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Leadership

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“the strategic use of power to move others towards a vision”

-leadership is essential to management, but you don’t have to be a manager

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Qualities of leaders

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  • based on influence: people believe in you
  • an informal role
  • an achieved position
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Qualities of managers

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  • based on authority
  • a formally designated role
  • an assigned position
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Great Man Theory

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some are born to lead, some are born to be led

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Behavioral Theories

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based on type of motivators and how much control followers have in decision making
–>ex. autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire

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Autocratic

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  • Behavioral Theory

- leader bears all responsibility (ex. code blue – one person giving orders)

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Democratic

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  • Behavioral Theory

- shares planning/responsibility, less efficient, increases motivation within group (ex. unit policy making)

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Laissez-Faire

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  • Behavioral Theory
  • little planning/decision making, doesn’t really encourage others to participate, assumes everyone is highly motivated/educated, no clear leaders
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Transactional Theories

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  • people are motivated by rewards and punishments
  • leader delegates task
  • followers complete task based on reward system
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Transformational Theories

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  • creates a shared vision between leader and group
  • proactive
  • strong trust: leader and group have same purpose
  • encourages participation/motivation within group
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Leadership Qualities

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  • Integrity – honest, law abding, follow ethical code
  • Courage
  • Initiative- act on good ideas
  • Energy- work hard, have suffiencent effort
  • Optimism- being positive
  • Perseverance- not giving up easily
  • Balance- work with personal life
  • Ability to handle stress – cope healthy
  • Self-awareness- understand themselves/motivations
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Leader Behaviors

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  • Think critically- question and analyze ideas before accepting/rejecting them
  • Solve problems
  • Respect people- recognize differences, find rewards meaningful to them
  • Communicate skillfully- keep lines open, frequent feedback
  • Set goals and a vision for the future- some common thread in group
  • Develop oneself and others – guide in new nursing knowledge
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Change

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“the process of making something different from what it was” (Sullivan and Decker)

  • may be planned or accidental
  • change occurs → loss of control → anxiety
  • change agent: brings change
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Lewin’s Model of Change

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model of change with three levels

  1. Unfreezing
  2. Moving
  3. Refreezing
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Unfreezing (Lewin’s Model of Change)

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leader builds trust/recognition for need to change, motivate people for change, generate alt solutions, get group involved to be more accepting of change

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Moving (Lewin’s Model of Change)

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encourage people to view change from new perspective, accept change

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Refreezing (Lewin’s Model of Change)

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reinforcing new patterns of behavior, informal/formal mechanisms to institute change, evaluate effects of change

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Power

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“the ability to influence the behavior of others to produce certain intended effects
• Necessary to leadership
• Active or latent
• Directly or indirectly

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Types of power

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  • reward
  • coercive
  • legitimate
  • expert
  • referent
  • information
  • connection
  • collective
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Power: reward

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inducements offered for cooperation or contributions (pay increase)

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Power: coercive

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based on perception of penalties that might be opposed (paycut)

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Power: legitimate

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stems from managers authority from a job position in an institutional hierarchy

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Power: expert

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possession of unique skills, knowledge and competence

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Power: referent

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admiration or respect for individual, charismatic personality

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Power: information

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access to valued data needed by others

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Power: connection

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individuals informal/formal link to prestigious people

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Power: collective

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power in numbers

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How do we increase nursing power?

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  • Collaboration with physicians- providing highest quality of healthcare possible
  • Life-long learning- formal/nonformal learning
  • Joining professional nursing organizations- ANA (all nurses throughout US)
  • Health-related political involvement- voting, writing emails to legislatures
  • Mentoring- formal/informal, important in any profession
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NSNA

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National Student Nurse Association

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What is the mission of NSNA?

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  • to mentor nursing students
  • influence standards of nursing education
  • influence healthcare through legislation
  • participate in community activities
  • promote interdisciplinary activities
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Membership for NSNA

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prenursing – associate
nursing – active
-dues vary

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NSNA activities

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  • community (fundraising, health screenings)
  • support health/nursing education issues
  • interdisciplinary activities (work towards common goal with other types of students)
  • scholarship funds
  • imprint magazine
  • liability insurance
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ANA

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American Nurse Association
• established in 1897
• overall spokesperson and agent for ALL nurses/nursing
• membership is voluntary
• less than 10% of nurses belong
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When was ANA established?

