Nursing Leadership Reflections

Reflection on Hiring I learned that questions you ask as an interviewer are important in trying to get a good sense of who you're interviewing. It's difficult to get to know a person in a half an hour. That half an hour is essential in determining if they're going to be a good fit for your team. You're going to be working with whomever you hire for potentially several years so making the right choice is important.  Understanding the needs of your team is a good foundation to have before beginning the hiring process. Preparation is key. Making a list of potential questions is important. During the interview, asking open-ended questions will give a better sense of who they are. Such questions could include "How do you structure your time?; If you could design a job for yourself, what would you do and why?; What can you do for our company that no one else can? What is one mistake you've made at work and how did you resolve it?" Paying attention to body l...

Jan. 21st Reflection What did you actually learn from the unit Without good leadership, the workplace is at risk of deteriorating. Leadership is important in organizing workflow and encouraging staff to succeed. There are several characteristics that make up a great leader. I gleaned a lot of information from an article by Milton and Jacqueline Mayfield called T he Effects of Leader Motivating Language Use on Employee Decision Making. The following questions come from the appendix from this article. They are questions that reflect traits of a great leader. Gives me useful explanations of what needs to be done in my work. Offers me helpful directions on how to do my job. Provides me with easily understandable instructions about my work. Offers me helpful advice on how to improve my work. Gives me good definitions of what I must do in order to receive rewards. Gives me cle...

Identify as an entry in your Blog (“Reflective Journal”), examples of Nursing Role Activities  for each of the following twelve (12)  Characteristics of Leaders.  An example is given for number 1. 1.         Leadership requires personal mastery  – Nurses demonstrate leadership when they show competence and mastery in the tasks they perform. Nurses are deemed competent by means of a license to practice nursing (NLN 2010). 2.         Leadership is about values  – "The truth is, you will have more influence by listening by listening to people than you will by telling them what to do." -LDSYOUTHLEADERSHIP.COM "When your values are clear to you, making decisions becomes easier."  "The CEO is not in charge of the company. The values are. If, at the end of our careers, we have not passed along positive values, we have abdicated our leadership role." -Dave Logan, Ph.D "True leaders do...

I have taken the DISC Personality Test and tested with the personality of Steady. The following are the results: "Most Singaporeans, or Asians fall into this category of personalities. Steady individuals generally thrive supporting a D(dominant) leader and doing the work behind the scenes. These people are loyal, have good self-control, often good listeners and tend to want to avoid disagreements and conflicts. They are good in an organization because you need people who can be supportive and loyal in your organization. Not everyone can be the one to receive the honour, not everyone can be the head of a team or an organization, but the S(steady) individuals are usually happy where they are. That’s why S(steady) people are absolutely essential for any team to work. S(steady) personalities generally work well in support roles like managerial roles or as assistants to heads of departments." These results are not much of a surprise to me. I've always seen myself as ...

My name is Faith Eshelman and I have worked in the medical field for 18 years. Recently I've become a nurse and am furthering my education to get my BSN. A large part of nursing is learning leadership skills and this blog will be a reflection of the highlights of my learning. Throughout this journey, I'm hoping to develop my own theories that make up a recipe for my own personal success as a leader.