NP/APN as a Leader in the Profession

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NP/APN as a Leader in the Profession

• Rosemary Goodyear Ed.D, APRN, FAANP
• Nurse Consultant Associates

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Objectives

• Review the characteristics of a leader in nursing
• Discuss the NP/APN in the leadership role within
  nursing
• Identify the changes the NP/APN would need to
  make to move role
• Analyze how you as an individual NP/APN can make
  a difference

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NP/APN Leadership

• Leadership is both a process and a property. The
  process of leadership is the use of noncoercive
  influence to direct and coordinate the activities
  of the members of an organized group toward the
  accomplishment of group objectives. As a
  property, leadership is a set of qualities
  attributed to those who are perceived to
  successfully employ such characteristics

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NP/APN Leadership

• Elements of Leadership
• Vision
• Risk taking
• Boundary management
• Empowerment of followers
• Mentoring
• Politically knowledgeable

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NP/APN Leadership

• Mastery of leadership elements
• Education
• Personal growth
• Communication
• Patient focused practice
• Systems think

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NP/APN Leadership

• NP/APN Self assessment of effective leaders
• Vision
• External awareness
• Customer-orientation
• Political skill
• Motivation
• Confidence and trust

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NP/APN Leadership

• Influence and negotiation
• Creative/strategic thinking
• Interpersonal skills
• Team building
• Oral and written communication
• Self-direction
• Decisiveness
• Problem solving
• Review and change

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NP/APN Leadership

• Some are gifts when we are born
• Some we learn in maturing
• Some we go to school to learn
• Some come with positions in family or at work

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NP/APN Leadership

• Leadership is the power of relationships
• Leaders can assist in the organization of people
  around specific goals Transactional
• Leaders can motivate others through values,
  vision and empowerment - Transformational

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NP/APN Leadership

• Leadership is different from Management. Both are
  successful and use relationships with people but
  consider Leaders do the right things and
  managers do things right OR Leaders focus on
  effectiveness and managers deal with efficiency

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NP/APN Leadership

• Leadership is about
• Motivating
• Modeling
• Mentoring
• Motivation is the passion the NP possesses and
  expresses and is an essential ingredient to bring
  about change through leadership

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NP/APN Leadership

• Modeling is when the NP actively demonstrates
  leadership and change in personal and
  professional role
• Mentoring is an important source of influence, a
  willingness to share, professional nourishment to
  develop an individuals gifts and talents

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NP/APN Leadership

• In what area of nursing are you a leader?
• Are you an officer in the nursing association?
• If you are, what have you done in this position
• Share how you arrived in this position of
  leadership

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NP/APN Leadership

• As an officer in the TANP what change do you see
  a leader should pursue to move the NP role
  forward?
• As a transactional leader?
• As a transformational leader?

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NP/APN Leadership

• Assessing your method of leadership what are your
  strengths?
• What areas do you need more work?
• As a transactional leader?
• As a transformational leader?

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NP/APN Leadership

• Share the process you would follow in bringing
  about change in the Taiwan NP scope of practice
  with respect to expanding the specialties where
  the NP can work?

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NP/APN Leadership

• Keep in mind the expansion of the NP role could
  bring about confusion of fellow colleagues and
  the public
• Keep in mind that NPs have areas of expertise
  beyond Medical and Surgical care

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NP/APN Leadership

• Keep in mind the growth of health care needs of
  the public.
• Keep in mind that NP competency in each specialty
  will need a level of consistency across all work
  settings
• What process will you follow?

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NP/APN Leadership

• Leadership is a quality of each NP
• Leadership styles vary with time, task and group
• An ultimate goal in leadership is to move the
  followers into the leadership position when a
  followers expertise overshadows the current
  leader

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NP/APN Leadership

• Who would not like to take over the class?
  Leadership!