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1897

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What is the mission of ANA?

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nurses advancing our profession to improve health for all

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What are the purposes of ANA?

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  • work for the improvement of health standards and availability of healthcare for all
  • foster high standards
  • stimulate/promote the professional development of nurses/advance their economic and general welfare
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Membership to ANA

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RNs + graduate nurses through state membership

-dues vary by state/regions in state

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Activities of ANA

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  • ANA’s Standards of Practice (ensure quality care for all)
  • Code for nurses
  • accredits CEU courses
  • registered lobbyists (protect nursing practice, accept/reject laws)
  • collective bargaining (protect general welfare of nurses)
  • multiple publication
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Publications of ANA

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  1. American Academy of Nursing: recognizes professional achievement in nursing individuals, shape nursing practice
  2. American Nurses Credentialing Center: implements exams
  3. American Nurses’ Foundation: promotes nursing research by giving out grants
  4. ANA – PAC: educates nurses on legislation
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Tri-Council for Nursing

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Includes:
• American Nurse’s Association (ANA)
• National League for Nursing (NLN)
• American Association of Colleges in Nursing (AACN)
• American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE)
–> Focus on issues that effect all nurses

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NLN

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National League for Nursing

-established in 1893

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When was the NLN established?

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1893

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Who is the focus in NLN?

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practical nursing and graduate nursing

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What is the mission of NLN?

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promotes excellence in nursing education to build a strong and diverse nursing workforce

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What are the themes of NLN?

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  1. Nursing education: educational standards, accreditation of nursing schools
  2. Faculty development: helps develop updates/education programs
  3. Nursing education research: provide funds
    4 Data collection: on schools of nursing to provie to public
  4. Assessment/evaluation: standardized exams to assess student learning in nursing school
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What are the activities of NLN?

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  • accreditation
  • publications
  • Certified Nurse Educator exam- pass = meet national standards of being a quality nurse educator
  • funds nursing education research
  • data collection- from state boards of nursing
  • testing services- on NLN exams
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AACN (college)

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American Association of Colleges of Nursing

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What is the focus of the AACN?

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baccalaureate/graduate nursing education, provides standards/resources, fosters advancement in nursing education, research, and practice

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What are the three major documents of the AACN?

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  1. Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice
  2. Essentials of Master’s Education for Advanced Practice Nursing
  3. Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice
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What are the activities of the AACN?

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  1. Accreditation through the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
  2. Publications
  3. Journal of Professional Nursing
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AACN (care)

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American Association of Critical-Care Nurses

  • worlds largest specialty organization
  • focus on intensive care nurses
  • certification exam to meet standards of ICU nurse (CCRN)
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AORN

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Association of Operating Room Nurses

  • nurses in OR
  • educational events, publications
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AWHONN

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Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses

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ENA

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Emergency Nurses Association

  • promote education through publications/journals/conferences for nurses in ER
  • certification
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IAFN

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International Association of Forensic Nursing

-investigate trauma of living and deceased

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ONS

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Oncology Nursing Society

-promote standards, education, and research for oncology nurses

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AHNA

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American Holistic Nurses’ Association

-nurses for holistic care, eastern practices

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NBNA

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National Black Nurses’ Association

  • open to all nurses advocate for AAs
  • publications/scholarships
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NCSBN

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National Council of State Boards of Nursing

  • promote safe/effective practice
  • develop NCLEX
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What are the international nursing organizations?

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  1. International Council of Nurses (ICN)

2. Sigma Theta Tau International

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ICN

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International Council of Nurses
• established in 1900
• federation of national nurses’ associations, not individual members (associations join)
• 130 national nurses associations representing 13 million nurses worldwide (ANA from US)
• create International Code of Ethics- help identify nurses responsibilities/accountabilities

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When was ICN established?

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1900

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What is the mission of ICN?

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represent nursing worldwide, advancing the profession/influencing health policy

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Sigma Theta Tau International

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–> International honor society for nursing – largest/more prestigious nursing organizations in the world
• Membership by invitation
• Dedicated to improve health care through scholarship and practice excellence
• Promotes nursing research- funding research grants, conferences
• Journal of Nursing Scholarship