Nursing Leadership

Running Head: NURSING LEADERSHIP
Nursing Leadership
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NURSING LEADERSHIP 2
Nursing Leadership
Democratic leadership is a style of leadership where the team members take part in the
decision-making process within an organization. Consequently, democratic leadership allows
followers or subjects to feel more engaged in the management process, more dedicated to
objectives, as well as more motivated to work effectively. Democratic leadership plays a leading
role in inspiring friendships and moral associations in the workplace, where it create employee
ownership of the organization and its areas (Fiaz, Qin, Ikram & Saqib, 2017). During the 1930s,
Kurt Lewin, a behavioural scientist carried out researches and recognized the importance of
democratic or participative leadership in organizations. Democratic leadership in the nursing
practice greatly allows nurse leaders to influence other leaders towards attaining the goals of the
specific organization. Nurse leaders that adopt democratic leadership style act as facilitators
rather than being dictators by promoting the sharing of ideas and information towards providing
high-quality and safe care to the patients. Democratic leaders promote teamwork were the
majority of the tasks are performed by different teams towards promoting efficiency. In addition,
democratic leader encourages open communication and nurse staff in many decisions.
Democratic leaders emphasize relationships towards quality improvement and processes in the
organization, other than on mistakes of individual team members (Fowler, 2016).
I believe that I have the qualities of a democratic leader based on my past experiences
during my practice as a nurse leader in my organization in critical care unit. I believe my
democratic leadership stems from the fact that I am a relationship-and people-oriented. In my
practice, I believe that the organization’s policies along with decisions in a group setting are best
for all the people involved. Democratic leaders including myself stress teamwork and are willing