Report on Application of Servant Leadership in Nursing Practice

This report explores the application of servant leadership in nursing practice. It begins by discussing the core principles of servant leadership and its significance in clinical settings, emphasizing the leader's role in fostering motivation and building strong relationships within the nursing team. The report then proposes a quality improvement initiative through anonymous surveys to gauge leadership effectiveness and address concerns. It also compares intrinsic and extrinsic motivation among nurses, highlighting the importance of intrinsic motivation for efficient patient care. Finally, the report describes the characteristics of a high-performing nursing team, emphasizing teamwork and strong leadership in providing personalized patient care. The report references several studies to support its findings, providing a comprehensive overview of servant leadership's impact on nursing practices and outcomes.

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Application of Servant Leadership in Nursing Practice
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
With the increasing need for healthcare, the importance of proper leadership in nursing is
rising. This report aims to discuss the principles of servant leadership in clinical practice,
provide a quality improvement initiative, compare intrinsic motivation and extrinsic
motivation among nurses and finally describe the characteristics of a team that is driven by
motivation. The significant features of servant leadership lies in the leader's desire to provide
guidance and motivation and to build a nurturing relationship with the team. The leaders
create an open atmosphere where the followers feel accepted despite their limitations,
encouraging them to seek help openly. Multiple studies show the positive effect of servant
leadership in building trusting relationships between followers and the leader (Seto & Sarros,
2016). The leaders in healthcare settings are often absent, making the staff unmotivated to
work. The servant leadership model builds a more profound bond between the nursing leader
and the team, providing a practical clinical setting and better job satisfaction for the nurses
(Sadeghi et al., 2015). The healthcare quality can be improved by regularly conducting
anonymous surveys among the nurses where they provide their insights on the current
leadership patterns and other concerns. Proper leadership increases the intrinsic motivation of
the nurses; they are motivated to work efficiently to provide the best healthcare to patients.
Studies show that most nurses are more motivated in an intrinsic way rather than extrinsic
way. (Toode, Routasalo, Helminen & Suominen, 2015). Finally, one of most prominent
features of a performance-driven nursing team are the efficient teamwork and strong
leadership, leading towards providing personalized care to each patient to the maximum
capacity.

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References
Sadeghi, A., Goharloo Arkawaz, A., Cheraghi, F., & Moghimbeigi, A. (2015). Relationship
between head nurses' servant leadership style and nurses' job satisfaction. Quarterly
Journal of Nursing Management, 4(1), 0-0.
Seto, S., & Sarros, J. C. (2016). Servant Leadership Influence on Trust and Quality
Relationship in Organizational Settings. International Leadership Journal, 8(3).
Toode, K., Routasalo, P., Helminen, M., & Suominen, T. (2015). Hospital nurses' work
motivation. Scandinavian journal of caring sciences, 29(2), 248-257.