NSG3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Common Purpose, Situational Leadership Theory, Organizational Commitment
8 Feb 2018
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Canadians spend an avg of 36. 4 hours per week at work. Our working lives are essential contributor to what keeps us healthy and what makes us sick. The working env and the nature of work itself = influences health. Spence laschinger, heather k. ; leiter, michael p. (2006) The impact of nursing work environments on patient safety outcomes: Staffing adequacy directly affected emotional exhaustion and nurses" personal accomplishment; both directly affected patient safety outcomes. Nursing leadership played a fundamental role in the quality of work life regarding policy involvement, staffing levels, support for a nursing model of care (vs medical), and nurse/physician relationships. Commonly defined as a process of influence whereby the leader influences others toward goal achievement. Leadership is about the potential to make a difference and that potential is present is every nurse. Differences between leaders and managers: not all leaders are managers, but managers need to be leaders.
