurses must incorporate shared-decision making skills into their regular nursing
practice. It helps in promoting involvement, accountability and staff self-sufficiency. Rather than
controlling and directing the process of decision-making, the registered nurses must facilitate and
guide other nurse staff within the organization. This may result in creating a work environment
that fosters collegiality, cooperation and respect. Communication among management and
registered nurses become multidirectional as it allows the issues to be discussed openly and
provide solutions to mitigate the issues (Van Dyk, Siedlecki & Fitzpatrick, 2016). These skills

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also enable registered nurses to assume accountability and responsibility for their nursing
practice that improves job satisfaction and facilitates a sense of empowerment.
Reflection on the development of the skills and strategies
To develop my leadership qualities as a registered nurse, I will focus on implementing certain
leadership skills such as social awareness skills and conflict resolution skills which are discussed
below in more detail,
Social awareness skills
Social awareness is determined to be the key to the success of registered nurses. Developing
these skills and integrating them into the nursing role will help me in experiencing,
understanding and responding to the needs of the patients. A registered nurse must develop these
skills as it includes understanding social norms and networks within networks, cultures and
groups (Almost et al., 2016). Hence, there is a significant need for me to implement certain
strategies like communicating empathetically, compassionately and effectively and active
listening skills with the group members. This strategy will increase my ability to recognize the
stakeholders of the group, allegiances and motivations in an ever-changing healthcare
environment. I will also use the strategy of listening skills that will help in the future to identify
the emotional states of the people.
Conflict Resolution skills
Registered nurses must develop effective conflict resolutions skills to gain the ability to function
effectively within the evolving healthcare setting. As a registered nurse, it is significant for me to
motivate team members to bring in different perspectives to enhance the work of the team. The
role of a registered nurse is to make sure that these differences are dealt healthily without
experiencing any conflicting situation (Démeh & Rosengren, 2015). A conflict vitiates the
environment and minimizes the productivity of the team by protecting the team members from
putting in their best. At an organizational level, the procedure of conflict resolution will provide
me with an opportunity for change and growth within a healthcare setting to provide positive
outcomes. To develop these skills, I will implement strategies like collaboration, compromise,
accommodation, competition and avoidance. This will help me to resolve the conflicts that occur