NURS FPX 5007 Assessment 1 Leadership Styles Application

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Capella University

NURS-FPX 5007 Leadership for Nursing Practice

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Leadership Styles Application

The role of leadership in healthcare is pivotal, influencing care quality and patient outcomes. Leaders manage workflows, enhance employee satisfaction, and foster positive cultures. Effective leadership in healthcare requires informed decision-making and proactive planning (Cummings et al., 2021).

Case Study

In a challenging scenario, Marty, an experienced African American healthcare worker, faces work-related issues due to caring responsibilities for her mother with dementia. Despite being on Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), concerns about punctuality and work patterns have arisen among colleagues (Cummings et al., 2021).

Relevant Leadership Styles and Practices

Key leadership styles in healthcare include democratic, transactional, and transformative. Democratic leadership involves inclusive decision-making, while transactional focuses on tasks and rewards. Transformative leadership inspires change and builds trust, enhancing team performance and motivation (Robbins & Davidhizar, 2020; Richards, 2020; Oliveira et al., 2020).

Leadership Style Applicable in the Case Study

Given Marty’s situation, a transformative leadership style is suitable. It can address her challenges, motivate the team, and build trust through open communication about her needs (Richards, 2020).

Positive and Negative Implications

Implementing transformative leadership fosters a positive work culture but requires monitoring for stress. Democratic leadership can engage employees but may demand extensive time and patience (Nawaz & Khan, 2020; Holmgren et al., 2019; Oliveira et al., 2020).

References

Cummings, G. G., Lee, S., Tate, K., Penconek, T., Micaroni, S. P., Paananen, T., & Chatterjee, G. E. (2021). The essentials of nursing leadership: A systematic review of factors and educational interventions influencing nursing leadership. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 115, 103842. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103842

Holmgren, J., Paillard‐Borg, S., Saaristo, P., & von Strauss, E. (2019). Nurses’ experiences of health concerns, teamwork, leadership and knowledge transfer during an Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Nursing Open, 6(3), 824-833. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.258

Nawaz, S., & Khan, I. U. (2020). The Leadership Styles and Occupational Stress: The Mediating Role of Emotional Intelligence. Academic Journal of Social Sciences (AJSS), 4(4), 906-917. https://doi.org/10.54692/ajss.2020.04041198