Assignment 2: Becoming Influential

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Assignment 2: Becoming Influential

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Deciding on My Message
The nursing profession is highly delicate and dynamic in nature. The nursing
professionals need to act in an influential manner so that the contribution that they do can be
identified and acknowledged by one and all. In order to develop the key skills and knowledge
so as to influence public opinion and actions relating to issues of the health and well-being of
society the main issue that has been identified here relates to communication (Nursing
Leadership Communication Strategies, 2019). Communication is an indispensable
characteristic in each and every professional context. But when it comes to the nursing
setting, its significance gets further intensified. In order to become an effective leader in the
nursing context, one needs to carefully comprehend the role of communication (Sullivan,
2016). Thus in this assignment, the main message that I have identified for nurses to be
influential leaders relates to the communication skills.
I selected the communication message relating to the profession of nursing that the
public must be aware of. This is because the manner in which the professionals interact and
engage had a direct implication on their health and well-being. In the delicate work setting, I
had once witnessed an incident where poor communication between the nurse and the
healthcare user gave rise to a serious medical error (Nursing Leadership Communication
Strategies, 2019). The safety of the particular patient was compromised as he had failed to
give the name of the medicines that he was currently using while being admitted in the
healthcare facility. The incident was an eye-opener for me and I realized that maintaining a
direct and transparent communication between the care user and the care provider is of
paramount significance when it comes to the nursing setting (Sullivan, 2016, p 134).
The ultimate theme of this message is to showcase how a healthy, direct and
transparent communication in the nursing context can constructively influence the health

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outcome of individuals. I decided that the message relating to communication in the nursing
context needs to be known by the public because it can affect them more than it can impact
the professionals (Cherry & Jacob, 2016). Communication has a major role to play when it
comes to nursing leadership. By sharing this piece of the message I want to encourage care
users to act in a more transparent manner so that their health condition and well-being can be
in improved the process.
Deciding on How to Share My Message
In order to have the most influence of the message, it would be shared in a face-to-
face event which could be arranged at the community level. The interactive platform would
be designed so that healthcare users and healthcare professionals including physicians and
nurses could interact about their specific roles and responsibilities in the care setting. Since
the intention is to share the message with one and all that exists in the social context, local
healthcare facilities could be selected to transmit the message (Vito-Thomas et al., 2018). The
involvement would be of critical significance to make the message sharing process more
impactful and meaningful.
A number of elements would be taken into considerations that would influence the
submission of the message. For instance, an informal format would be designed where the
audience, as well as the nursing professionals, could engage effectively. This would enable a
two-way communication approach. Similarly, in order to share the message relating to the
nursing profession, International Nurse Day would be selected (Beauvais, 2018). It would act
as the right occasion to attract masses and educate them about the nursing profession and how
they create value in the delicate and sensitive healthcare context. Regular follow-up with the
healthcare staff and management team would be necessary so that the message-sharing event
could be properly handled. Some of the main obstacles that I could face include the lack of