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Running head: NURSING LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT 1
Nursing Leadership and Management
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Nursing Leadership and Management
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Nursing Leadership and Management 2
The number of nursing staff to the patient population for a while has been an issue of
contention in the medical profession. As per the U.S Association of Nurses, “ensuring enough
staff numbers in the award is crucial in reducing patient complications, decreasing nurse
exhaustion, reducing nurse lethargy and decreasing number of mortality cases due to medical
errors” ("Nurse Staffing," n.d.)). Insufficient nurse staffing ratios can lead to adverse
consequences for sick persons such as having a higher duration of stay due to hospital-related
problems and medication errors. It can negatively impact the nursing staff and lead to loss of job
morale, nurse burnout, and fatigue (Lippincott Solutions, 2018). In this paper, the approach of
insufficient nurse ratios in regards to a nurse leader, a nurse manager and a professional
mechanism to solve this issue will be discussed.
Both the patient and the individual nurse are exposed to the risks of this nurse staffing
issue. Healthcare institutions and Insurance organizations are advocating for the need to have
shorter hospital stays. To remain aggressive in terms of service delivery, they have started
rendering service of greater delicacy to patients. (Sink et al., 2010). This kind of transition on the
way of performing functions has made nurses improve their skills and art of managing time in
the ward because they are made to accomplish most roles working with a higher number of
patients. The consistent increasing need for nurses against the high number of patients has
pushed them to commit medical errors due to exhaustion. Nurses are forced to use a short period
in a single patient because of the pressure put on them by an overwhelming number of patients.
Other issues like forgetting to document crucial information about a patient may also arise.
(Purcell et al., 2011).
A better way to correct this challenge is by the nursing management ensuring an adequate
number of nurses is available about the patient population (Iglesias et al., 2013). Soon a nurse-
The number of nursing staff to the patient population for a while has been an issue of
contention in the medical profession. As per the U.S Association of Nurses, “ensuring enough
staff numbers in the award is crucial in reducing patient complications, decreasing nurse
exhaustion, reducing nurse lethargy and decreasing number of mortality cases due to medical
errors” ("Nurse Staffing," n.d.)). Insufficient nurse staffing ratios can lead to adverse
consequences for sick persons such as having a higher duration of stay due to hospital-related
problems and medication errors. It can negatively impact the nursing staff and lead to loss of job
morale, nurse burnout, and fatigue (Lippincott Solutions, 2018). In this paper, the approach of
insufficient nurse ratios in regards to a nurse leader, a nurse manager and a professional
mechanism to solve this issue will be discussed.
Both the patient and the individual nurse are exposed to the risks of this nurse staffing
issue. Healthcare institutions and Insurance organizations are advocating for the need to have
shorter hospital stays. To remain aggressive in terms of service delivery, they have started
rendering service of greater delicacy to patients. (Sink et al., 2010). This kind of transition on the
way of performing functions has made nurses improve their skills and art of managing time in
the ward because they are made to accomplish most roles working with a higher number of
patients. The consistent increasing need for nurses against the high number of patients has
pushed them to commit medical errors due to exhaustion. Nurses are forced to use a short period
in a single patient because of the pressure put on them by an overwhelming number of patients.
Other issues like forgetting to document crucial information about a patient may also arise.
(Purcell et al., 2011).
A better way to correct this challenge is by the nursing management ensuring an adequate
number of nurses is available about the patient population (Iglesias et al., 2013). Soon a nurse-
Nursing Leadership and Management 3
patient ratio has been agreed on, the management should make an effort to sustain this nurse-
patient ratio. The federal and legislative arm of government should also chip in to support this
initiative by formulating acts of laws that are in support of this policy. Creating policies that
ensure not only this ratio is maintained but also support staff for nurses is hired to help in taking
care of patients per hospital. Also, effort should be made to ensure the transition of nurses from
the more experienced one to juniors and interns is efficient. This ensures at any given time there
is a leadership vacuum that will exist in the ward (Paixão et al., 2015).
Nurse Leader Approach
Individual nurses themselves are leaders and guide their fellows. Some of the roles of a
nurse are to ensure the safety and upheld rights of a patient. Nurses can also come in to help his
or her fellow nurses in terms of helping duties or articulating their needs on behalf of them.
Nurses are advocates and leaders by nature. Therefore nurses team up to ensure all is well within
hospital units. A nurse leader may initiate teamwork amongst his juniors in decision making to
outline the challenges they are facing in regards to the nurse-patient ratio (Johansen et al., 2019)
Most of the nurses across almost all states have recognized this issue and tried to
articulate so it could be solved. An example is nurses from California for thirteen years now,
they have been vocal in the fight for an adequate nurse-patient ratio Nurses across the country
have seen unsafe staff nurses to patient ratios and have raised their voices. There is now a bill in
the senate about this issue which could compel the federal government to issue a safe nurse-
patient ratio is adhered to. The Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality
Care Act (S.1063), and one in the U.S. House of Representatives, The Nurse Staffing Standards
for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act (H.R.2392) that urges nurses to write to their
congressman to support this legislation (NNU, n.d.).
patient ratio has been agreed on, the management should make an effort to sustain this nurse-
patient ratio. The federal and legislative arm of government should also chip in to support this
initiative by formulating acts of laws that are in support of this policy. Creating policies that
ensure not only this ratio is maintained but also support staff for nurses is hired to help in taking
care of patients per hospital. Also, effort should be made to ensure the transition of nurses from
the more experienced one to juniors and interns is efficient. This ensures at any given time there
is a leadership vacuum that will exist in the ward (Paixão et al., 2015).
Nurse Leader Approach
Individual nurses themselves are leaders and guide their fellows. Some of the roles of a
nurse are to ensure the safety and upheld rights of a patient. Nurses can also come in to help his
or her fellow nurses in terms of helping duties or articulating their needs on behalf of them.
Nurses are advocates and leaders by nature. Therefore nurses team up to ensure all is well within
hospital units. A nurse leader may initiate teamwork amongst his juniors in decision making to
outline the challenges they are facing in regards to the nurse-patient ratio (Johansen et al., 2019)
Most of the nurses across almost all states have recognized this issue and tried to
articulate so it could be solved. An example is nurses from California for thirteen years now,
they have been vocal in the fight for an adequate nurse-patient ratio Nurses across the country
have seen unsafe staff nurses to patient ratios and have raised their voices. There is now a bill in
the senate about this issue which could compel the federal government to issue a safe nurse-
patient ratio is adhered to. The Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality
Care Act (S.1063), and one in the U.S. House of Representatives, The Nurse Staffing Standards
for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act (H.R.2392) that urges nurses to write to their
congressman to support this legislation (NNU, n.d.).
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