Chapter 2 Flashcards

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Introduction

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A good nurse leader is someone who can inspire others to work together in pursuit of a common goal, such as enhancing patient care. An effective and efficient leader has a distinctive set of personal qualities: integrity, courage, initiative and an ability to handle stress. This individual is often admired in their efforts to think critically, set goals and skillfully communicate and collaborate.

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  • It is the ability to determine appropriate objectives for a group/organization to ensure appropriate and accurate results.
  • Determine if objectives are met
  • Focuses on the output or result of a performance
  • It is doing the right thing done at the right time & right result.
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Effective

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It is the ability to minimize time and use of resources in achieving organizational objectives that will yield to a maximum output.

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Efficient

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Types of Leader

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Formal & Informal

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Appointed, elected or designated, deliberately chosen by the administration and given the authority to act. It is based on an occupying position in an organization.

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Formal

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does not have official sanction to direct the activities to others. Chosen by group because of age, seniority and
personality.

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Informal

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Elements of leadership

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  • vision
  • influence
  • power
  • authority
  • responsibility
  • accountability
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  • Is the essence of leadership
  • It provides direction
  • It is the ability to see.
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Vision

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It is the ability to obtain followers, compliance or request, it is how to convince people to do things.

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Influence

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Kinds of influence

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  • assertiveness
  • ingratiation
  • rationality
  • blocking
  • coalition
  • sanction
  • exchange
  • upward appeal
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sending direct message to others, stand up for her own right without violation those of others.

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Assertiveness

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an individual makes/do important thing before making a request.

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Ingratiation

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It involves convincing someone of the merits of a detailed plan.

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Rationality

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It is the hostile form of influence where an individual achieves the goal or influencing other person with threat

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Blocking

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A collective form of influence where a person gets several co-workers to “back her up” when making a request

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Coalition

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a promise of punishment in case of non cooperation and rewards in case of cooperation.

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Sanction

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it involves offering a favour or a personal sacrifice as an incentive for the performance of a request.

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Exchange

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it involves obtaining support from a higher-up to push someone into action.

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Upward appeal

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It is the ability to efficiently & effectively exercise authority.

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Power

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Sources of power?

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French & Raven 1959

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Sources of power:

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  • legitimate
  • reward
  • coercive
  • expert
  • information
  • referent
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  • the most important kind of power
  • bestowed upon the leader by a given position to the hierarchy of an organization
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Legitimate

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  • it is derived from the manager’s ability to give rewards to her subordinates for compliance with her orders or request
  • This power is ineffective if abused
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Reward

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  • it is based on the leader’s ability to punish subordinates for non compliance with his directives
  • least effective form of power
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Coercive

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  • it is derived on the leader’s special abilities or skills unique to the leader.
  • It is the power that is highly specific and limited to a paricular area in which the expert is trained and qualified.
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Expert

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  • it is derived from being well-informed and up-to-date
  • it is through this power that nurses are able to persuade others.
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Information

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It is the ability of the individual to attract others and build loyalty

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Referent/personal charismatic/power of personality

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2 forms of referent power

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  1. Based.onattractiveness.or appeal of a person to another/others.
  2. Based on a person’s connecion or relationship with other powerful individual.
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It represents the right to expect or secure compliance; back by legitimacy.

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Authority

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Forms of authority

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  1. Line authority
  2. Staff authority
  3. Team authority
31
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Direct supervisory authority from superior to subordinate

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Line authority

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authority that is based on expertise and which usually involves advising.

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Staff authority

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It is granted to committees or work teams involved in an organization’s daily operation. They share common vision, goals, and objectives.

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Team authority

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It is the responding obligation and accountability answers for all action done,

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Responsibility

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2 categories of responsibility

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Individual and organizational

36
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A person assume responsibility when accepted a position in an organization.
Nobody gives or delegates the responsibility

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Individual

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Refers to collective organizational accountablity and include how well the department perform their work

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Organizational

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It is when someone is responsible for something. She is liable/accountable to the superior.

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Accountability

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Resources (7 M’s)l

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Money
Men
Machines
Materials
Method
Moment
Manager

40
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T/F
The attainment of a goal usually precedes the use of resources that are available.

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TRUE

41
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Refers to the budget allocated for an undertaking.

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Money

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Refers to the human resources that are needed to achieve the goal.

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Men

43
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Refers to the devices that help the organization by performing the task faster & doing the work that humans
cannot.

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Machines

44
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  • Refers to the physical resources that are used as inputs in the nursing process.
  • This can be raw or finish materials.
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Materials

45
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Refers to the body of techniques for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting & integrating previous knowledge.

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Method

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  • Refers to as the time.
  • How humans use their time serves as an indicator of their productivity.
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Moment

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Is the ability to estimate or adjust time needed to accomplish a task.

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Time management

48
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Calendar, planners

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Time management tools

49
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Refers to the person responsible for planning, directing and monitoring the work of a group of individuals and taking corrective actions when necessary.

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Manager