ADVOCACY IN NURSING AND ITS OVERVIEW

Running head: ADVOCACY IN NURSING 1
ADVOCACY IN NURSING
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ADVOCACY IN NURSING 2
ADVOCACY IN NURSING
Task one
Advocacy is an essential part of the nursing profession. Nurse leaders play a key role in
the improvement of patient care and outcomes by advocating for their employees. Nurse leaders
serve as advocates for their employees in multiple ways. Most importantly, the do so by
involving them in decision making on key decisions that directly affect them (Tomajan, 2012).
Additionally they also advocate for their employees protecting their resources during budget
scrutiny processes. Besides they can also do so by facilitating healthy work environments.
Finally, nurse leaders’ advocate for their employees by developing employee’s leadership
capabilities by providing fragmentary mentorship (Tomajan, 2012).Advocacy for employees has
a major positive impact on patient care and care outcomes. First, it leads to high levels of
satisfaction among nurses and minimizes the rate of employee turnover. The impact of this is an
improvement in patient outcomes and the quality of care (Sfantou et al., 2017).
Task Two
The effectiveness of a nurse leader is largely determined by the circumstances in which
they work. Working in a healthcare setting with a dysfunctional organizational culture may
therefore hamper the performance of a nurse leader. An example of an organization culture
barrier that can be encountered by a nurse leader is breakdown in organization communication
whereby communication only flows from the top. This may lead to poor interpersonal
relationships and unmet expectations. Communication breakdown can hinder the ability of a
nurse leader to streamline operations within their workplace. Additionally, nursing profession is
one of the most demanding professions. For this reasons a dysfunctional organization culture
may lead to high levels of employee’s turnover, whereby employees voluntarily leave their