Analyzing Leadership Styles of Registered Nurses for Quality Care

This report delves into the leadership styles employed by registered nurses as team leaders to ensure the delivery of high-quality care. It begins by defining nursing and the pivotal role nurses play in healthcare, emphasizing their responsibilities in patient care and well-being. The main body of the report explores various leadership styles, including transformational, democratic, laissez-faire, and autocratic approaches, analyzing their impact on nursing management and patient outcomes. The report also examines the Registered standard or practice 2016 in relation to three NSQHS standards, specifically focusing on patient safety and quality systems, clinical performance and effectiveness, and communication for safety. The discussion highlights how these standards are implemented and how leadership styles influence adherence to these standards, ultimately affecting the overall quality of care and patient safety within healthcare settings. The report concludes by synthesizing the importance of effective leadership in nursing and its direct impact on patient care.

Discuss how the
registered nurse as
team leader uses
various leadership
Styles to achieve
quality care
Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................3
Understanding concept ..........................................................................................................3
Registered standard or practice 2016 in relation to each of the following three NSQHS
standard ..................................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Nursing is defined as the profession which is stated under the health care condition which
show the essential factor which is used to focus on the care of individual, families and
communities which show the feature of attain, maintain and to recover some the patient which is
help to maintain the quality of life. As per this, the nurse play various divisional role an show
their efforts in order to improve the quality of life. Moreover, they basically used to provide core
care which is based on the knowledge and skill. In this, registered nurses show the various
impact in changing the form of life when it is related with the patient. Therefore, nurse play role
as a leader and they are used to show the effective and positive attribute. In this, the report stated
about the various aspect of role which is associated with the team leader that is a registered nurse
and they use various leadership style to maintain the quality of life and quality of care .
According to this, the nurses as a team leader leader play number of role in healthcare sector to
improve and maintain the quality of life and quality of care (Adams and et. al., 2019).
MAIN BODY
Understanding concept
The nursing management is act as a profession and it need proper caring and training
with appropriate skill and characteristics. This all are used in typical ways which came more
naturally to some than other. There are number of fundamental component which help to drive a
team as a team leader. As a team leader the major role is to provide motivation, performance and
job satisfaction. This create the impact in the fundamental effective for the nurse management.
This is most important to the hospital and health which is taken in hospital and health care
system. The effectual style in care is to manage the healthcare right and quality (Yao and et. al.,
2018). The leadership style help to show the approach which is undertaken by the team leader
which show the personal approach and they are show the current style who is assessing be more
successful with the future as per raising concern. Some of the leadership style which is taken by
nurses in their nursing management are:
 Transformational style of leadership.
 Democratic style of leadership.
 Laissez-Faire style of leadership .
 Autocratic style of leadership.

 Servant style of leadership.
Transformational leadership in nursing: This is defined as the style which help to motivate
and inspire employee for their ownership that help to complete their role and they perform as
above the expectation. Moreover, this leadership style provide the approach which is based on
the teaching that teaches about the people mental state and in this the people think rather than
just do what they are used to told. This is called sometime the quiet leader and team leader is the
best example for the leadership style. In context with this, the nurse use this leadership style in
order to maintain the harmony of healthcare sector by motivating employee and their co worker
for their work. Ultimately it help to enhance the quality of life and quality of care. This style
usually play significant role in the aspect to health care sector for improving the quality of life
and this help patient to provide the care and compliance (Farag and et. al., 2017).
In addition to this, some of the cons of the transformational leadership style in nursing are
they are used to prove the unnecessary in initial stage or show the situation which is more risky.
This leadership style need proper structure so, that they used to develop and maturation is being
observed and this help which is not create thought situation for the kind of new organisation. The
pros which is associated with this is it help to motivate the employee and inspire them for the
achieving goal. They can help to mobilize the people into the work done. As per this, it help to
raise the well being, morale and motivation and this which is show the through excellent rapport.
Democratic leadership in nursing: In this aspect, the democratic lea\ style help to welcome and
encourage the input and communication which is obtain from the team leader while making any
decision and changes. In this, the relationship is used to show high value by those team leader
who is follow this leadership style. As per this, a democratic leader are usually help to see the
value which show the value in providing the feedback which help to take the optional core and
relevant data for the team, truly viewing and show the communication which show the aspect of
two way street (Antonakis and et. al., 2017).
The pros behind the nursing from this leadership style can help to work for team that they
feel more valuable. This show the dependability for the organisation which show the
transparency and show the proper input from the team leader and their member. With the most
experience one this help to play the advanced rank, all type of style and their good which help to
show the promote the input for their team. The cons of this can be determined when it help to
show the rapid response which is required for this. Whereas, they are used to show the adverse

