NURS 3135: Leadership in Nursing - Professional Role Discussion

This discussion post examines the relationship between nursing leadership and the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) Code of Ethics, drawing on an evidence-based research article by Regan, Laschinger, and Wong (2016). The paper highlights how nursing leadership, empowerment, and a positive professional environment influence inter-professional collaboration, as demonstrated by the study conducted across healthcare organizations in Ontario, Canada. The findings are then linked to the CNA's Code of Ethics, emphasizing the importance of collaboration between nurses and other healthcare professionals. The paper also references the CNA's position on the need for nurse leaders to teach clinical leadership skills. The conclusion emphasizes the necessity of providing educational resources for effective inter-professional collaboration, which aligns with the CNA's ethical guidelines and promotes high-quality, safe patient care. The paper concludes by reinforcing the importance of nurse leaders in fostering effective inter-professional collaboration through the provision of accessible educational resources.

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Introduction
The following paper will briefly discuss on the way in which nursing leadership and
professional roles are related with nursing code of ethics at the national level, such as the
Canadian Nurses Association (CNA), using an evidence-based, peer-reviewed research article.
Discussion
The peer reviewed article so selected is the experiment conducted by Regan, Laschinger
and Wong (2016), which evaluated the role of nursing leadership, nursing empowerment and
environment of professional practice in influencing nurses’ perceptions of inter-disciplinary
collaboration. The study was conducted across 220 registered nurses working across healthcare
organizations situated in Ontario, Canada. Participants were selected randomly and were
requested to complete a questionnaire assessing these outcomes. The results revealed that high
rates of practice of nursing leadership, nursing empowerment and environment of professional
practice were associated with 45% of variance in nurses’ perceptions of inter-professional
collaboration (Regan, Laschinger & Wong, 2016),
Such findings can be closely related to the Nursing Code of Ethics A developed by the
CNA, which necessitates registered nurses to collaboratively work with nursing colleagues as
well as health professionals working in inter-disciplinary fields such as occupational health,
policy formulators, unions and healthcare safety workers during critical clinical and emergency
responses (CNA, 2017). Such collaborative functioning by nursing leaders will pave the way for
the deliverance of patient care services which are safe and of high quality (Orchard et al., 2017).
The research by Regan, Laschinger and Wong (2016), also postulates the need for nurse
leaders to incorporate accessible educational resources of effective inter-professional practice in

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order to develop trust across nurses and multidisciplinary team member. Such research
implications can be related CNA’s position statement on the need for nurse leaders to encompass
the teaching of clinical leadership skills across all levels of the clinical workforce (CNA, 2017).
Conclusion
Thus, to conclude, this paper successfully discusses the relationship between nursing
leadership and national level code of ethics, using an evidence based, peer reviewed research. To
conclude, nurse leaders must ensure the availability of relevant educational resources for
effective inter-professional collaboration.

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References
CNA. (2017). Code of Ethics FOR REGISTERED NURSES. Retrieved 11 January 2020, from
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CNA. (2020). Nursing Leadership: CNA Position. Retrieved 11 January 2020, from
https://www.cna-aiic.ca/~/media/cna/page-content/pdf-en/nursing-leadership_position-
statement.pdf?la=en.
Orchard, C. A., Sonibare, O., Morse, A., Collins, J., & Al-Hamad, A. (2017). Collaborative
Leadership, Part 1: The Nurse Leader's Role within Interprofessional Teams. Nursing
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Regan, S., Laschinger, H. K., & Wong, C. A. (2016). The influence of empowerment, authentic
leadership, and professional practice environments on nurses’ perceived interprofessional
collaboration. Journal of nursing management, 24(1), E54-E61. doi:
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