Leadership in Nursing
Leaders must establish an inspiring future vision and inspire or motivate their followers to help them achieve that vision (Duygulu & Kublay, 2011). Strong decision making, honesty, solid communication skills, originality, a positive attitude, flexibility, and confidence are some of the attributes I employ for the PI project. This helps me to aggressively coordinate all project operations in such a way that I am free with my subject and the aim to be achieved is so evident from all angles, making it easy for all parties to proceed in the same direction. According to American Organization of Nurse Executives, (2005) article, some of the skills discussed change management which I have achieved through being flexible enough to implement new changes in the project just in case the original plan fails to work.
I also use fundamental thinking skills which enable me to view issues in different perspectives and therefore to be in a position to go for the easy way out during implementation of the project. Personal journey discipline has enabled me to be free and maintain a good relationship with my subjects and therefore reducing chances of resistance to change as well as having an understanding as I implement the goals and objectives of the project. The ability to use system thinking enables me to link well with the project's agenda as I can link all the aspects of the project and have a holistic view of all the fundamental issues and therefore making it easy for me bring on board all my subjects and explain to them the importance of the project. Succession planning is also stated as one of the most critical skills in leadership. This skill, however, I need to work on as in leadership there is always the need to groom someone for a leadership position, and the system has been so tight that I have not been able to concentrate on this aspect.
Nursing Leadership Characteristics
In the leadership video, some of the characteristics that are discussed as fundamental in nursing leadership are mentoring, taking the risk, have a strong vision, stepping out of the comfort zone and being at the table when policy decisions are made. The characteristic that speaks to me the most has a strong vision. As stated in the nursing career the one thing that keeps them going is the vision and the direction that one wishes to take and also having a great impact on the society. This has been one of the critical drivers that most nurses apply and enable them to flow smoothly in their jobs.
Application of Characteristics in Nursing
I will apply the characteristics in my field in different ways that will ensure that the nursing effect creates an impact in the healthcare industry. I will apply the mentorship skill in nursing through encouraging the experienced nurses to mentor and guide the new graduate nurses and therefore help them to be up to speed on the critical and the most fundamental nurse's issues they should observe. I will also ensure that I promote decision making practices and most importantly in the evidence-based practices as they have been seen to have a positive influence on the nursing activities and this would help improve the effectiveness of the nursing activities and therefore bringing transformation in the nursing industry. Encouraging nurses to peruse higher education would also be a way of mentoring them as this is the greatest tool that can lead to effectively adopting and implementation of EBP in the healthcare industry. To complement this nurse's empowerment and benchmarking strategies would go in line with the day to day activities as this would make sure that the nursing fraternity gets and exposure of the improved nursing practices and therefore implementing and spreading the same to make sure the industry makes positive strides.
References
Duygulu, S., & Kublay, G. (2011). Transformational leadership training programme for charge nurses. Journal of advanced nursing, 67(3), 633-642.
American Organization of Nurse Executives. (2005). AONE nurse executive competencies. Nurse Leader, 3(1), 15-21.
