Sherpath Ch 21 Nursing Leadership Flashcards
formal vs informal leadership
Formal leadership refers to legitimate authority conferred by an organization (e.g., in the nursing role of director or supervisor).
Informal leadership depends on knowledge, personal skills, and ability to persuade and influence others. The informal leader is a colleague and does not hold a formal position as a leader but is recognized as a leader by his or her peers.
Transformational Leadership
Transformational leaders inspire others to follow their lead. They go above and beyond to transform the workplace and achieve organizational goals by motivating others.
Transactional Leadership
This type of leadership focuses on the daily progress of goals and is concerned with the day-to-day operations of the facility. Transactional leaders focus on a reward and punishment system using incentives and discipline to get the job done. In this style of task and outcome leadership, employees usually know exactly what is expected of their job performance.
Autocratic
The leader tells his or her employees what to do and how to do it, without getting their advice.
Bureaucratic
The leader uses a highly formalized set of processes, procedures, and structures. Rules, policies, and hierarchies form a clear set of expectations as well as an explicit chain of command.
Democratic
The leader includes employees in the decision-making process, but the leader normally maintains the final decision-making authority.
Laissez-Faire
The leader allows employees to make decisions, however the leader is still responsible for the decisions that are made.
Servant
The leader builds a team through caring by putting others first and welcomes input in decision making.
Fayol’s Functions of Management
planning, organizing, directing, and controlling
McGregor’s Human Relations-Based Management
focus on human relations–based management have been titled Theory X and Theory Y
Theory X vs Theory Y
Theory X: managers believe that people are basically lazy and prefer to be directed in their work. Employees are motivated by threats and punishments. Managers must actively work to supervise and control their employees.
Theory Y: managers believe that people are self-directed and when properly encouraged can be creative and autonomous in their work. Managers work at maintaining a motivating environment.
numerous roles that a nurse leader can assume
care provider, patient advocate, case manager, and clinical nurse leader, nurse educator, financial resource manager, and interprofessional team leader.
Five Rights of Delegation
right task, right circumstance, right person, right direction/communication, and right supervision
