Essentials of Nursing Leadership - Discussion Post

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A leader has the ability to combine commitment for improvement with knowledge regarding how to exercise influence and engage support (Dickson & Tholl, 2014).

In the areas of nursing and public health, the focus is on improving health.

Porter-O'Grady and Malloch (2015) noted several major tasks of 21st-century healthcare leaders.

Applying essentials of leadership select two (2) tasks from the following list of tasks and discuss how you would exercise influence and engage support for each of your selected tasks.

Deconstructing the barriers and structures of the 20th century

Alerting staff about the implications of changing what they do

Establishing safety around taking risks and experimenting

Embracing new technologies as a way of doing work

Reading the signposts along the road to the future

Translating the emerging reality of health reform into language that the staff can use

Demonstrating personal engagement with health reform

Helping others adapt to the demands of a value-driven health system

Creating a safe milieu for the struggles and pain of changing practice and service

Enumerating small successes as a basis for supporting staff