Leadership Roles

Running head: SELF-REFLECTION ON LEADERSHIP SKILL 1

Self-Reflection on Leadership Skill

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Leadership theories

Working in the field of healthcare presents a lot of challenges to just any nurse regardless

of experience in the field. My experience in the field was very instrumental in shaping my

leadership skills. Due to my professional, social and cultural background, I was able to apply my

vast leadership skills unbridled.

Soon after I had started working with other nurses, I did couldn’t help noticing that it is

imperative for any healthcare professional to get accustomed to leadership styles and theories

that are relate to their nursing practice. Being adept in knowing such leadership theories enabled

me to become a better leader and relate well with my colleagues and other leaders I worked with

(Kelly, & Quesnelle, 2015). I have had some experience with a number of leadership theories

especially those that relate to nursing. Theories that I have had an experience with as a nurse

include: transformational and participative leadership.

Transformational leadership

During my entire experience in the field, in noted that with transformational leadership,

the participation of each individual is key. Leaders harnessing transformational leadership

concepts to lead other health professionals encourage those they lead to be of impact, stay

motivated, be intellectually simulated and do consider their personal opinions. An application of

this leadership theory fosters in the employees commitment and performance (Ceylan, 2018).

Typically, this theory is important in helping individuals change both their thinking and

behavior.

Participative leadership

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I noted that participative leadership style is where a leader encourages all the nurses to

participate in decision making process. In when using this theory, I, as a leader acted as

facilitators of the ideas of the nurses they lead rather than a dictator (Huber, 2017). Nurses who

work under participative leadership are more successful, perform better and are much more

responsible.

What were the leadership characteristics or qualities you witnessed and/or experienced?

Why were they important?

Leadership characteristics that I witnessed include: good communication, excellent

problem solving, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, and power and change

management (Kelly, & Quesnelle, 2015).

In my experience, I learnt that nurses especially leaders should have good problem

solving skills so that they can find effective and efficient solutions to problems that are presented

to them in the field of healthcare. In some instances, there could be conflict between nurses,

leaders or nurses and leaders. Leaders that have conflict resolution skills solve them amicable

and ensure that such conflicts do not become a detriment to the job performance.

In my experience, I was able to note how good communication skills avails power which

is the ability to influence other nurses and health practitioners to work towards set goals and

objectives. Through various interaction with other nurses and leaders, I witnessed that good

communication skills would be needed for communicating both long and short term goals and

objectives (Kelly, & Quesnelle, 2015). Power would then come in to influence all the other

members of the organization to work towards some to goals.

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It was blatant from my experience that Nurses have to work in teams and most often, there arise

the need to solve problems as a team. This means that nurses have got to have high team spirts so

that they can collaborate with all the other members of the teams they work with in order to

ensure that the work they do is top notch. Typically, problem solving and team work in the field

of healthcare are entangled in a unique kind of way that allows the individuals to get the most out

of the teams they work with and healthcare in general.

When performing my daily duties and responsibilities, I noted that Nurses have to be

critical thinkers. This is because most often than not, I had to translate whatever they have learnt

and apply them in solving everyday problems. Besides that, I also had to make choices of

courses of actions among the alternatives presented. Typically, nurses have to be critical thinkers

and must blend this with the decision making skills that allow them to make the best decision

possible from amongst the alternatives at their disposal (Kelly, & Quesnelle, 2015). As a matter

of fact, I observed that this skill is what is most needed in the nursing profession and practice

since nurses have to constantly make decisions and solve problems.

In my experience, we had to undergo regular changes. Specifically, I noted that change is

inevitably brought about by the need to adapt to new methods of care, drugs, regulations and

standards. So, nurses especially leaders are inundated with responsibilities of motivating change,

managing transition and creating a good culture in their organization. All this is done by and

with different teams in the organization. So, in order to effectively manage the much-needed

change, leaders have to first be able to ensure that they have excellent team building strategies.

Explore and describe professional, social, cultural, personal and environmental factors that

may be influencing your leadership development. Explain how and/or why they impacted

your experience. (5 marks)

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I have noted in my experience with leadership in nursing that Leadership development is

a product of a myriad of factors. First, professional aspects of a nurse’s leadership are the key

determinants of individual leadership development. Nurses that have a vast educational

background in leadership and other disciplines are more likely to succeed and become good

leaders (Scott, & Miles, 2013). For me, Professional leadership training enabled me to gain an

insight into how I might use leadership theories or even modify them when dealing with every

day work-related challenges.

My social social environment shaped my leadership since growing up, I was always

thought to make right decisions and relate well with others. Definitely, this has been very

instrumental in shaping my leadership skills in general.

Besides that, my personal experiences also affected how I lead. Since I have been a

leader in my schooling, I had a vast expertise and experience in problem solving, decision

making and conflict management.

