Approaches of Nursing Leaders and Nursing Managers

Running head: NURSE STAFFING RATIO
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EFFECTIVE APPROACHES IN LEADERSHIP AND
MANAGEMENT

Running head: NURSE STAFFING RATIO
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Contents
Introduction:....................................................................................................................................4
Selected Issue, Setting, and Impact on Patient Safety:....................................................................4
Professional Standards of Practice to Rectify Issue or Maintain Professional Conduct:................5
Differing Roles and Approaches of Nursing Leaders and Nursing Managers:...............................5
Ensuring Professionalism through Diverse Health Care Settings:..................................................7
Leadership Style to Address Issue:..................................................................................................8
Conclusion:......................................................................................................................................8
Reference list:..................................................................................................................................9

Running head: NURSE STAFFING RATIO
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Introduction:
The nurse staffing ratio is the number of nurses to the number of patients in a health care
unit. Now-a-days this Nurse staffing ratio issue is a major problem in health care unit as the
nurses have to take care of multiple patients at the same time. Patient's condition is also
considered as one of those major factors. For example, when a patient is admitted to an ICU he
or she needs special care, observation, and treatment, and more than one nurse should be allotted
for a single patient.
Selected Issue, Setting, and Impact on Patient Safety:
Most of the healthcare unit has faced the same problem due to the shortage of nursing
staffs, especially in the ICU. Even 90% of nurses of our country admits that they cannot get
much time to attain a patient properly and also they are unable to create a bond with their patient
due to lack of time (Olley, Edwards, Avery & Cooper, 2019). For an ICU patient, there are more
than one nurse are needed but in most of the health care unit a nurse has to attain two to three
patients at the same time. Nursing job is a very difficult job and full of responsibilities.
According to this situation patient's safety comes at a stake due to the lack of care, help, medical
and mental support due to the shortage of this nursing staffs (Cho, Chin, Kim & Hong, 2016).