Staff Nurse Leadership by Jacob Southard https://padlet.com/southardjp1102/southard_staffnurseleadership Staff nurses can serve in many leadership capacities en-us 2018-11-17 18:10:42 UTC 2025-12-06 13:00:49 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Removelove.png How Can a Staff Nurse Be a Leader? southardjp1102 https://padlet.com/southardjp1102/southard_staffnurseleadership/wish/305573898 Staff nurses can serve in many leadership capacities including the participation in professional nursing organizations, volunteering to precept students or new hires, or simply being an exemplary healthcare practitioner. It is important that staff nurses become proactive leaders in order to be more effective collaborators and promote better care. ]]> 2018-11-17 18:30:32 UTC https://padlet.com/southardjp1102/southard_staffnurseleadership/wish/305573898 Professional Organizations southardjp1102 https://padlet.com/southardjp1102/southard_staffnurseleadership/wish/305575268 Cuff (2018) explains that through the membership of professional nursing organizations at the state or national level can facilitate passion in your practice, broaden your professional network, and teach stewardship.]]> 2018-11-17 18:37:18 UTC https://padlet.com/southardjp1102/southard_staffnurseleadership/wish/305575268 Preceptorship southardjp1102 https://padlet.com/southardjp1102/southard_staffnurseleadership/wish/305575400 Another way that staff nurses can be leaders is by teaching or precepting students (Hanson, MacLeod, & Schiller, 2018). This is a common occurrence and its value should not be overlooked; staff nurses are leaders. ]]> 2018-11-17 18:38:42 UTC https://padlet.com/southardjp1102/southard_staffnurseleadership/wish/305575400 Formal Leadership Training southardjp1102 https://padlet.com/southardjp1102/southard_staffnurseleadership/wish/305575970 The Nursing Leadership Perspectives Program promotes leadership by introducing the nurse to real situations and projects so that the nurse can gain confidence in leadership (Abraham, Burnette, Wannarka, & Weerheim, 2013). Programs like this should become the standard as it has showed to positively influence patient outcomes and hospital revenue. ]]> 2018-11-17 18:43:18 UTC https://padlet.com/southardjp1102/southard_staffnurseleadership/wish/305575970 Stewardship southardjp1102 https://padlet.com/southardjp1102/southard_staffnurseleadership/wish/305576603 Olans, Olans, and Witt (2017) also recommend becoming more involved in stewardship programs such as an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP). Nurses are arguably in the most frequent contact with patients and are, therefore, the most influential people in these direct patient care categories. ]]> 2018-11-17 18:46:35 UTC https://padlet.com/southardjp1102/southard_staffnurseleadership/wish/305576603 Conclusion southardjp1102 https://padlet.com/southardjp1102/southard_staffnurseleadership/wish/305577820 It's good for you and good for your patients. Just do it.]]> 2018-11-17 18:53:25 UTC https://padlet.com/southardjp1102/southard_staffnurseleadership/wish/305577820 References southardjp1102 https://padlet.com/southardjp1102/southard_staffnurseleadership/wish/305578013 Abraham, P., Burnette, A., Wannarka, E., & Weerheim, L. (2013). Nursing excellence:       leadership opportunities promote staff nurse growth and development. Nurse   Leader, 11, 61–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mnl.2013.07.012          
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