In essence, I have noticed that my leadership is a product of myriad factors including the

social environment and background, professional experience and personal experiences. One

aspect that is clear though is that, all those do not exist in abstract, they must be translated into

everyday work experiences in order to make the work environment better (Ceylan, 2018). These

factors blend out together uniquely to avail a kind of leadership that works with people, through

people and still ensure efficient management of resources.

What are your thoughts about the next stage in your education (consolidation), your entry

into the profession, and future career?

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The next stage of my education would be an opportunity to learn more about leadership.

It would definitely provide an experience and insight into how I might apply leadership skills to

solve complex workplace situations. Since it would involve learning new things, it shall serve the

important function of equipping me with new knowledge, skills and experience enabling me to

become a better leader. It would also be a good opportunity to good deeper into leadership and

other aspects such as managing healthcare in the dynamic healthcare environment. This would

also be a good opportunity to learn how I might use leadership skills to successfully lead the

organization through change keeping in mind the dynamic healthcare environment that needs

regular change. Pretty much, the next level of education shall encompass going deeper into

leadership studies and getting to know how to translate what is learnt to practical situations.

How did this experience and/or challenge impact, shape, and change you? How will you

ensure you continue to develop knowledge, skills and leadership qualities to remain

competent?

This experience challenged me to step up my leadership skills. Getting to know how to translate

what I learnt in order to solve everyday situations was very critical in advancing my skills.

Furthermore, it shaped my leadership very much. I not only learnt to apply the theories but also

relate well with other nurses in order to foster the best working environment possible.

In order to remain competent, I would need to go through regular training, learning and

teaching others the art of leadership. This would enable me get new leadership ideas and in turn

practice them by using the gained skills in real life workplace situations (Scully, 2015). The

skills would also be invaluable not only when managing people but also when managing change

in order to transform the organization from the current state of affairs to the desired state.

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Consider consolidation, orientation, working with preceptors, future education and

development in your nursing career. What will you need for in the future of nursing? What

are the leadership skills you need to work on and develop?

Because the healthcare industry undergoes changes continuously, I think the leadership

skills that would be need for the future as a nurse would be contingency leadership skills. These

are skills that enable a leader effectively and skillfully react to everyday situations that are

present in the work environment (Scott, & Miles, 2013). With such skills, I would be able to

adapt to change in the industry while also helping realize the best healthcare. I would also need

to be an innovative nurse. Having skills that foster innovation in the field of nursing is very

benevolent. This is because such skills enable a nurse have what it takes in order to find

immediate solutions to problems. Such nurses also ultimately change the way of doing things by

coming up with new and better ways of care. Definitely, such skills are just what every nurse

would need to survive the dynamic healthcare environment.

What actions and strategies will you implement to be successful in nursing? (6 marks)

In order to become successful in nursing, I would go through regular professional

training, studying widely and even taking an active part in researchers (Hutchinson, & Jackson,

2013). Besides that, I would also consult with all the other players in the field of healthcare.

Doing regular training has proved to be the most effective and efficient tools in

continuously improving one’s nursing skills. Training would enable me as a nurse to get the

exposed to new ways of doing things in the field of nursing, it exposes individuals to recent

researchers, new infections and ways of treating them. This would enable a nurse to get

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accustomed to the changes in the healthcare field and this is what the nurse need, continuous

improvement.

Studying widely is also one of the most effective ways in which I could become very

successful in nursing. This is because of the fact that reading would equip me with insights into

situations. Nurses who have insights on how to go around when treating a wide array of

conditions are better nurses (Scully, 2015). Besides, the large pools of knowledge that relate to

nursing have invaluable information on how one might come up with better ways of giving care.

A nurse who reads widely becomes a well-seasoned nurse and has better understanding and more

knowledge of how they might perform their jobs (Kelly, & Quesnelle, 2015).

I also think that Consulting widely would enable me to get different points of views on

situations (Porter-O'Grady, 2015). After getting different points of views on given situation I can

then head over to implement them as part and parcel of nursing practice.

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References

Ceylan, H. (2018). Leadership in nursing. Journal of Nursing Research and Practice, 2(2).

Huber, D. (2017). Leadership and Nursing Care Management-E-Book. Elsevier Health Sciences.

Hutchinson, M., & Jackson, D. (2013). Transformational leadership in nursing: towards a more

critical interpretation. Nursing inquiry, 20(1), 11-22.

Kelly, P., & Quesnelle, H. (2015). Nursing leadership & management. Nelson Education.

Porter-O'Grady, T. (2015). Leadership in nursing practice. Jones & Bartlett Publishers.

Scott, E. S., & Miles, J. (2013). Advancing leadership capacity in nursing. Nursing

administration quarterly, 37(1), 77-82.

Scully, N. J. (2015). Leadership in nursing: The importance of recognizing inherent values and

attributes to secure a positive future for the profession. Collegian, 22(4), 439-444.

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