Importance of leadership in nursing services – This book covers the entire syllabus of “Leadership & Management” prescribed by the BNMC for Diploma in Nursing Science & Midwifery Students.
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Importance of leadership in nursing services
Importance of Leadership in Nursing Services:
Leadership is an important factor for making any type of organization successful. Throughout history, it has been recognized that the difference in success and failure. Whether in a war, a political movement, business or a team game can be attributed largely to leadership.
A. The main three importance’s are:
- Motivating employees: Motivation is necessary for work performance. The higher the motivation, the better the performance.
- Creating confidence: A good leader creates confidence in his followers by directing them with advice, and obtaining good results in the organization.
- Building morale: Morale is expressed as the attitude of the employee towards the organization and its management; it is manifested through his voluntary cooperation.
B. Other importance of leadership:
- A leader guides and directs the members of the organization to establish goal.
- Leader creates and maintain good working environment in the organization. Determine the failure and success factors of an organization to achieve the goal.
- Leadership is the cohesive force, which holds the group intact.
- The leader initiates change convinces people about goals of the organization.
Qualities of the Leadership/a Good Leader:
A. Managerial Abilities
- Plans, organizes, makes decisions effectively encourages co-operations and participations.
- Assists nurse / subordinates in solving the problems and provides consistent feedback
Provides rationale for difficult decisions. - Assess abilities of the workers, guides them to develop new skills.
- Knows her/his job and does it well and has confidence in self and others.
- Welcomes different opinions and is more interested in giving than receiving.
- Provides the workers with adequate facilities.
B. Interpersonal Relationship
- Shows supportive and caring behavior towards subordinates.
- Is a good listener and sensitive to others needs.
- Guides and motivates to act and work together.
- Establishes relationships with all types of workers and able to work with others harmoniously.
C. Temperament (Nature of a person)
- Reliable, open, honest and sincere.
- Shows a sense of humor tactful, friendly and loyal.
- Calm and charismatic, modest, neat, and patient.
- Positive energetic, hard worker, happy and enthusiastic
- Shows a balance between work and home life or personal life
D. Credibility and forward thinking
- Acts as a role model and influences others.
- Acts as an activist, challenger, creative thinker, change agent, innovator, risk taker and courageous.
- Acts as a facilitator and solution seeker.
E. Professionalism
- Committed to the profession and maintains confidentiality.
- Instills hope and pride in the profession.
- Stands for rights while considering others rights.
F. Advocacy
- Acts as an advocate for others especially for nursing profession and for nursing stuff
- Acts as an advocate with physician.
- Acts as patient advocate
- Acts as an advocate for nursing education and students for the rights and standards.
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