New Graduate Nurse’s Role in Leading an Initiative of Quality Upgrade

Running Head: NEW GRADUATE NURSE IN LEADING A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
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NEW GRADUATE NURSE IN LEADING A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE
Name of the student
Name of the University
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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Task 1: Importance of social media obligations in patient safety..............................................2
Task 2: Role of the new graduate nurse in leading a team.........................................................3
Task 3: Challenges that may arise in team leading....................................................................4
Task 4: Strategies to tackle the challenges.................................................................................5
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................6
References..................................................................................................................................8

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Introduction
The conversion from a nursing student to a newly graduated nurse comprises of
challenges and receiving hands-on experience about clinical practice and guidelines.
Teamwork and collaborations between peers as well as other healthcare professionals involve
effective communication among the variety of teams and efficient time management to
deliver safe patient care, which often poses as perplexing to the new graduate nurse leading to
poor professional performances. In this context, the new nurse should learn and understand
their role in the workplace and the different consequences it entails. The purpose of this paper
is to assess the new graduate nurse’s role in leading an initiative of quality upgrade related to
social media obligations as a nurse in the clinical setting, examine the team leader roles that
should be exhibited by the new nurse and lay down strategies to be implemented for the
challenges that may arise.
Task 1: Importance of social media obligations in patient safety
According to NMBA, the social media guidance meant for every nurse and midwife
registered under them is to guide them towards appropriately implementing the professional
code of conduct and ethics to ensure patient safety and better outcomes in their clinical
practice (Nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au, 2020).
With the increasing applications of social media tools in the clinical setup, it is
imperative to learn and understand the implications it holds on the nurse’s usage of this
platform. All the nurses must abide by social media obligations to maintain patient
confidentiality and privacy, compliance to professionalism and its boundaries, formal and
respectful communication standards with patients and their families, and to refrain from
falsely representing misleading or unreliable information as well as advertising only true and
accurate claims that can be supported by satisfactory evidence (Hao & Gao, 2017). The use

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of internet tools may give rise to any nursing malpractice. Inappropriate social media use can
lead to harmful results in the patient and the profession, precisely due to the varying
dynamics of confidentiality standards and the allowance for materials to be virtually
publicized by others.
Consequences of such activity may involve a confidentiality breach, violation of
professional conduct related to patient-nurse boundaries, offensive acts or defamation of the
patients and their families, or unintentional disclosure of personal data and information over
the public platforms of social media, which can be accessed by anyone (Rozenblum et al.,
2015). The extent to which these possess a threat to patient safety depends on the revelation
and magnitude of the information and its indefinite exposure or rapid circulation. Therefore,
it is crucial that every nurse in the transitioning phase, remain vigilant and aware of what they
publish or represent online, irrespective of the nature of the site or the language used (Scruth
et al., 2015).
Task 2: Role of the new graduate nurse in leading a team
To this context, it is essential to note that leadership qualities in the clinical practice
are critical to patient outcomes, as almost always, it is linked to the implementation of
innovative healthcare strategies and results in cooperation between employees and peers, and
enhanced teambuilding strategies. The roles of the nursing team leader involve personal
contribution in patient care and safety, ensuring effective communication between team
members and others, maintaining an environment which enforces harmony amongst the team,
appropriate usage of nursing skills and applying acquired skills learned from practice
wherever relevant, abilities to accurately delegate work responsibilities and capacity to take
on the duty and accountability within the team and workplace (Pfaff et al., 2014).