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RUNNING HEAD: NURSING – REFLECTIVE ESSAYNursingName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor Note
NURSINGPART A: Approaches for Leadership1. Example of the Leadership Model Witnessed In a clinical setting, it becomes difficult to arrive at absolutely proper decisions if the subject hasbeen sensitive for a while. Such situations are usually witnessed in the Department of Oncology.During clinical placements in the respective department, the manner, in which my seniorregistered nurses implemented a democratic style of leadership for effective care of theirpatients, could be identified. Their profiles as leaders in nursing team were authentic and theycould effectively combine the interpersonal communication and planning to provide fasterresolution to conflicts arising among cancer patients. In an Oncology Department, things are tobe planned carefully through collective consultancy involving axillary nurses, technicians,doctors and radiologists prior to interaction with the patients who arrive at hospital. 1.1 Specific ExamplesDuring the entire period of my stay at the healthcare environment, coordination was to beperformed with Miss Phoebe who was the head of the nursing team for administeringChemotherapy. She was quite empathetic and fairly realized that things are dynamic when itcomes to dealing with psychological disturbed patients and therefore she used to take eachmember’s advice before arriving at a decision regarding handling diversified patients.2. Description of the Approach 2.1 Identification of the Leadership ApproachAs per my personal identification, it can certainly be opined that the kind of leadership approachshe adopted was of democratic nature. She could prepare the entire team to deal with changesthat are speculated in a nursing care for cancer. Things were not confined to the care only and theleadership model reflected within the education and research works also. I performed theexploration of management techniques from the initial phase of training itself to prepare myselfprofessionally for similar situations in future (ONS, 2012).2.2 Explanation of its Key Features and CharacteristicsDemocratic style of leadership is sometimes also termed as Participative leadership. There werevarious definitions framed for this particular kind of leadership seen among nurses. Thedefinition changes as per the theories adhered to. Any effort to define a perfect model ofdemocratic pattern is operationally inconsistent. Some of the key features in the pointed outleadership approaches are:Relatively Lesser Degree of Control over Subordinates than In case of Autocratic stylewhen it comes to Work-Related DecisionsProvision for Much Freedom for the Workplace Subordinates to Participate in GroupDiscussions. Emphasis on the Active Participation of the Group in Decision makingActive Stimulation Among the Group During Participations and DiscussionsCollective Framing of Policies, Activities and Techniques that are required to cope withAny Kind of Tasks.
NURSINGResemblance of the Leader as a Regular Member of the Group without ConsiderableInvestment of Effort in the Work.Leader’s Effort for Extension of Existing Knowledge and Competencies of the TeamMembers.Partial Resemblance of the Autocratic Behaviour in Highly-Specific Situations WhereAccuracy is CriticalNon-Directive Control over Members’ Actions and Bidirectional Flow ofCommunication (Neuss, et al 2013).From the past learning outcomes, it has been sufficiently understood that a democratic leader hashigh moral values in any kind of situation irrespective of gender perceptions and beliefs. Someargue that the democratic style of leadership is outweighed by the transformational one but thesame might not be true. According to personal analysis, it can be revealed that the former do notresult in low productivity rather the latter one may. The possible drawback can be the lengthytime consumed to decide over simple and short-termed executions. But the benefit leader bringsamong by encouraging volunteer efforts in its member far outweighs the drawbacks. Ademocratic leader notably demonstrates some desirable characteristics. He/she tends to beknowledgeable and stimulating and therefore can have high influence on the subordinates foraccomplishing a task properly. Such leader observes winning in cooperation and often providesdesirable consequences that are logical and situation-oriented (Ray, et al 2012). 2.3 Observation of Mentioned Key Features from the Clinical PracticeThe level of competencies and standards that Miss Phoebe demonstrated was commendablewhich are also required for effective administration of chemotherapy. Poor decision makingskills while being in that setting can be impactful for any patient irrespective of his/her age orliteracy factor. Chemotherapy can be costly and a patient might become extremely depressedpost-realisation of any terminal illness. In such cases, Miss Phoebe has multiple times effectivelydemonstrated the participation of her patients and its family members for making medicaldecisions. During the clinical practice, it was observed that Miss Phoebe followed somepreliminary procedures in case a patient refused treatment methods as prescribed by the doctor.Her procedure primarily reflected the effort to find out the cause for avoiding chemotherapies.This kind of situation truly indicates the sensitivity of a subject and therefore Miss Phoebe usedto discuss with her team regarding the method of communication they were supposed to havewith different patients. This implies a collective decision making and consultancy which aremajor characteristics of a democratic leader. A democratic leader is also participative in natureand the same was revealed when her intrapersonal skills were evaluated by colleagues and otherhealthcare professionals. She could build rapport with her patients with ease and thus succeededin altering the medical decisions of her patients for positive health outcomes. This again impliesthat she is a democratic leader because of her active participation, which is a key characteristic ofdemocratic leadership (Lanzoni, et al 2011).
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