Analysis of Leadership and Nursing Shortage in Mental Healthcare

This report explores the critical issues facing the healthcare industry, focusing on the leadership challenges within mental health nursing and the pervasive nursing shortage. The introduction highlights the impact of changing laws, policies, and regulations, and the significant concern of nurse retention. The report is divided into three parts. Part One discusses the importance of leadership in mental health nursing, outlining key principles and leadership approaches. It references several authors, including Grossman and Valiga, Brennan and Bakken, and Cherry and Jacob, to support the significance of leadership in improving patient outcomes and fostering a sense of responsibility among nurses. Part Two identifies the shortage of nurses as a major issue, particularly in the United Kingdom, and discusses the impact of workplace violence and long working hours. Part Three focuses on preparing future nursing leaders through structured development programs, mentorship, and the implementation of transformational leadership strategies. The report references various authors and the role of team-based approaches. The conclusion summarizes the report's key findings, emphasizing the need for effective leadership to address the nursing shortage and improve healthcare practices. The report also includes a reference section with the sources used.

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
PART ONE .....................................................................................................................................3
PART TWO.....................................................................................................................................4
PART THREE ................................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION...............................................................................................................................5
REFERENCE...................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION.
The health care industry is nowadays facing the major issuers due to the rapid change in
the privacy of laws, policy and regulation along with governance style of organization. The issue
majorly faced the today's organization is the shortage of nurses. There is more concern growing
nowadays is retention of nurses becomes more imminent. Due to the recent economic
depression, the nurses has been in the list of shortage. The shortage of the nurses can be turned
out to be devastating in heath care delivery system. Hence the challenges is worth for
consideration. There is the implementation of the confidentiality policy of working in NHS
(National Health Service) along with unprotected title by regulatory framework in law in united
kingdom.
PART ONE
Leadership is considered as the important in the mental heath nursing as the mental
health nurses are the agents for change and the management role, leadership along with
characteristic existing at various level in health care. There are various principles that need to be
followed as the leadership guides for the nurses in the mental health is such as the the better
approach seek for the self improvement along with being technically proficient. The nurses
should be the one who take the responsibility along with their action to make sound and timely
decision. The nurse should have the concern regarding the mental health patient and look out for
the well being of the mental illness. The leadership of the nurse by the senior authority should be
such a way that they simply understood and developed the sense of responsibility and
accomplished their goals toward the organization.
According to Grossman and Valiga, (2016) there are systematic conduct of the literature
reviews of leadership in nursing and outcomes of patient, through which it has been identified
leadership is good methodological approach to be complected in mental heath hospitals. As per
the view of Brennan and Bakken (2015) the leader member exchange (LMX) was not well as it
is the wider concept to acknowledge the leaders in the mental illness. The author Cherry and
Jacob (2016) also stated that the the clinical health care staff should have the proper
understanding of the roles insetting, inspiring and the having promotion of values. The author
Grossman and Valiga, (2016) also supported that the clinical experience and skills will make
have ensure understanding to the needs of patient. Th author Brennan and Bakken (2015) states

that the transformation leadership will helps in inspiring others to have the discovering of
meaning and purpose in relation of the work which is addition to their growth and maturity.
PART TWO
The major issues that were identifies in the recent scenario of the mental health is
regarding the shortage of the nurse in the united kingdom. The issue majorly faced the today's
organization is the shortage of nurses. There is more concern growing nowadays is retention of
nurses becomes more imminent. Due to the recent economic depression, the nurses has been in
the list of shortage. According to author Grossman and Valiga, (2016) it is stated that the
shortage of the nurses can due to the major impact of the practice based issues in the nurses
today. As in United states, the nurses are major facing the issue of workplace violence and long
working hours. The author also supports that due to long working hours and violence behavior
from the patient and coworkers make them possibly to quit the job. On the the hand the author
Fischer (2016) argued that nurses as paid for the long working hours along with compensation
foe providing excellent services to the patient. However Cherry and Jacob (2016) the short
staffing at different level of organization us the issue of both professional and personal concern
for the nurses today. The author Grossman and Valiga, (2016) also stated that the shortage of the
nurses can be there as they have face a numerous hazard which includes exposure to blood
borne pathogens, injuries, hand washing and other related dermatitis along cold and flu germs.
PART THREE
For the preparation of future nursing leaders and make them successful is an significant
part as many of the current leader will be retires in large number in upcoming future. According
to author Cherry and Jacob (2016)it was stated that implementation of structured nursing
leadership development program is necessary for the nurse manager orientation online program.
The author Cherry and Jacob (2016) also stated that future nursing leader aligned with nursing
leadership competencies. The Brennan and Bakken (2015) argued that paring with the assigned
mentors along with monthly leadership sessions will make the increase in the level of perception
of leadership competencies. According to author Fischer (2016) it was stated that with the
facilitation of full scope practice use to involve in team management as it supports the if
continuation of the education to maintain the competencies. The author Cherry and Jacob (2016)
also stated that there transformation leadership can be turned out to be more dynamic as a
strategic visionary model. However the author Fischer (2016) argues that that increased

understanding of scope in practice may not the sufficient to incite effective team building. There
should be the team based approach as the patient outcome requires a needs fore the systematical
care setting along with a clear understanding of the roles in team. The author Cherry and Jacob
( 2016) argues that in the previous time the transnational leadership were predominated one and
discarded. There should be focus on new task in hand and the achievement of nursing standard
along with day to day operations. However the author states that Grossman and Valiga, (2016)
the outcome of the transformation leadership strategy results in financial savings, quality of care
along with flexibility in health care practices. The leadership practices basically have the
inclusion of advocacy of public of reflective nursing practices.
CONCLUSION.
As from the above report it can be stater that due to the rapid change in the privacy of
laws, policy and regulation along with governance style of organization. The issue majorly faced
the today's organization is the shortage of nurses. There are various principles that need to be
followed as the leadership guides for the nurses in the mental health is such as the the better
approach seek for the self improvement along with being technically proficient. The short
staffing at different level of organization us the issue of both professional and personal concern
for the nurses today. the outcome of the transformation leadership strategy results in financial
savings, quality of care along with flexibility in health care practices.

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