Nursing 3100: Leadership and Change

These flashcards cover key concepts from the Nursing 3100 Leadership and Change course, focusing on leadership theories, characteristics, and the importance of leadership in nursing.

Nursing Leadership

The process by which nursing professionals influence others in the accomplishment of nursing goals and objectives.

Leadership Characteristics

Attributes or qualities that define effective leadership, encompassing vision, influence, and the ability to inspire.

• advocate

• contribute

• self-aware

• safe

• supportive

• help resource allocation

• ethical

• reflective

• competent

• delegates

• organizes

leadership in new grads

• what leadership qualities do you posses

• how do you deal w conflict in workplace

• describe how you delegate or assign care to another team member

• how have you provided feedback to others on your team

• how do you respond to feedback

• describe how you have advocated for your client, your team, yourself, or for change

Management vs. Leadership

• Management focuses on organizing and coordinating resources, while leadership is about inspiring and guiding people.

• managing → policies and procedures, more authoritarian style, maintain status quo, give directions, very work focused

• leading → vision, strategy, create value, influence and inspiration, people focused and more charismatic style, proactive, asks questions

• both work to accomplish goals, explain vision, work as organizational figureheads, motivate others, and mobilize resources

Great Man Theory

• A leadership theory that suggests that leaders are born, not made, and possess inherent traits that make them successful.

• born into the “right” family

trait theories

• leaders have universal traits or skills that make them good leaders

situational theories

• leaders are at right place at right time

• they are the person for that specific situation, but the leaders can be different depending on the situation

relational and social models

• leaders collaborate within diverse groups that promote creativity

• less focus on the individual, more on the group around the leader

Transformational Leadership

• A leadership style that motivates and inspires followers to achieve high levels of performance and embrace change.

• leaders inspire and empower through respect, responsibility, self-actualization, creativity

Servant Leadership

• A leadership philosophy in which the main goal of the leader is to serve others, prioritizing their needs above their own.

Authentic Leadership

• A style that emphasizes genuineness and transparency in leaders, fostering trust and positive relationships.

• leaders have self-awareness, relational transparency, balanced information processing, and internalized moral perspective

Self-awareness in Leadership

The understanding of one's own strengths and weaknesses as a leader, often enhanced through reflective practice.

Reflective Practice

A method of assessment in which professionals continually analyze their own performance to improve skills.