How I Can Use My Leadership Skills as Staff Nurse in the Unit to Impact Patient Care and the Unit Culture

 As a staff nurse, I can use my leadership skills to address the challenges undermining patient care delivery.  First, I can use my interpersonal skills to engage affected staff and outline solutions to problems ailing the department.  I can also highlight the need for the nurse manager to create an environment that supports the continued development and learning within the department. As a result, preceptor burnout will cease to be a problem because continuous development and learning culture will ensure that new nurses become leaders.  As a healthcare provider, I understand that conflict is inevitable in the workplace. Therefore, I will collaborate with the unit staff to resolve issues undermining their productivity, teamwork, and patient satisfaction through my conflict resolution strategies. Also, I will use my excellent communication skills to encourage partnerships between new graduate nurses and experienced nurses to meet the Unit’s goals and improve patient care quality and safety. 

Lastly, I will use my leadership skills to design a culture that promotes excellence, collaboration, teamwork, and high reliability. The culture will encourage mentoring and coaching, working towards a common goal, and defining individual expectations and roles to bring civility to my unit, improve staff morale, and facilitate effective collaboration between novice and expert nurses. Such a culture will ensure that unit staff value patients and safe and high-quality care.

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References

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Bodine, J. L. (2018). Preventing preceptor burnout through engagement. Journal for Nurses in Professional Development, 34(5), 290-292.