Nursing Leadership and Management Flashcards

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering leadership and management theories, nursing process, care modalities, legal aspects, ethical principles, and Philippine healthcare laws based on lecture notes.

Leadership

The act of influencing and motivating people to act in the same direction towards achieving a common goal.

Nursing Leadership

A process necessary to guide nursing personnel to a specific goal, with the primary objective of providing quality and safe nursing care for the patient.

Management

The process of planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, and controlling resources and activities to achieve specific organizational goals efficiently and effectively.

Planning (Management Function)

Setting goals and determining how to achieve them.

Organizing (Management Function)

Arranging people and resources to accomplish tasks.

Staffing (Management Function)

Assigning and coordinating personnel.

Directing (Management Function)

Guiding and supervising staff.

Controlling (Management Function)

Monitoring performance and evaluating results.

Trait Theory

A leadership theory suggesting that effective leaders possess certain traits or characteristics that make them successful leaders.

Behavioral Theory

A theory focusing on what leaders do and how they behave, rather than their personal traits, suggesting leadership can be learned and developed.

Situational Leadership Theory

Developed by Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard, this theory emphasizes the leader's adaptability to the readiness and development level of their followers.

Contingency Theory of Leadership

A theory proposing that leadership effectiveness depends on the interaction between the leader's style and the situation.

Transformational Leadership Theory

A leadership theory where leaders inspire and motivate people to achieve higher levels of performance and encourage positive change.

Great Man Theory

A theory proposing that great leaders are born with natural qualities and abilities, viewing leadership as an innate characteristic rather than something developed.

Servant Leadership

A leadership style where the leader puts the needs, growth, and well-being of others first and leads by serving and supporting the team.

Authentic Leadership

A leadership style where leaders are genuine, self-aware, transparent, and guided by strong values.

Emotional Intelligence Leadership

An approach emphasizing the leader's ability to recognize, understand, and manage emotions—both their own and those of others.

Distributed or Shared Leadership

A practice where leadership responsibilities are shared among team members based on expertise rather than concentrated in a single person.

Adaptive Leadership

A leadership model focused on helping individuals and organizations respond effectively to complex challenges and changing environments.

Quantum Leadership

A leadership theory that views organizations as complex, interconnected systems where relationships, communication, and teamwork influence outcomes.

Scientific Management Theory

A classical management theory focusing on improving productivity and efficiency by studying work processes systematically, standardizing tasks, and using incentives.

Administrative Management Theory

A theory emphasizing the importance of management functions and principles in achieving organizational goals, as identified by Henri Fayol.

Bureaucratic Management Theory

A theory emphasizing a formal organizational structure with clear hierarchy of authority, defined roles, rules, regulations, and standardized procedures.

Systems Theory

A management theory viewing an organization as a system made up of interconnected parts that interacts with its external environment through inputs, processes, outputs, and feedback.

Human Relations Theory

A management theory emphasizing the importance of people, workplace relationships, motivation, communication, and teamwork.

Total Quality Management (TQM)

A management theory focusing on the continuous improvement of organizational processes and services by involving all members in identifying problems and preventing errors.

Learning Organization Theory

A theory focused on an organization continuously developing the knowledge and skills of its members by encouraging staff to learn from experiences and adapt.

The Nursing Process

A systematic, patient-centered, and evidence-based method used by nurses to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.

Patient Classification System

A method used to categorize patients according to the intensity of nursing care they require to determine staffing numbers and skill mix.

Case Method (Total Patient Care)

A nursing care modality where one nurse provides complete care for one or several patients during a shift, performing all activities from assessment to evaluation.

Functional Nursing

A care modality where nursing tasks are divided among staff members according to specific functions (e.g., one nurse gives medications, another does treatments).

Team Nursing

A modality led by a Registered Nurse who coordinates care provided to a group of patients by a team of LPNs/LVNs, nursing assistants, and support staff.

Primary Nursing

A modality where one primary nurse is responsible for planning and coordinating a patient's care throughout hospitalization, supported by associate nurses when absent.

Modular Nursing

A variation of team nursing where staff members are assigned to a specific geographic area or module of the unit.

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)

The integration of best available research evidence with clinical expertise, patient preferences and values, and available resources to guide nursing decisions.

Philippine Professional Nursing Practice Standards (PPNPS)

Authoritative statements promulgated by the PRBON through Resolution No. 22, Series of 2017, describing the expected performance from every registered nurse in the Philippines.

RA 9173

The Philippine Nursing Act of 2002, which is the primary law governing the nursing profession in the Philippines.

RA 7305

The Magna Carta of Public Health Workers (1992), enacted to promote and improve the social and economic well-being of healthcare workers in the public sector.

Assault (Legal)

An intentional tort defined as threatening an action that causes the patient to fear immediate harmful or unwanted contact.

Battery (Legal)

An intentional tort defined as performing unwanted physical contact or treatment without valid consent.

Malpractice

Unintentional tort representing professional negligence; requires establishment of duty, breach, causation, and damages.

Autonomy

An ethical principle respecting an individual's right to self-determination.

Nonmaleficence

An ethical principle directing healthcare providers to cause or do no harm to another.

Beneficence

An ethical principle directing healthcare providers to do good to others.

GSIS (Government Service Insurance System)

A social insurance institution for government employees in the Philippines providing retirement benefits, life insurance, and other social security benefits.

SSS (Social Security System)

A social insurance program for private sector employees, self-employed individuals, and voluntary members in the Philippines.

PhilHealth

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, which acts as the national health insurance program ensuring access to affordable healthcare for Filipinos.

Pag-IBIG Fund

The Home Development Mutual Fund, a government corporation responsible for providing affordable housing finance and saving schemes in the Philippines.