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Nursing Student Work-Study Internship

   

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1Running head: NURSING LEADERSHIPNursing Leadership Name of student:Name of university:Author note:

2NURSING LEADERSHIP1.While working as an intern in an eminent healthcare setting in the city as part of myclinical placement, I had the opportunity to come across a leader who was efficient toinfluence others to make a change. The concerned person was a nurse leader named MsMartha Bridget who focused on providing clinical leadership and implementing patient careprocesses and models of care delivery. According to Hess (2004) a nurse leader must workfor better patient outcomes across the clinical setting. The main role that this leader playedwas related to designing and implementation of evidence-based practices, as she believed thatevidence-based practices could ensure optimal quality care through full utilisation ofresources. The most noteworthy one being adherence to adequate hand washing methods bythe nursing professionals. She had taken initiative the reform the guidelines used by thesetting in this regard and motivated all healthcare professionals to abide by the same. As a leader Ms. Martha collaborated with other health professional team members forcoming up with suitable strategies that can be beneficial for both the professionals and thepatients. A remarkable feature of her leadership competency was that her communicationskills were excellent and she could establish a strong relationship with the stakeholders withwhich she would collaborate. In addition, she had the advanced nursing knowledge andengaged in the continuous learning process to keep herself updated about recentadvancements in the nursing field. 2.The concept of five level of leadership was put forward by John Maxwell who studiedthe concept of leadership in details. As per the scholar, the five levels of leadership areposition, permission, production, people development, and pinnacle, with the last one as thehighest level. I would categorise Ms Martha at level 3 that is of production. The goal of a

3NURSING LEADERSHIPleader in this level is to motivate other people for fulfilling a set of goals and bringing about achange. On this level, a person exhibiting leadership must be focusing on producing a resulton the basis of their credibility and ability to influence others. People tend to follow such aleader since the relationship with the person is strong and based on respect. At the productionlevel, leaders act as change agents. As positive change is brought about, profits are high andorganisational goals are accomplished. Leading others is a fulfilling and rewarding task sinceleaders collaborate with followers to move towards success (Weiss & Tappen, 2014). Inrelation to Ms Martha, it is to be noted that she had built up a strong relation with thehealthcare team members and motivated them to bring about positive changes in the setting inrelation to their regular practice. She had been successful in inculcating within the mind ofthe professionals an essence of better performance. 3.John Maxwell’s 5 levels of leadership I believe is a good source for assessingpersonal growth and progress in relation to leadership abilities. The paradigm has beenbeneficial for understanding the level of leadership I fit into at present. Analysing the featuresof each leadership level I come to the conclusion that I belong to the level 2 of leadership,that is Permission. According to Grohar-Murray et al., (2016) a leader at this level canexhibit his leadership skills solely on the basis of relationships established with concernedindividuals. Leadership is also based on trust and the aspiration of these individuals to followthe leader. The most notable outcome of the leader-follower situation is that lasting andstrong relations are built. In my opinion, I at this level since my leadership is based solely onpersonal relationships and the rapport I share with the individuals. Moreover, I lead thosepeople for whom I have developed a liking and develop influence on people with whom Ishare a trusted relationship. For moving onto the next level of leadership that is Production, Ineed to enhance my ability to influence other irrespective of whether I have a trusted

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