Nursing Leadership: Styles, Qualities, and Effectiveness Analysis

This report provides an overview of clinical leadership and management in nursing, focusing on the differences between leadership and management, various leadership styles such as transformational, democratic, autocratic, and laissez-faire, and a detailed examination of the transformational...Read More

“Clinical Leadership and Management in
Nursing and Specialisations”
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Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................4
Example the different between leadership and management......................................................4
Discuss about the leadership styles..............................................................................................5
Discuss about the chosen leadership style...................................................................................6
How transformational leadership style accomplish goals with nursing practices.......................7
Discuss the qualities and behaviour which contribute to the effectiveness of leadership style in
nursing practice............................................................................................................................7
Advantage and disadvantage of leadership style with nursing practice......................................8
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFRENCES...................................................................................................................................9
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INTRODUCTION
Leadership and management both are essential as leadership is the art of influencing people
to focus on achieving goals and objectives. Leaders provide direction to its team members so that
they work efficiently (Cope and Murray, (2017)). Management is the process of planning,
organising, directing and controlling all the activities. Leadership styles that are applicable to
nursing practice are, transformational leadership, democratic, laissez faire leadership style and
autocratic leadership. These are some styles that are applied in nursing practice, advantages and
disadvantages of leadership style are discussed in report. Difference between management and
leadership is described in report.
MAIN BODY
Example the different between leadership and management
Leadership Management
A leadership is all about the provided the
direction or path for nursing staff members
towards patient treatments. A great leader has
a leadership qualities to inspire or motivate
the registered nurses to do some actions at the
time of patient treatment (van Kraaij and
et.al., 2020).
A management is a kind of responsibility that
mainly handled by higher medical professional
authority, who can easily handle the various
kind of task executions. For Example- A
manager of hospital is oversees the series of
tactics that will get them to where they need to
be.
A leadership is always support for nursing
staff members to inspire or motivate other
members to handle complex patient situation
or condition.
Management of hospitals are basically used the
management style in order to make an
important decision, making sure the everyone
is establishing a good collaboration with each
other.
In context of clinical perspective, nursing
staffs taking a direct report and interact with
patient to give better advance or suggestion in
In context of clinical aspects, management will
support for nursing staff member to overseeing
a large team in the absence of team leader.
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regards of future treatment.
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Discuss about the leadership styles
Transformational leadership – Transformational leadership refers to style in which leaders
work with team, they identify change that is required, create a vision to guide team members,
and implement the changes so that goals can be achieved. It is defined as an approach that helps
in making improvement for the growth of business. This leadership style is applicable on nursing
staff as they identify changes that are required to satisfy patients. They make plans and
implement that according to requirement of patients (Giddens, (2018)).
Democratic leadership – In this type of leadership style members are having right to give their
suggestions or share views. Members are more participative in this leadership style. This is
applicable to nursing staff as they are having right to give new ideas or suggestions so that better
services can be provided to patients. As nursing staff a lot of time with patients and their
families, so they are having idea that what are the problems faced by them. Plans or strategies are
made according to the need of customers to satisfy them.
Autocratic leadership – In this style, leader is having all the power and members have to follow
instructions given by leader. They are not having right to share their views or take any decision
without consulting with leader. This is applicable to nursing staff as they have to work according
to the instructions given by their leader, they cannot take decision on their own.
Laissez faire leadership – This leadership style is opposite of autocratic as in this style leaders
make decisions after consulting with all team members. In this style leaders take decisions and
also allows members to take decisions. As nursing staff are given training so they can take
decisions on their own and they have to follow instructions given by the leader.
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Discuss about the chosen leadership style.
In context of nursing practices, it has been chosen “Transformational Leadership Style” in
which inspire, motivate or encourage staff member to innovate and create change that will help
for grow or shape the success of clinical perspectives. Transformational leadership will support
for nursing staff members to accomplish a goal setting. In order to handle various kind of
different operations and functions in the workplace (Decadt and et.al., 2020). For Example- By
using Transformational leadership, a senior medical professional make a sense of create or
develop corporate culture, where they are providing the better clinical facilities and services.
A great transformational leader inspire or motivate their workforce without micro-
managing. In clinical perspective, it would have established a trust among medical professionals,
develop a trust trained nursing staff member to take authority over decision in their assigned
jobs. This type of leadership style is basically designed to give authority of nurses in the
workplace, creative healthy working environment, look to future and find a better solution in
term of patient treatment. In some cases, medical professionals have been used transformation
leadership style that will help to track or monitor the current condition of patient’s. Moreover,
higher authority of clinical department will give a better mentorship and training session for their
staff members.
