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Professor’s Comment:

 

The referencing and citing of scholarly work is mandatory to support the idea that is being presented in the participation discussion.  ALL peer responses require an in text citation, a reference, and 6 or more sentences. References should be between 2018 to 2022.

Post 1:

Both nursing leadership and management are essential to the long-term success of any health care institution (Whitney, 2018). In some circumstances, the majority of nurses are required to act as leaders and managers. There are considerable contrasts between leadership and management jobs, notwithstanding their similarities.

Both positions require excellent interpersonal skills and strategic, long-term thinking. Both managers and leaders focus on the current procedures and organizational structure to drive improvements such as enhancing the group’s/subordinates’/peers’ professional growth.

Frequently, managers are granted authority and power that are clearly delineated by the organization. Leaders do not always have the same authority, but their strength derives from their great interpersonal skills and influence among their peers. Leaders must usually assume additional responsibilities than managers.

In order to fulfill the organization’s goals, management and leadership must frequently pursue common objectives.These include persuading and motivating peers and other staff to coordinate and improve essential competencies in order to attain predetermined goals. Leadership and management frequently overlap in planning, organizing, leading, and controlling various organizational components. Leadership and management play crucial roles in the successful implementation of policy changes and the introduction of innovation.

An example of such an overlap would be the introduction of new technology into the care process, which may necessitate the modification of existing procedures and the training of new personnel. This may be met with opposition from employees who are unwilling to make necessary changes, particularly if the new policy requires more actions and documentation than the previous one. In such situations, leadership and management roles must collaborate to explain why the new practice has been introduced, especially if the policy change is the result of new evidence-based research.

The leadership qualities of nursing leaders are largely responsible for the achievement of economic, patient satisfaction, and quality of care objectives by healthcare organizations. A successful nurse leader combines the traits of managers and leaders in order to direct and implement changes, introduce innovation, and empower others. A nurse leader can use the influence and authority bestowed upon them by their peers to implement changes that improve the quality of practice and care. In addition to assessing and evaluating, nurse leaders can develop interventions and promote critical thinking.

References

Anders, R. L., Jackson, D., Davidson, P. M., & Daly, J. P. (2021). Nursing Leadership for 21st Century. Revistalatino-americana de enfermagem, 29, e3472. https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.0000.3472

Whitney, S. (2018). Chapter 1: Theories and Concepts in Leadership and Management; Nursing Leadership & Management: Leading and Serving. Retrieved from https://lc.gcumedia.com/nrs451vn/nursing-leadership-and-management-leading-and-serving/v1.1/#/chapter/1

Post 2:

Nurse leaders are at the forefront of health care and set the standards for nursing practice in terms of delivering safe and efficient patient care (Whitney, 2018). A nurse leader is someone that can be there for their staff. Someone who can be in the trenches working every day and knows the struggles that their staff is going through. A nurse leader is someone that their staff can lean on and depend on when they have questions about policies and procedures, and as a nurse leader if they don’t know the answer, they have an idea of who would know it. A nurse leader isn’t just someone who the staff reports to as a boss, a good nurse leader is a resource to their staff. Someone who wants to be able to help when things are tough. Management deals more with the flow of the department. They deal with the budgets, how things are going to run, hiring new team members, patient complaints, what new things will improve the department. Having both strong nurse leaders and managers are needed to meet the challenges that team members face today (Whitney, 2018). It is crucial to have both these teams working together. Having strong teams on both sides working together is only going to strengthen the unit as a whole and make the department a solid unit, not only for the staff but for then patents as well. As a good leader, when you see something that you believe would make a good change it is important to bring to your management team your ideas. These ideas then can be brought to the management committee to be discussed. Therefore, it is important to have a good working relationship between the leaders and the management of the department to get these ideas heard and implemented when appropriate.

Whitney, S. (2018). Nursing Leadership & Management: Leading and Serving. Lc.gcumedia.com. https://lc.gcumedia.com/nrs451vn/nursing-leadership-and-management-leading-and-serving/v2.1/#/chapter/1