Combining Nurse Leader with Advocacy
Details: Combining Nurse Leader with Advocacy Rate yourself using the results from the "Nurse Manager Skills Inventory": http:\www(dot)aacn(dot)org/wd/practice/docs/nurse-manager-inventory-tool.pdf?menu=practice - 2012-04-19 Write a reflection of 750-1,000 words in which you identify your strengths and weaknesses related to the four content areas below: 1. Personal and professional accountability 2. Career planning 3. Personal journey disciplines 4. Reflective practice reference behaviors/tenets Discuss how you will use your current leadership skill set to advocate for change in your workplace. Identify one personal goal for your leadership growth and discuss your implementation plan to achieve that goal. While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines
Combining Nurse Leader with Advocacy
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Combining Nurse Leader with Advocacy
Good leadership involves stepping ahead to show the way or direction for others to follow. It encompasses aspects like motivating others to behave in a certain desired manner, leaders ought to exhibit strength and confidence while interacting with groups of people (communicating) and during moments of problem solving (Bally, 2007). Effective leadership also requires the use of rational and intellectual power; it is important at this moment to recognize that nursing as a profession involves attributes of leadership. Even so, many practicing nurses fail to recognize and practice this important tool of work management in their day-to-day professional engagements. This gives significant emphasis on the vital role played by nurse managers in developing and sustaining stable healthcare work environments (Sullivan & Decker, 2009).
By utilizing the "Nurse Manager Skills Inventory" tool of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, I was able to rate myself as a leader by use of several values vital for the medical practice. These values are embedded in the areas of personal and professional accountability, career planning, personal journey disciplines and reflective practice reference behaviors.
Personal and Professional accountability
In my perspective, my personal growth and development outlook reflected on the stated aspects of education advancement, continuing education, career planning, and annual self-assessment and action plans. In all this areas, I was able to rate competent except for annual self-assessment and action plans, which I rated expert. As a current student, I still have plans to continue my education for purposes of personal and career development. I was also able to realize I am able to be employed now and continue with my studies concurrently. Unlike before, my confidence in my competence is not ambiguous anymore. My ethical behavior involving practice and support for international standards of the profession stands competent. I bear high regard for work ethics and my scope for the same is unbounded.
Even though I appraise myself lowly regarding professional associations, I am dedicated to achieve life-long learning for purposes of establishing professionalism and so leadership. Being at the novice level in terms of certification does not affect my awareness in the healthcare sector nor my learning experiences per se. I plan to gain such associations and certifications even though I look beyond myself in consideration of leadership as a group thing.
Career Planning
As far as career planning and development is concerned, my rating with the ‘Nurse Manager Skill Inventory' indicated an expert understanding of the Nursing profession. I have kept a keen eye on realizing the expectations and responsibility that come with the role of being a nurse. I cannot deny however that such understanding is yet to be experienced at my current level. Even so, I remain focused ...