Being a competent nursing specialist involves following up and exploring the current professional paradigm. Both current professional trends in nursing and societal demands show that the most relevant competencies of a nursing leader are team management, nursing advocacy, and community leadership (American Organization for Nursing Leadership, 2019). I believe that by focusing on these three, nursing managers would be able to address public health needs more effectively and be more active in politics. Aspiring nursing leaders and seasoned professionals should pay attention to the development of practices such as shared governance, budgeting, interprofessional collaboration, and the development of innovative nursing techniques and policies (American Organization for Nursing Leadership, 2019). The combined application of these would lead to the more efficient and rational use of material and monetary resources, smoother information flow, and improved and modernized nursing methodologies and approaches.
Nowadays, key institutional fields such as health care, politics, and society in which medical professionals operate are becoming increasingly complex and overly nuanced. One leadership style is not enough to perform on a sufficient level in each of these areas now. That is why I believe situational leadership is the most effective style with the most potential. Nursing managers of this approach are “known to excel at giving direction, being flexible, encouraging participation, delegating and being open and honest” (Leadership styles in nursing, 2021, para. 45). Learning how to be a situational leader and applying this practice develops the workplace flexibility of nursing managers and their colleagues, reducing the unit response time and expanding the skill set of health workers (Leadership styles in nursing, 2021). These two elements of health care delivery are some of the crucial ones in achieving successful patient outcomes.
References
American Organization for Nursing Leadership. (2019). AONL. Web.
Leadership styles in nursing. (2021). James Cook University. Web.