Nursing 110 Final: Module 8

How does the CNA define nursing leadership? · Nursing requires strong, consistent, and knowledgeable leaders who are visible, inspire others and support professional nursing practice · Leadership plays a pivotal role in the lives of nurses · Leadership is an essential element for quality professional practice environments where nurses can provide quality nursing care What skills are required to be a leader? Advocate for quality care, Collaborator, Articulate communicator, Mentor, Risk taker, Role model, Visionary 00:01 01:33 What does Collaborative practice consist of? · Working together toward mutually identified goals while valuing different perspectives and accountabilities of individual team members · Contributes to client-centred care · Involves nurses participating in a common vision for their workplaces and being recognized for their unique contribution Define Transformational leadership Emphasizes how a leader with vision and values can inspire others in a given direction How do nurses demonstrate leadership? · Nurses demonstrate leadership in providing patient care by promoting healthy and culturally safe practice environments · Honour the importance of relationships, values and ethics and in understanding better how to think about health and health systems · Assigning client care · Delegating nursing activities to selected health care team members while ensuring that the delegated nursing activities are safely and competently performed · Facilitating continuity of care How can nursing leadership impact systems/organizations? · Nurses are needed at all organizational levels, and more attention needs to be paid to leadership that inspires and supports nurses and nursing at the point of care · Nurses who are in formal leadership positions, such as at executive and managerial levels, must provide resources to develop leadership for practice at the point of care What is delegation? Transferring the responsibility to perform a function or intervention to someone who would not otherwise have the authority to perform it When does Delegation occur? What types of tasks can be delegated? · Delegation typically occurs between RNs and UCPs (HCAs) and/or student nurses · Delegation by an RN can only occur for actions that the individual that is receiving the delegation is able to perform within their scope of practice, job description, and employee policy Why is interprofessional collaboration important? How can nurses facilitate this? · Ensures that health human resources are used in the best possible way · The collaborative practice model is becoming increasingly important for teams whose members provide nursing care and by other health care providers who are members of the interprofessional team · This is a model that ensures all professionals and providers can practice to the full potential of their role and competencies · The RN can provide coordination and management of the teams List ways in which nursing students can learn leadership skills. · First learn to become an accountable and competent health care provider · Leadership development is ongoing throughout a career · Includes theories, best practices, mentors, role models, and experiences · Learn by making critical decisions, advocating for public health and quality care, learning from mistakes, seeking guidance, engaging in collaborative practice with nursing teams and other professionals, seeking mentors, and striving to improve during each patient interaction Describe ways you can create healthy practice environments? · Begins with the senior nurse leader in the organization · These positions ensure that nurses influence the policy directions that governments take to provide high-quality nursing services for Canadians