Introduction
Leadership is an essential component of the manager’s activity associated with the provision of purposeful influence on the behavior of individuals or an entire working group; the tools of such power are the communication skills and personal qualities of the person that meet the external and internal needs of the group (Morse, V. & Warshawsky, N., 2021). Reflecting on particular leadership-related abilities that I possess and leadership competencies where there is scope for change is one of the insights I aim to acquire through this reflective essay. This work will be divided into personal leadership competence, implications for advanced nursing practice, and conclusion.
Leadership
Personal Leadership Competency
In my opinion, I have such leadership qualities as the ability to understand and analyze people’s behavior. This is important because we constantly meet and interact with other people and cooperate to lead a prosperous and harmonious life. Knowing how to analyze someone’s character, behavior, and unspoken intentions quickly and accurately, we will be able to communicate more effectively. The second is the equal importance of general and personal results, which allows you to improve in both directions, creating more opportunities to achieve the best result.
It seems that one of the essential qualities is the willingness to be responsible for the collective result, even in case of failure. It is the ability to understand and realize your responsibility in joint activities (Galura, S., 2020). This is important because not everyone is ready to admit their mistakes, especially when it comes to teamwork when you can shift responsibility to another, which is not a very good quality. The second important quality that should be highlighted is the willingness to take responsibility for the team. It is a higher level of commitment when it is necessary to solve a particular situation.
One of the most critical leadership competencies that need improvement is making healthcare operations decisions/problem-solving (Dean, E., 2021). Since this quality requires a deeper study of the basics of the profession, it certainly requires constant improvement. The second competency involves contributing to the translation of research into clinical practice. This ability allows you to conduct practical activities directly. However, more sensitive awareness of responsibility is also required here, and therefore improvements are necessary too.
Implications for Advanced Nursing Practice
Registered nurses with advanced education who are also instructors are known as nurse educators. Most nurses work for several years before deciding to pursue a career as a teacher of future nurses. Most nurse educators have much clinical experience, and many continue to care for patients after they become educators. Because nurses make up the most significant section of the healthcare workforce and spend more one-on-one time with patients than any other position in the field, their influence on patient care is apparent (positively or negatively) (Bernard, N., 2019). While it is usual to concentrate leadership efforts at the top of a hospital or health system, middle-management leaders (such as nurse leaders) are critical to an organization’s success and directly influence many frontline caregivers and healthcare employees.
Conclusion
The value of nursing leadership should not be overlooked since nurses have a tremendous duty to enhance patient care that cannot be ignored. I have identified such competencies as the ability to understand and analyze people’s behavior, the equal importance of general and personal results, the willingness to be responsible for the collective impact, willingness to take responsibility for the team, making healthcare operations decisions, and contributing to the translation of research into clinical practice. While writing this essay, I managed to realize the importance of leadership competencies and how they affect the work of the entire medical system (Pakhide, V. & Verma, M., 2021). Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the weaknesses to become a beneficial specialist.
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