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Definition of the theory
Transactional leadership was initially proposed by Max Weber in the 1947. It was later
on described further by Bernard Bass in 1981. Transactional leadership is a theory that focus on
motivating employees or nurses (Boamah, Spence Laschinger, Wong, & Clarke, 2018).
Motivation involves rewards and punishment. If an employee does something good, the leader or
manager ought to reward him/her so that they emulate the same. If on the other hand the
employee does something wrong, the leader should punish them so that they refrain from the
same.
How I will use the leadership theory in future
There are different roles of an APN. The roles include but not limited to clinician,
educator, administrator, entrepreneur and a leader (Echevarria, Patterson, & Krouse, 2016). As
an APN leader, I will utilize the transactional or transformational leadership in different ways.
First of all, I will use this leadership to improve the overall performance of the nurses
through motivation. I will be providing rewards to nurses who perform exemplary well in
different roles. This will motivate and create healthy competitions among the nurses and this will
not only improve their competency but the overall performance of the hospitals (Fischer, 2016). I
will also use this type of leadership to instill discipline among the nurses. If for example a nurse
makes an error or reports late for work, I will penalize him/her and this will act as an example to
the rest.
Personal experience
From my experience as a professional nurse, I have the transactional leadership theory at
work on several occasions. At my place of work, I have seen nurse managers or leaders come up