The Assignment on Nursing Leadership and Management

Running Head: NURSING LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT 1
Nursing Leadership and Management
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NURSING LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT 2
NURSING LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
Nursing Leadership and Management
Fundamental Principles of Servant Leaders
A type of leadership that emphasizes offering service to followers before leading these
followers is known as servant leadership. If a person claims to be a servant leader, it means that
they must hey must primarily put their focus on the well-being and the growth of the people who
come from their communities. (NTCBT, 2020) Servant leadership does not focus on the
acquisition of power but instead putting the other peoples' needs first and helping them to
develop and also to perform in the highest way possible. A servant leader believes that every
person deserves respect, civility, and trust and that all people are of value.
Two Servant Leadership Qualities that Support Interprofessional Communication in
Providing Patients Care
One of the qualities of a servant leader that support interprofessional communication in
Providing Patients Care is Empathy. When people are recognized and at the same time accepted
for who they are, they can relate well with other workers in ensuring proper delivery of services
to the patients. Servant leaders need to take co-workers as people and assume their good
intentions. (NTCBT, 2020) Servant leaders must exercise empathy even when they are forced to
reject their co-workers due to their performance or even their behavior.
Secondly, servant leaders must learn to listen. If a leader in the nursing field is identified
as a servant leader, listening is a skill that they must possess to maintain interprofessional
communication and offer care to their patients. (NTCBT, 2020)Before making decisions, servant
leaders must learn to listen to others deeply. Servant leaders must listen to what other people are