event which have number of emergencies that occur anytime. The democratic leader have not
rights to make the quick which is independently and with or without the input which struggle for
the succession (Chicca and et. al., 2018).
Laissez-Faire leadership: This style provide the seen in new or unfledged nurses leader. In
addition to this, they are act as hand off approach which help to show the rare leadership which
help to provide the direction or feedback to their squad and as per this they follow the team to the
utility which they usually prefer as per without any management. This style of leadership help to
show the thought of a strong decision makers. In context with the nurses they are used to show
the impact which may be unidirectional and multi-directional. They do not need any kind of
fixed or denatured which show the this style have not even ability to take the enterprise to do
something.
The cons show the good fit which is associated with the healthcare. That is associated
with the continuous change and need for the proper and instant decision. In addition to this, the
nurse receding and a upsurge of new nurse on boarding. This is becoming in nursing help which
being proactive for the patient safety. The leadership in nursing are not micromanage or to
prescript which is team should be more purpose which is shown high effectively support the
theory which is associated with the broken part of position. This all philosophical system support
the concept which is help to something and in this the leader should not be initiative to do.
Registered standard or practice 2016 in relation to each of the following three NSQHS standard
The national safety and quality health services which is developed by the Australian
commission on the safety and quality in health care. In this, the collaboration with the Australian
government show the number of state and territories which help to fix the private sector, clinical
experts and territories carers. The main primary aim of the NSQHS standard are to help to
protect the public from the harm and improve the quality of health and service provision. There
are eight standard which is used to follow the events and this help to provide the medication,
safety, comprehensive care, clinical communication. This is help to provide the management and
prevention of fall and responding to clinical deterioration (Armmer 2017). More important which
is show the standard of care consumer which show the expect from their health service and
organisation.

As per this, each standard shared some standard are: Description of the standard,
statement of the intent, list of the criteria which help to describe the key areas which is covered
by the standard, show the explanation of the note on the content of standard, and many more.
Standard 2 Patient safety and quality system: This is defined as the system which is based on
the quality which is associated with the integrated with governance process to enable for the
organisation to achieve more and manage proper improvement the safety and quality of health
care for the patient (Arian and et. al., 2018).
Policies and procedure:
 The health service of the organisation uses the risk management which help to enable the
approach which is set out, review and help to maintain the currency and effectiveness of
the retain procedure and policies. They help to monitor and take action to improve the adherence to policies, procedure and
protocol.
Measurement and quality improvement:
 They help to identify the safety and quality which help to measure and monitor and report
some the result to their relevant outcome.
 Identify areas for the improvement in order to create safety and quality. They are used to create the factor of implement and monitor safety and quality of
improvement strategies.
Feedback and complaints management:
 Has the process which is help to regular feedback which is from the patient, carers and
number of families about the proper experience and outcome of care. Has there is process which is help provide the regular feedback from the workforce on
their understanding which is about the safety and quality system.
Standard 3 clinical performance and effectiveness: As per this, there are number of workforce
which have right to show the qualification, skill and supervision which is help to provide the safe
and high quality of healthcare and to patient.
Safety and quality training:
 The health service organisation show the provide the path of orientation to the
organisation which help to describe the role and responsibilities for the safety and quality.
 This is about the member and of the governing body.

 There are number of clinician and this may help to employed the other locum, agency
which is help to show the volunteer member of the organisation. They show the competency and allow to show the training need and its workforce.
Safety and quality roles and responsibilities:
 There are various support which is usually help to show the understanding and perform
their role and responsibilities for the safety and quality. They are used to assist according to the safety and quality which is role and
responsibilities to the major of workforce including locum and agency staff.
Evidence-based care:
 Provide clinicians with the ready and they are used to show the access for the best
practice guidelines. Support and use to provide the best available evidence and this is used to include the
relevant care of standard which is developed by the Australian commission on the safety
and quality in healthcare.
Standard 7 communicating for safety standard: As per this leader are used to take the health
service organisation which is used to set up and maintain system and process which help to
support the effective communication with the patient. This all are help to provide the carer and
families. This are allowing to know the approach between the team and clinician and across the
heath and their service organisation. This all are well workforce which is used in these system
for the proper and effective communication which help to ensure the safety.

CONCLUSION
As per the above discussion, this is well analyse the nurse as team leader show various
number of leadership approach which show the essential measure and help to gain more and
more authorities and show the impact of health and quality need by the healthcare sector. As per
this, there are number of standard which is taken by the registered nurse in order to improve the
quality of care and healthcare.

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