Week 10: TEAMS Flashcards
Leadership
involves a common goal and gaining people’s trust and commitment to work together to reach that goal
how are nurses leaders
nurses become competent and accountable health care professionals to be leaders
What does leadership require?
Self-knowledge
Respect
Trust
Integrity
Shared vision
Ability to be a change facilitator
What are the roles of a leader?
Create a vision
Create a climate
Create conflict
- Make conflict an asset – resolve problems
Create change
Create leaders
Professional standard statement _ CNO video: professional standards
“Each nurse shows leadership by providing, facilitating and promoting the best possible care to the public”
In everyday practice, we get the opportunity to further develop our leadership skills:
self knowledge
How does our knowledge and values impact care?
Respect
Trust
Integrity
Shared vision
Ability to be a change facilitator
Interprofessional team
different professions - Nurses working together with doctors and dieticians = example
Interprofessional team
Multiple health professionals work together
Interprofessional team
benefits
Benefits:
Improve clinical outcomes
Decreased length of hospitalization
Increased client safety
Ex, decreased falls
Interprofessional team
Barriers:
Lack of understanding of roles
Lack of communication
Lack of preparation
Not all teams – working in “silos” - individual
Teamwork attributes:
Mutual respect
Shared planning
Open communication
Cooperation
Shared expertise
Shared decision-making
Common goals
Coordination
Team communication:
Active listening
Timeliness
Openness
Sharing
Respect
Trust