Benchmark - Applying Leadership and Management Principles 1
Benchmark - Applying Leadership and Management Principles
Bentung Mboge
College of Nursing & Health Care Professions, Grand Canyon University
PHI: 415-0500 Nursing Leadership and Interprofessional Collaboration
Instructor: Professor Creekmore
April 28th, 2024
, Benchmark - Applying Leadership and Management Principles 2
Benchmark - Applying Leadership and Management Principles
Introduction
The standards for nursing practice in delivering safe and efficient patient care are
expected to be led by nursing leadership and management. Though nurses have and still been
challenged in the healthcare system with the everyday changes (Whitney, 2022). This could be
due to so many reasons such as health care reform, decrease funding, and a growing number of
patients to serve. Thus, the need for strong nurse leaders and managers cannot be underestimated
to meet challenges (Whitney, 2022). According to the Affordable Care Act, as the nation
continues to adjust to health care changes, nurse leaders must advocate for their patients and
influence change in the health care system (Whitney, 2022). Yet different issues still arise in
nursing that affect the practice in various ways. For example, work ethics, professional growth,
work environment, patient population and their families. Remember as nurses our productivity is
connected to leadership, management and work environment or atmosphere. If this is not
realized, most nurses to be moving around or searching to get work satisfaction to portray their
potential (Whitney, 2022). This paper will review and examine the issues in the nursing practice,
solutions to address the issues, leadership and management styles to address those issues with
comparison to personal leadership styles and the roles of nurses within the interdisciplinary
teams.
Nursing Turnover in the Practice
According to Wu et al., (2024), nurse turnover could be defined as the process of nurses
transferring from one unit to another in an organization or the rate at which nurses leave their
current positions or the nursing profession altogether in a specified period. Many factors could
lead to nurse turnover that may influence turnover behavior. Such as turnover younger age,
Benchmark - Applying Leadership and Management Principles
Bentung Mboge
College of Nursing & Health Care Professions, Grand Canyon University
PHI: 415-0500 Nursing Leadership and Interprofessional Collaboration
Instructor: Professor Creekmore
April 28th, 2024
, Benchmark - Applying Leadership and Management Principles 2
Benchmark - Applying Leadership and Management Principles
Introduction
The standards for nursing practice in delivering safe and efficient patient care are
expected to be led by nursing leadership and management. Though nurses have and still been
challenged in the healthcare system with the everyday changes (Whitney, 2022). This could be
due to so many reasons such as health care reform, decrease funding, and a growing number of
patients to serve. Thus, the need for strong nurse leaders and managers cannot be underestimated
to meet challenges (Whitney, 2022). According to the Affordable Care Act, as the nation
continues to adjust to health care changes, nurse leaders must advocate for their patients and
influence change in the health care system (Whitney, 2022). Yet different issues still arise in
nursing that affect the practice in various ways. For example, work ethics, professional growth,
work environment, patient population and their families. Remember as nurses our productivity is
connected to leadership, management and work environment or atmosphere. If this is not
realized, most nurses to be moving around or searching to get work satisfaction to portray their
potential (Whitney, 2022). This paper will review and examine the issues in the nursing practice,
solutions to address the issues, leadership and management styles to address those issues with
comparison to personal leadership styles and the roles of nurses within the interdisciplinary
teams.
Nursing Turnover in the Practice
According to Wu et al., (2024), nurse turnover could be defined as the process of nurses
transferring from one unit to another in an organization or the rate at which nurses leave their
current positions or the nursing profession altogether in a specified period. Many factors could
lead to nurse turnover that may influence turnover behavior. Such as turnover younger age,