Why transformation leadership style applicable to nursing practices
The transformation leadership style is applicable to the nursing practices because a
transformational leaders build a positive relationships and motivate the clinical staff members,
team as a while. Transformational leaders are becoming enthusiastic, charismatic and focused on
the better successful outcome or result (Msibi, Nkwanyana and Kuebel, 2020). This type of
leadership style in nursing seen as one of the important aspects because it help for nursing staff
members to promote their improved patient outcomes, and always maintain job satisfaction
among people. According to the Nurses Credentialing centre, it has been recognised that
transformational leadership is becoming an essential component in hospitals receiving the
coveted Magnet destination.
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How transformational leadership style accomplish goals with nursing practices.
On the basis of transformational leadership style, it has been introduced the most effective
nurse leaders. In order to establish an effective working environment for nurses and patient
safety. As per consideration of nursing practices, it should require for setting a goal by nurses
leaders in order to promote the better healthcare facilities. This leadership style has been
accomplished goal by performing a suitable roles that encourage exploration, communication
and evaluation. It means that assure a viable healthcare setting for organisational growth and also
improved patient outcomes (Skela-Savič, 2020). For Example- Transformation nurses leader
should analyse the severity of patient problem. Simultaneously, it must be represented the
expectation for nurse and which could motivate or inspire to achieve desirable goals. By means
of transformation leadership, the nurses’ behaviour can be influenced and also improved
organisational committed through goals and objectives.
On the basis of discussion, it has been justified that Transformational leadership style
consider an appropriate approach that help for every nurses leaders to handle overall critical
situation or condition in the hospitals. That’s why, it become suitable for nursing perspectives
Discuss the qualities and behaviour which contribute to the effectiveness of leadership style in
nursing practice.
In context of nursing practice, a transformational nurse’s leader seeks to create a positive
change the clinical treatments. A great leader enhance the morale, performance, motivation of
staff members (Decadt and et.al., 2020). Therefore, other nurses are inspired to change their
behaviour, attitude and qualities which contribute to the effectiveness of transformational
leadership style. There are different kind of qualities and behaviour explain as follows:-
Keep their ego in check- Whenever, a nursing leader is to keep their ego under control
because ego problem will increase conflict situation among staff members. In order to check ego,
transformational nurse’s leader able to put enterprise before their own personal again and
performance from other staff members.
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Self –management- A transformational nurse’s leader typically do not require to move in
direction from other. It is highly motivated or inspired other member in right direction.
Therefore, it contribute the effective of leadership style in nursing practices.
Advantage and disadvantage of leadership style with nursing practice.
Advantage-
 Transformation nurses leader tends to retain other staff member which often than other
form of leadership. A transformational nurses leader has been satisfied the needs of
organisation as well as patient’s.
 A transformation Nurses leader is able to engage with patients directly and provide the
better direction or guidance in context of treatments. In order to motivate, inspire patients
towards medical facilities and services.
Disadvantage-
 In some cases, a transformational nurse’s leader can develop a negative outcome from
patient’s side because it offers a specific vision, appealed to value of patient, and was
quite charismatic (Decadt and et.al., 2020).
 A transformation nurse’s leader has required to maintain enthusiasm of their team
member to achieve desirable specific vision. But at certain level, due to the lack of skill
which become difficult for leader to identify the specific feedback from patients.
CONCLUSION
Form the report it can be concluded that, leadership styles play a crucial role in managing all
the activities properly. As there are some leadership style that is applies to nursing staff such as,
transformational, democratic, laissez faire and autocratic. All these styles help in proper working
as according to democratic leadership all nursing staff are having right to take decisions on their
own without asking to their leader, in autocratic style staff has to follow instructions given by
leader. Management is the process which includes, planning, organising, directing and
controlling whereas leadership is the art to motivate others.
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REFRENCES
Books and Journals
Cope, V. and Murray, M., 2017. Leadership styles in nursing. Nursing Standard. 31(43).
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Giddens, J., 2018. Transformational leadership: What every nursing dean should know. Journal
of Professional Nursing.34(2). pp.117-121.
Msibi, G., Nkwanyana, M.N. and Kuebel, H., 2020. Eswatini Nursing Council Regulatory
Reforms: Process towards Entry to Practice Examination. Annals of global health. 86(1).
Skela-Savič, B., 2020. It is time for clinical specialisations and advanced nursing
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van Kraaij, J. and et.al., 2020. Nurse practitioners’ perceptions of their ability to enact
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