Leadership is understood as the ability of a person to influence people to encourage them to work and to achieve their goals. Senior nurses are leaders who manage difficult situations daily and monitor the patient’s condition. In addition, they perform medical appointments, regulate the flows of those sent for examinations and procedures, and maintain documentation. Leadership plays an essential role in nursing, as it ensures effective teamwork, increases the efficiency of individual medical workers, and reduces the likelihood of professional burnout.
This course has significantly expanded my knowledge on the topic of leadership in nursing. I learned that to perform managerial functions successfully, I need to be able to lead my subordinates. Also, this course showed that not every manager, even a technocratic professional, can become a leader. A person who aspires to become a leader should have some qualities, among which one can distinguish honesty, intelligence, self-confidence, and stability of views (Amestoy et al., 2017). Since leadership is inherent in group activities, and nurses are united in a group structure, leadership and management are mutually dependent (Amestoy et al., 2017). The leader should symbolize unity, as a mentor, and support in complex interaction with the leadership and other groups.
This course has demonstrated the great importance of effective leadership among nurses. I learned that the leader is obliged to organize and adjust the activities of subordinates, motivate and inspire them, set clear goals for them, and represent the interests of their subsidiaries. As a result of my familiarization with this course, my delivery of patient care has changed for the better. My humanistic understanding of the role of the nurse in the well-being of the patient has increased. I learned to communicate even better with patients, understand their needs and unspoken problems, and perceive the patient’s life as the highest value. I understood the importance of trust between the patient and the nurse and significantly improved communication skills as an individual component of the nurse’s activity.
Reference
Amestoy, S. C., Trindade, L. D. L., Silva, G. T. R. D., Santos, B. P. D., Reis, V. R. D. S. S., & Ferreira, V. B. (2017). Leadership in nursing: from teaching to practice in a hospital environment. Escola Anna Nery, 21. Web.