Leader/Manager
A practice that can be taught
What is a management?
inborn qualities making a person a great leader
What is the trait theory?
Karen, the manager on OB works on reports in her office all day. When asked about joining the unit for a safety huddle, she states the charge nurse can handle it.
What is an example of a Laissez-faire leader?
well organized, motivators that respond to feedback and communicate skillfully
What are change agents?
All stakeholders are involved in this type of planning
What is strategic planning?
Self confident, emotionally intelligent, innovative, and does the right thing
What is a leader?
empowerment is key in this theory; lead by example
What is transformational theory?
Tim is the manager of a 20-bed ICU. He comes in early at morning shift change and leaves at the evening shift change so he can hold huddles to roll-out education, get feedback and communicate unit needs/wants.
What is a Democratic leadership behavioral style?
A type of change was recently implemented at SMC that includes more call days for prn nursing staff.
What is an example of internal change?
The steps for strategic planning development.
What are mission, vision and values statements?
Sitting with a confused patient on the unit.
Jan is the manager of the CNAs throughout the organization. Her style of leadership involves staff discipline, rolling out new processes, and not providing question/answer moments for staff.
What is an autocratic leadership style?
What is an example of external change?
TJC survey findings reveal problems with cleaning of surgical instruments and inform the organization of what needs to be done to correct the problem. The surgery manager creates this plan to improve the process.
What is an action plan?
Motivates staff through their positional power.
What does a manager position do?
traditional style; focuses on the immediate need
What is transactional leadership theory?
Sam has recently started his job as unit manager on a med/surg acute care floor. Since he is new to management, he uses a style that pushes out policies to ensure organizational goals are achieved.
What is a Bureaucratic leadership style?
The med/surg unit has increase patient fall numbers. The manager has implemented a new fall scale and protocol to reduce these.
What is an example of planned change?
Type of goals that ensure specificity, measurability, acceptance, realism, timeliness, extension and rewards
What are SMARTER goals?
Critical thinking, assertive communication, resource management, motivates employee performance, manages conflict
What are examples of manager leadership skills?
An environment that allows staff to provide guidance to each other, have a clinical ladder program to reward and allow for advancement, encourages staff involvement
What is a transformation environment?
These two styles tend to crush creativity of the staff, and reduces motivation.
What are the Authoritarian styles of Autocratic and Bureaucratic?
The hospital has implemented a new safety program since joining a new conglomerate. They plan to educate all staff and faculty by 2023.
What is an example of planned change?
Statement identifying behaviors of importance in an organization