How the Leadership Skills of Nurse Leaders Affects the People Nurses Lead
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Journaling provides a valuable tool for recording, reflecting on, and reviewing your learning. This approach provides an opportunity for you to "connect the dots" and observe the relationships between and among activities, interactions, and outcomes.
Unlike a personal journal of thoughts and feelings, this Leadership Journal is a record of your activities, assessments, and learning related to this academic experience.
Journal entries should include a record of the number of hours spent with your nurse leader each week.
Write a journal entry of 750-1,500 words on the subject of purpose, including the following:
1. Provide observations and thoughts on the activities in 2-week Practicum on Oncology unit.
2. Describe how your nurse leader's leadership style affects *the people the nurse leads.
*Do staff members express feelings of support and helpfulness?
*Are there examples of leading rather than dictating?
*Did the leader say or do things designed to "build up" staff or were there missed opportunities?
3. Reflect on at least two things you learned from the "Issue of Rule" video
APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.
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Leadership Journal: Purpose
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Leadership Journal: Purpose
Thoughts about the Practicum on Oncology
The activities of the Practicum on Oncology are important in giving students experience on how to care for those suffering from cancer and letting students know that cancer is a disease that threatens the lives of people (Park, Park&Choi, 2015). The activities are important in bringing to focus the fact that cancer requires chronic and acute care and rehabilitation. The activities did impact on us the knowledge on providing cancer care and learning how to prevent and reduce cases of cancer. Practicum oncology gives students the opportunity to engage diagnosis, presentation, treatment and staging of cancer from the perspective of a clinical officer. Moreover, the practicum gives students the opportunity to understand the modalities in the diagnosis of cancer and evaluating response to therapy (Park et al., 2015).
The practicum gives students the opportunity to attach imaging rounds. Additionally, the practicum gives students the opportunity to understand the process involved in cancer treatment. Students got to understand the role played by specialists in oncology. Moreover, practicum oncology gives students the chance to understand the situation in oncology and prepare them for what is entailed in the actual practice, thus preparing and enabling them to understand the true meaning of oncology (Dorcy et al., 2016). Practicum oncology needs the proper equipment and space so that it can be beneficial to students.
How the Leadership Skills of Nurse Leaders Affects the People Nurses Lead
Leadership requires people with clear vision and sharing that vision with the people being led. Leaders normally have a vision and they use their knowledge to ensure that they realize that vision. A good leader is one who can step up whenever there is a crisis. Moreover, they can think creatively and act appropriately to overcome difficult situations. Our nurse leader did show exceptional leadership skills. According to McCloughen, O'brien& Jackson (2014), a good leader must have a vision and the willingness to direct their teams to reach their goals. Our nurse leader was dynamic and passionate about her job and this motivated us. Her leadership skills made it easy for the team to respect and trust her.
The leadership skills shown by the leader made us believe that the clinical practice could be developed to better heights. Her effective leadership was important in enabling us to develop positively. She ensured that we maintained the professional standards and that we grew more competent. Leaders that are able to inspire are admired by all (Weiss &Tappen, 2014). They provide inspiration and act as role models for aspiring nurse leaders. Nurse leaders have the duty to make decisions, delegate tasks, and resolve conflicts. They do this while ensuring that they act with integrity. Addition...