An alternative approach to nurse manager leadership

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NURSING LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
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Introduction
With the onset of technological advancements and scientific discoveries in the clinical
and medical field, healthcare organizations are increasingly under pressure to fulfil consumers’
dynamic expectations of receiving healthcare services and resources of the highest quality. Thus,
with respect to the same, healthcare professionals are now entrusted to engage on organizational
skills of leadership and management for the purpose of achieving positive patient health
outcomes as well as organizational success (Stanley and Stanley 2018). It is of no surprise that
nurses are now required to engage beyond merely clinical skills of disease alleviation and thus,
accumulate capabilities of clinical leadership, team building and clinical governance (Stanley
2018). The following paper will thus provide a succinct yet detailed discussion on the key
leadership aspects and characteristics observed and their future influence on professional career
practices, via drawing upon an interview of a Registered Nurse (RN).
Discussion
Reason for Selection
For completion of this assignment, the concerned personnel who was interviewed was an
RN under whom I was supervised extensively during my previous practicum experience in a
local healthcare organization. One of the key reasons which prompted me to maintain contact
with her and interview her for this exercise was her skill of being motivational and inspirational
towards the members of the nursing workforce. During my experience of working under her, I
recall witnessing countless times when she continued to motivate me and peers especially when
we were distress in response to any clinical emergency reports from a patient. Indeed, as I
interviewed, she discussed in detail and with eagerness, of some of her notable clinical

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experiences of inspiring and motivating her followers at the healthcare organization. Clinical
environments have been evidenced to be far from simple – every patient present themselves with
a complex set of healthcare needs with a high likelihood of unexpected and unpredicted
outcomes (Cziraki et al. 2018). Thus, it is not surprising to find nurses working under extensive
distress, pressure and an expectation to deliver during emergencies. A nursing leader who
actively engages in motivating and inspiring the workforce paves the way for mitigation of
burnout and fatigue and resultant improved performance outcomes from supervised nurses (Al
Rahbi, Khalid and Khan 2017). Thus, the intrinsic need for leaders to motivate formed a key
rationale for interviewing the selected RN personally.
Another key aspect which prompted me to interview and relate to leadership within the
concerned RN was her ability to adapt to the unique needs, preferences and competencies of each
member of the nursing workforce. She recall during her interview, an incident of conflict
management which she had handled efficiently despite nurses’ diverse skills and capabilities.
Indeed, when inquired about her skill of adaptability, the RN expressed her perception regarding
the importance of adaptability and need for considering the unique attributes for each individual
in stimulating personal as well as professional development across nursing workforce members
Indeed, it has been evidenced that leaders who adapt and delegate tasks based on follower
competencies, not only pave the way for effective teamwork and organizational goal
achievement also stimulate a desire and drive for continuous learning within a follower (Stuart,
Moore and Sims 2020).
Lastly one of the most important leadership skills which prompted me to interview and
appreciate this RN as a leader is her nature to be empathetic to the needs and qualities of others.
While interviewing, there were countless times when she emphasized on how with time, she