Nursing Leadership

Running head: NURSING LEADERSHIP 1
Nursing Leadership
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NURSING LEADERSHIP 2
Nursing Leadership
The week 7 and 8 activities including participating in nurses’ staff meetings and meeting
with the executive leadership influenced my nursing career positively. Nursing is a challenging
and dynamic profession which requires inspiring and engaging leaders and role models. I
observed that my nurse leader, a preceptor, often plays a vital role in influencing the decisions of
the junior nurses. In the contemporary healthcare sector, developing and recognizing nurse
leaders is often a significant challenge. My nurse leader provides the best leadership style to
ensure proper provision of clinical services and promotes the development of future nurses.
Notably, I observed that my nurse leader particularly influences the work environment in
various ways. First, the nurse leader strives to create a suitable work culture that is appropriate
for all nurses (Hutchinson and Jackson, 2013). The preceptor establishes, manages and where
necessary deconstructs the work culture. A proper work culture involves the ability of workmates
to cooperate and work together, assist each other when problems arise and propose how
leadership can be improved to ensure the provision of better services. It also entails sharing
values and current research knowledge to shape decision-making skills.
Additionally, my nurse leader influences the work environment by matching personal
objectives and goals with the organizational requirements. Nurses are then able to be more
productive by concentrating on their work because their profession corresponds to their beliefs. It
is important to note that failure to match nurses' values with organizational goals leads to
dissatisfaction and dissonance (Wong, Cummings and Ducharme, 2013). My nurse leader also
influences nurses’ work environment through utilization of staff meetings to convey the best
strategies of health care service delivery.