1. Leadership requires personal mastery – Nurses demonstrate leadership when they show competence and mastery in the tasks they perform. Nurses are deemed competent by means of a license to practice nursing (NLN 2010).
2. Leadership is about values –Nurses have their own values and understand the values of their patients and try to honor those values in their every day care.
3. Leadership is about service – Nurses provide service to their patients as well as coworkers. Nurses also accept service from other coworkers when the workload is too much.
4. Leadership is about people and relationships – Nurses work with people everyday in an intimate way. Nurses develop lasting relationships not only with coworkers but with patients as well.
5. Leadership is contextual – Nurses show leadership in their ability to adapt to the always evolving environment of healthcare and a hospital setting.
6. Leadership is about the management of meaning - Nurses show leadership my managing meaning. They strive to create an environment where the perceptions and interpretations are shared with all team members so they work toward a common goal. Nurses can justify their actions and changes they introduce to team members or to a doctor regarding a patient's care. Nurses are also able to motivate other team members to support their actions.
7. Leadership is about balance – Nurses must have a balance and know when to use each leadership style. Nurses find the balance between autocratic, democratic, and laissez-faire leadership.
8. Leadership is about continuous learning and improvement – Nurses are constantly focusing on learning and expanding their knowledge. Nurses show leadership by being willing to simply state they don't know the answer but will ask someone or do some research rather than thinking they already know everything. Constrictive criticism is also something nurses give and receive.
9. Leadership is about effective decision making – Nurses show leadership by making decisions, especially in life or death situations. Nurses many times involve other nurses or members of the interdisciplinary team as well as family members when making decisions about a patient's plan of care.
10. Leadership is a political process – Nurses show leadership when using qualities found in the politics and our government: power, authority, and influence. Nurses strive to use these qualities for the positive and when combined with other aspects of leadership, a successful team is formed.
11. Leadership is about modeling – Nurses show leadership by being the model others can strive to emulate. They create an image for new nurses to seek after.
12. Leadership is about integrity - Nurses show integrity by charting what really happens and being honest with everything.
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
DISC Personality Test
A. The Results: After taking the DISC Personality test, my results stated that I was S (Steady).
B. Was this a revelation/ new knowledge about yourself? Yes and no. I felt I have always been a "steady" individual and I felt that things included in the description were actually very accurate. I definitely like to do the work behind the scenes sometimes and can be very supportive to a more dominant person. I feel that I have always been a good organizer and can be a very essential team player. While I do like to work in support roles and feel that I work well, as a nurse I want to move into managerial roles eventually as I become more comfortable in the hospital setting and with my knowledge and capabilities as a nurse.
C. How will this effect your leadership style? I realize that I work well as a supportive role but like I previously stated, I know I am capable of becoming and and being a leader. I feel that I may tend to be the more democratic leader right now but this helped me to realize that I need to work on having those autocratic capabilities as well, especially as I move into a charge RN role and have to be in situations such as running a code that really does require autocratic leadership not a supporting role or democratic leadership.
d. What will you do with the knowledge this test gives you? I think this is a very positive test and I have gained more understanding and realized things about myself. I will apply this to my everyday nursing practice and realize what strengths I do have and always strive to improve those. I am a very level headed person, calm, and provide support to others on my team. This test says it the best. I'm steady.
S (Steady)
Most Singaporeans, or Asians fall into this category of personalities. Steady individuals generally thrive supporting a D(dominant) leader and doing the work behind the scenes.
These people are loyal, have good self-control, often good listeners and tend to want to avoid disagreements and conflicts.
They are good in an organization because you need people who can be supportive and loyal in your organization. Not everyone can be the one to receive the honour, not everyone can be the head of a team or an organization, but the S(steady) individuals are usually happy where they are. That’s why S(steady) people are absolutely essential for any team to work.
S(steady) personalities generally work well in support roles like managerial roles or as assistants to heads of departments.
B. Was this a revelation/ new knowledge about yourself? Yes and no. I felt I have always been a "steady" individual and I felt that things included in the description were actually very accurate. I definitely like to do the work behind the scenes sometimes and can be very supportive to a more dominant person. I feel that I have always been a good organizer and can be a very essential team player. While I do like to work in support roles and feel that I work well, as a nurse I want to move into managerial roles eventually as I become more comfortable in the hospital setting and with my knowledge and capabilities as a nurse.
C. How will this effect your leadership style? I realize that I work well as a supportive role but like I previously stated, I know I am capable of becoming and and being a leader. I feel that I may tend to be the more democratic leader right now but this helped me to realize that I need to work on having those autocratic capabilities as well, especially as I move into a charge RN role and have to be in situations such as running a code that really does require autocratic leadership not a supporting role or democratic leadership.
d. What will you do with the knowledge this test gives you? I think this is a very positive test and I have gained more understanding and realized things about myself. I will apply this to my everyday nursing practice and realize what strengths I do have and always strive to improve those. I am a very level headed person, calm, and provide support to others on my team. This test says it the best. I'm steady.
S (Steady)
Most Singaporeans, or Asians fall into this category of personalities. Steady individuals generally thrive supporting a D(dominant) leader and doing the work behind the scenes.
These people are loyal, have good self-control, often good listeners and tend to want to avoid disagreements and conflicts.
They are good in an organization because you need people who can be supportive and loyal in your organization. Not everyone can be the one to receive the honour, not everyone can be the head of a team or an organization, but the S(steady) individuals are usually happy where they are. That’s why S(steady) people are absolutely essential for any team to work.
S(steady) personalities generally work well in support roles like managerial roles or as assistants to heads of departments.
Friday, August 26, 2016
About Me
My name is Whitney Skinner. I have been working as an RN for 8 months now. I currently work on the Neurological Rehabilitation unit at Intermountain Medical Center in Utah. I love what I do! Being a nurse is a stressful career. Not only do I have physical demands but emotional demands as well. People's lives and well being are my responsibility on a day to day basis. The purpose of this blog is ultimately a way for me to have an outlet and express my feelings and insights as I continue on my nursing journey. Currently I am studying nursing leadership. The next few months I will post my thoughts and understanding of what topics and skills I have learned. I look forward to years to come in my nursing career and I will look back on these learning experiences and draw from the emotional support reflection can provide.
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