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Module 7 Response
Leadership in nursing doesn’t necessarily come with a title but more so an understanding of job responsibilities. Within the article key concepts were mentioned that collectively exemplified what it meant to be a nurse leader at the bedside. “Registered nurses at the bedside are accountable for and oversee completion of patient care as well as directly leading and managing the provision of safe patient care” (Larsson & Sahlsten, 2016, p. 1).
I agree, effective communication is essential as we have highlighted throughout the course. You all mentioned the importance of being flexible and customizing the needs of each patient individually. “Nurses need experiences in order to develop individualized nursing care perceptions and practices that are effective in the use of nursing process and classification systems to provide quality nursing care” (Ozdemir, 2019, p. 1279).
You also identified the importance of collaboration. Whether it be the patient, family, nursing assistant or physician, collaboration between healthcare members leads to better quality care for the patient. It also contributes to being an effective nurse leader.
Overall, we agree that the article was able to display what it looked like to be a nurse leader. While there are always opportunities for learning new nursing skills and improving communication, moving forward, I am able to grasp a better understanding of what it means to be a nurse leader.
References
Larsson, I. E., & Sahlsten, M. M. (2016). The staff nurse clinical leader at the bedside: Swedish registered nurses’ perceptions. Nursing Research and Practice, 2016, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/1797014
Ozdemir, N. (2019). The development of nurses’ individualized care perceptions and practices: Benner’s novice to expert model perspective. International Journal of Caring Sciences, 12(2), 1279–1284. https://internationaljournalofcaringsciences.org/docs/81_ozdemir_special_12_2.pdf
Larsson & Sahlsten (2016) argue that registered nurses out to demonstrate leadership at the bedside. The study describes five aspects that define leadership among nurses. Nurse leaders need to demonstrate clinical knowledge to establish authority. They develop the ability to lead from their understanding of nursing practice. Additionally, the author suggests that nurses can demonstrate leadership by developing effective collaboration strategies. Generally, collaboration creates an environment of trust that fosters better performance among nurses and other healthcare professionals.
The nurse, as a leader, needs to structure work in a way that ensures maximum benefits to the patients. Effective communication is crucial for ensuring nurses understand the situations that they face at the bedside. Customization to meet specific patients’ needs is also another aspect of nurse leadership. It allows nurses to be flexible and respond to specific patients’ needs. Nurses need to develop competencies in allocating resources to customize their services based on the situations that they face in the workplace. Similarly, Larsson & Sahlsten (2016) note that an effective nurse leader needs to monitor the professional practice of other healthcare professionals. This approach ensures patient safety at the bedside,
This article presents an accurate leadership presentation at the bedside. Nurse leaders need to communicate effectively and collaborate to promote the delivery of quality and safe healthcare services. Additionally, flexibility is essential to match the available resources with the specific patients’ needs (Downey, Parslow & Smart, 2011). Effective nurse leaders need to know how to allocate resources at the bedside to enhance nursing practice. This source will help me develop the knowledge and skills needed to provide quality healthcare services at the bedside. Additionally, it will help me learn competency areas that I need to focus on to become a nurse leader. This class has helped realized the type of nurse I want to become. Going forward what direction I need to take to reach my goals. I understand more so now that I enjoy working more in the community as well as working closely with my patients one on one. I enjoy talking with them while teaching them and giving them a hug when needed.
References
Downey, M., Parslow, S., & Smart, M. (2011). The hidden treasure in nursing leadership: Informal leaders. Journal of Nursing Management, 19(4), 517-521. http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy.wpunj.edu/10.1111/j.1365-2834.2011.01253.x
Larsson, I. E., & Sahlsten, M. J. M. (2016). The staff nurse clinical leader at the bedside: Swedish registered nurses’ perceptions. Nursing Research and Practice, 2016 http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy.wpunj.edu/10.1155/2016/1797014