Importance of Transformational Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare

Running Head: NURSING ASSIGNMENT 0
Nursing assignment
10/9/2018

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Contents
PART- ‘A’.............................................................................................................................................3
1. Introduction...................................................................................................................................3
1.1 Leadership styles.........................................................................................................................3
1.2 Leadership style in nursing..........................................................................................................3
2. Transformational leadership..............................................................................................................4
2.1 Positive impact of transformational leadership............................................................................4
2.2 Models of transformational leadership.........................................................................................4
3. Evaluation of transformational leadership.........................................................................................5
3.1 Impact of leadership on aspects of nursing..................................................................................5
3.2 Leadership contributes to effective quality care...........................................................................7
3.3 Opportunities to nurses................................................................................................................7
Conclusion.............................................................................................................................................8
PART- ‘B’.............................................................................................................................................8
References...........................................................................................................................................10

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PART- ‘A’
1. Introduction
The report brings about a discussion on the nursing and the leadership approaches applicable
to the role of nurses. It also describes the relevance of leadership to the communication,
opportunities, delegation, scope of practice, management of conflict and other related aspects.
The report includes the description of the evaluation of the knowledge in the field of nursing
and developing an early career plan. Leadership is the process of influencing the attitude and
behaviour of the people towards attaining a common goal; therefore, there are many
leadership approaches in context to the nursing in healthcare settings (Cherry and Jacob,
2016). Part A and part B that also includes identifying the influence of certain factors on the
completion of the studies of an individual. The report in the later part demonstrates how
leadership affect the quality and system of any healthcare. In addition, it states about the
opportunities available to the nurses for developing effective leadership skills and
contributing to the healthcare.
1.1 Leadership styles
Leadership approaches in nursing play an integral role in enhancing the quality of the
healthcare settings. Depending on the nature of the leadership, styles, or theory applied in
the healthcare the impact on the healthcare related outcomes are analysed. Healthcare
settings like other organisations practice effective leadership styles to attain health related
goals and ensure satisfactory services to the customers/patients. Leadership approaches
defines the goals to be achieved and coordinates the efforts of the individuals in any
organisation. Healthcare must ensure the existence of effective leadership skills, leaders,
or managers to improve the functioning of the healthcare leading to better patient health
and safety (Frankel and PGCMS, 2018).
1.2 Leadership style in nursing
The approaches in nursing includes a number of different style of leadership such as
democratic, transactional, transformational, authoritarian, Laissez-faire, and situational
leadership style. In context to nursing, transformational leadership is the most effective
style of leadership, which establishes a relationship between the leader-follower, i.e.
nurses and the patients. Nurses at all the levels need leadership competencies or skills to

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contribute effectively to the patient safety and healthcare. It has found that it is imperative
for the nurse managers to employ transformational leadership in their nursing practices or
healthcare settings, as it leads to positive outcomes. This style of leadership encourages
adaptation to change, and allows for recognising the areas of change and inspiring the
leaders or followers. This is related to the healthcare nurses on applying transformational
leadership, encourages patients to accept or adapt to the changes (Morsiani, Bagnasco,
and Sasso, 2017).
2. Transformational leadership
A nurse adopting transformational leadership approach in the healthcare are able to use
evidence based actions in the clinical settings for the treatment of the patients. There are four
important characteristics or features of the transformational leaders include effective
communicator, inspiration for other health professionals and patients, having a trustworthy
character and promoting teamwork in the hospitals. Nurses in the healthcare settings when
apply transformational leadership it provides them effective skills, to manage the health of
the patient and it provides them better career satisfaction (Jang, Lee and Lee, 2015).
2.1 Positive impact of transformational leadership
Nurses in any healthcare embrace transformational leadership because this style of leadership
helps in establishing healthy relationships with the other health professionals resulting to a
sense of empowerment. A nurse with the transformational leadership qualities will increase
the staff effectiveness and ensure enhanced decision-making skills. It further leads to
improvements in the clinical practice and thereby enhanced patient outcomes. It creates a
positive environment for both nurses, healthcare professionals as well as for the patients in
respect to the clinical methodology for their treatment. In addition to the betterment of the
patient safety and health in the healthcare, transformational leadership ensures the
development and increased job-satisfaction for the nurses. Staff members in the healthcare
become empowered through the implications of transformational leadership and follow
critical thinking to treat patients (Wong, 2015).
2.2 Models of transformational leadership
To discuss the leadership approach adopted in the nursing or healthcare, the essential
characteristic can be stated that the transformational leadership is the management strategy
for the nurses in the healthcare. The model of transformational leadership, which included