The Health Care System Of Nursing - 1231 Words

The Institute of Medicine has stated the following in one of their reports, â€Å"The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, emphasizes that strong nursing leadership is necessary to improve patient safety outcomes and that the nursing profession must enhance its leadership role in health care redesign† (Fardellone, Musil, Smith, Click, 2014, p. 506). As described by the Institute of Medicine, leaders in nursing have a vital role throughout the health care system (Fardellone et al., 2014). In the health care system there are many different types of nursing leaders, many of which handle situations differently. This paper will reveal how to deal with a disliked change as a leader, how to transition into a leadership role, and†¦show more content†¦393). If I were a nurse manager dealing with inevitable change that was disliked by my staff, I would utilize ‘ethical decision-making model’ (Toren Wagner, 2010, p. 395). The ethical decision-making model contains the following steps: â€Å"define the ethical dilemma, clarify th e personal and professional values, ethical principles and laws involved, Identify the alternatives for action, choose an action, initiate discussion about unresolved issues, and generalize the solution to other similar cases† (Toren Wagner, 2010, p. 395). The model helps the nurse manager to stay on track and consider the best possible action. When considering leadership styles to implement a conflicting change, I would probably use some of the transformational leadership style. I think it is important for a nurse manager to take ownership of the decision, and use inspiration and compassion when revealing the change to staff. When individuals are communicated a change that is unfavorable, it is important to allow them to visualize the whole picture and formulate their own opinions. As a nurse manager in conflicting change I would lay all the information about the change out on the table and allow the staff to ask questions. Then I would give the staff a few days to ta ke everything in. Once the staff had time I would use open discussion: Open discussion creates an ethical climate in which staff can experience and take part in the