Functioning as a Change Agent and Leader Chapter 13 Flashcards
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What are the essential qualities of an academic nurse leader?
Competence, confidence, courage, creativity, collaboration, therapeutic communication skills
Giddens and Thompson (2018) highlight these qualities as vital for effective leadership in nursing education.
What is a key responsibility of nursing administrators, educators, and clinicians?
To keep abreast of the rapidly changing environment in higher education, healthcare, and technology and to make changes proactively
Prut & Thompson (2018) emphasize the need for awareness of key issues affecting the nursing profession.
What strategic competencies are essential for nurse educators to remain viable?
Being a visionary and open-minded about change
Ma Regina, Caringal-Go & Magsaysay (2018) discuss the importance of transformation in academic institutions.
What role do effective leaders play?
They serve as a group mentor or role model and motivate a diverse group to advance a common role or function
This highlights the selfless trait of leadership.
List the functions of a nurse leader.
- Acting as a role model for others
- Providing expert nursing care based on theory and research
- Demonstrating knowledge about organizational theory
- Collaborating with others to provide optimum healthcare
- Providing information and support to patients
- Using advocacy for beneficial changes
- Following nursing codes of ethics
Grant & Massey (1999) outline these functions as core responsibilities of nurse leaders.
What are the essential leadership competencies outlined by the American Nurses Association (ANA)?
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Education
- Environmental Health
- Ethics
- Evidence-based Practice
- Leadership
- Professional Practice Evaluation
- Quality of Practice
- Resource Utilization
ANA (2018) emphasizes these competencies for effective nursing leadership.
What are the six factors identified by Carroll (2005) for leadership success in the 21st century?
- Personal integrity
- Strategic vision/action orientation
- Team building/communication
- Management and technical competence
- People skills
- Personal survival skills/attributes
These factors remain relevant for contemporary leaders.
List some key behaviors essential for effective leaders according to Rubino (2011).
- Professionalism
- Reciprocal trust and respect
- Confidence, optimism, and passion
- Visibility
- Open communication
- Taking risks
- Admitting fault
These behaviors are considered protocols for leadership effectiveness.
What qualities did King (2011) identify as key for a leader?
- Ambition
- Knowledge of the business
- Consistency
- Good listening skills
- Creativity
- Ability to own up to mistakes
- Decision-making skills
These qualities are crucial for leadership success.
Fill in the blank: The qualities identified by Hossain (2015) as critical for a 21st-century leader include _______.
[honesty, vision, inspiration, communication, delegation, decision, courage, fairness, kindness, magnanimity, forward-thinking, knowledge, competency, confidence, commitment, gentle, accountability, creativity, sense of humor, intuition, focus, assertiveness, optimism, balance]
These qualities are not ranked by importance.
What leadership style involves decisions made with input from each team member?
Democratic
This style encourages collaboration and team participation.
What is a transformational leader characterized by?
Empathy and creating an intellectually stimulating environment
Transformational leaders inspire subordinates’ development and maximize performance outcomes.
What are some key transformational leadership practices?
- Inspiring a shared vision
- Challenging the process
- Enabling others to act
- Encouraging the heart
- Modeling the way
Ross et al. (2014) highlight these practices as fundamental to transformational leadership.
What competencies are essential for nurse leaders according to Weber, Ward, and Walsh (2015)?
- Influence
- Emotional intelligence
- Driving for results
- Facilitating change
- High-impact communication
- Business acumen
- Aligning performance for success
- Building a successful team
- Leading through vision and values
- Building trust
- Making decisions/problem solving
These competencies ensure optimal succession planning.
What strategies can be used to foster creativity and innovation in nursing education?
- Educate on creative problem-solving
- Value creative ‘play’ for idea generation
- Role model creative practices
- Recognize and celebrate risk-taking
Snow (2019) provides these strategies to promote an innovative culture.
What behaviors are associated with change management competencies for nurse leaders?
- Leads change by example
- Adapts plans as necessary
- Involves key people in design and implementation
- Manages resistance to change
- Adapts to external pressures
ANA (2018) emphasizes the importance of these behaviors for effective leadership during change.
What are essential behaviors associated with competencies for managing change?
- Leads change by example
- Adapts plans as necessary
- Takes into account people’s concerns during change
- Effectively involves key people in the design and implementation of change
- Adjusts management style to changing situations
- Effectively manages others’ resistance to organizational change
- Adapts to the changing external pressures facing the organization
- Is straightforward with individuals about consequences of an expected action or decision
- Accepts change as positive
These competencies are crucial for leaders in higher education undergoing transformation.
What are the three theoretical perspectives that explain how a person can become a leader?
- Trait Theory
- Great Events Theory
- Transformational Leadership
These perspectives highlight different pathways to leadership development.
What is the definition of organizational effectiveness according to Thibodeaux and Favilla (1996)?
The extent to which an organization fulfills its objectives without depleting its resources and without placing undue strain on its members and/or society.
This definition emphasizes resource management and member welfare.
What are the six steps to use in assessing an organization’s effectiveness as identified by Martz (2010)?
- Establish the boundaries of the evaluation
- Conduct a performance needs assessment
- Define the criteria of merit
- Plan and implement the evaluation
- Synthesize performance data with values
- Communicate and report evaluation findings
These steps guide a comprehensive evaluation process.
Fill in the blank: The primary dimensions of evaluation conceptualized by Donabedian are structure, processes, and _______.
outcomes
Outcomes are often indicators of the quality of medical care.
What are the five dimensions of ideal change leaders identified by Magsaysay and Hechanova (2017)?
- Strategic/technical competence
- Execution competence
- Social competence
- Character
- Resilience
These dimensions are essential for effective leadership in change management.
True or False: The predominant view is that organizational culture can be effectively managed.
False
While culture cannot be directly managed, it can be influenced through key events and interventions.
What are the sources of influence that a nurse educator can utilize to influence change according to Grenny and colleagues?
- Linking to mission and values
- Harnessing peer pressure
- Aligning rewards and assuring accountability
- Overinvesting in skill building
- Creating social support
- Changing the environment
These sources are divided into motivation and ability under personal, social, and structural influences.