NRS 451 Topic One Discussion Question

NRS 451 Topic One Discussion Question

NRS 451 Topic One Discussion Question: The difference in roles between leadership and management. Explain how the goals of management and leadership overlap and provide one example. As a nurse leader, describe how you can facilitate change by taking advantage of this overlap.

Re: Topic 1 DQ 1

The difference between leadership and management boils down to basically that a leader looks at the big picture and the vision for the company and the manager makes sure that the day to day activities are met for the goals of that big picture. Leaders have followers, where managers have employees. Managers give direction, leaders ask questions, Managers are authoritarians where Leaders are motivators. Leaders create change, managers react to change. Leaders and Managers have the same goals that is where they overlap. One example of this is when a manager is involved in meeting goals, this is a leader’s directive. When leaders are involved in planning, organizing, staffing and controlling, this is a manager’s directive. As a nurse leader I can facilitate change by overlapping directives in making an effort to meet the goals for the day and controlling the daily directives of jobs that must be done thereby achieving a smooth work environment and setting an example for the nurses who see me as a leader in their day to day work life.

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Reference:

http://www.nextgeneration.ie/blog/2018/03/the-difference-between-leadership-and-management

Whitney, S. (2018). Theories and concepts in leadership and management. In Nursing leadership and management: Leading and serving. [GCU media]. Retrieved from https:// www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/grand-canyon-university/2018/nursing-leadership-and-management_leading-and-serving_1e.ph

Re: Topic 1 DQ 1

Every nurse has a responsibility to lead within the health care team and manage care for their patients however, there are distinct differences between leadership and management. According to the text, Nursing Leadership and Management: Leading and Serving, author Stacy Whitney states that managers are formally assigned by the organization with a definite source of power and authority whereas leaders lack authority but obtain power through influence (Whitney, 2020). Managers strive to manipulate resources, such as people and finances, to achieve organizational goals. They focus on control, decision making, and results. Leaders on the other hand can be anyone who has willing followers and the focus is on interpersonal relationships and empowering others. While there are distinct differences, management and leadership do however overlap.

Leadership and management are often informally practiced by all nurses. According to the text, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, by the Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing, nurses manage and lead by taking responsibility for identifying problems, devising and implementing a plan for improvement, tracking improvement over time, and making necessary adjustments to realize established goals (IOM, 2017). On the floor, nurses manage and direct CNA’s, volunteers, and other members of the healthcare team and delegate when and what type of care must be provided. They lead these individuals through encouragement, teaching them proper technique and explaining why these interventions are implemented. True leadership within the health care team involves mutual respect and effective communication. While not all nurses enter the field of nursing with thoughts of being a leader and manager, they must lead in the implementation, evaluation, and advocacy for ongoing improvement of patient care.

Reference: NRS 451 Topic One Discussion Question

Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing, at the Institute of Medicine (2017). The future of nursing: Leading change, advancing health. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK209867/

Whitney, S. (2020). Nursing leadership and management: Leading and serving. Retrieved from https://lc.gcumedia.com/nrs451vn/nursing-leadership-and-management-leading-and-serving/v1.1/#/chapter/1

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