University Nursing: Professional Identity and Stewardship Report

This report analyzes the professional identity and stewardship of a nurse supervisor in a surgical ward. It explores the nurse's roles as a healthcare team member, emphasizing responsibilities in patient care, guidance, and staff education. The report defines professionalism as adhering to professional and personal standards, highlighting its impact on patient safety and quality of care. It examines leadership, advocating for a healthy work environment, and the importance of authenticity and influence. The report also discusses the concept of stewardship in healthcare, focusing on the nurse's role in advocating for patients and promoting positive change within the clinical setting. The report concludes by highlighting the alignment of the nurse's practices with professional standards and her dedication to her work, drawing on insights from the interview and relevant literature.

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A nurse supervisor from the surgical ward was chosen for the leadership interview.
Role as a healthcare team member
The nurse supervisor was asked about her roles as a healthcare team member. She
explained that as a nurse supervisor, her roles involve overseeing and guiding other healthcare
staff in carrying out different activities involving patient care. A nurse supervisor always directs
health staff and helps them in every difficult situation. A nurse supervisor requires adequate skill,
expertise, and knowledge to be able to solve a situation. She ensured that all daily activities,
tasks, and management plansare in its place, and there is no compromise in patient care. The
nurse also said that she always provides support to other health workers whenever there is a need
and also often conducts educational programs to increase staff awareness.
Professionalism
According to the nurse supervisor, professionalism means practicing by adhering to both
professional and also personal standards of care. Professionalism is the ability to practice with
integrity, competency, empathy, and consideration. According to the nurse supervisor,
professionalism reveals the way the nurse perceives their work, and it is also a guide to practice
for the nurses to ensure the safety of the patients and ensure the quality of care. Professionalism
represents a comprehensive, altruistic ad holistic care of patients. Professionalism ensures that a
nurse working in the clinical setting must possess the key competencies and skills required, and
they must practice adhering to the nursing guidelines and principles. The nurse supervisor said
that she has always exhibited confidence and have maintained professionalism throughout her
practice in clinical settings. She believes that effective leadership contributes to strengthening

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and integrating quality of care, and leadership styles plan an important role in improving quality
measures in nursing and healthcare. Leadership is the behavior of guiding, coordinating, and
collaborating the activities of a group of people or a team working towards a common goal.
Steward of heath care
In the context of health, stewardship means exercising in the best interests of patients and
employees. Advocates as stewards have the capacity, as patient care providers and advocates to
promote reform, to incorporate principles and ideals through their daily work. As a steward, the
members have to address the interests of the patients so as to promote change in the clinical
profession and to represent their well-being. The nurse supervisor stated that she has all these
qualities and that is why, she considers herself as a Steward of heath care.
Professional advocacy and authenticity and power and influence
The nurse leader was also asked about the importance of exercising professional
advocacy and authenticity and power and influence when working with co-workers. She
commented that nurse leaders must support the hospital, their co-workers, and the patients to
make a positive impact. Being authentic can help nurses to practice professionalism. Authentic
leadership impacts the nursing workforce, their profession, and the delivery of healthcare. It is
important to create a healthy workplace environment. A healthy environment allows nurses to
practice professionally and produce quality outcomes. Leaders play an important role in
maintaining a healthy and encouraging work environment that will promote the quality of
nursing practice and ensure better health outcomes of the patient (Al-Sawai, 2013). Power is
revealed through knowledge, skills, and expertise, and effective leaders subtly use power. For an

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effective leader, it is important to influence other staff members to support, develop, and
implement decisions that are perceived as important by the team leader.
Upon interviewing the peer and the nurse leader, it has been found that both of them have
different perceptions based on their clinical role and experience. However, their responses
showed that both of them practiced aligning with the professional standards and were devoted to
their work.

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