Leadership and Management in Nursing

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Leadership and responsive care: Principle of Nursing Practice H
McKenzie C, Manley K (2011) Leadership and responsive care: Principle of Nursing Practice H. Nursing Standard. 25, 35, 35-37. Date of acceptance: February 23 2011.

Summary
This is the final article in a nine-part series describing the Principles of Nursing Practice developed by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in collaboration with patient and service organisations, the Department of Health, the Nursing and Midwifery Council, nurses and other healthcare professionals. This article discusses Principle H, the need for leadership among staff and the provision of care that is responsive to individuals’ needs.

Authors
Christine McKenzie, learning and development facilitator, and Kim Manley, formerly lead, Quality, Standards and Innovation Unit, RCN, London. Email: [e-mail]

Keywords
Leadership, Principles of Nursing Practice, professional development, quality assurance These keywords are based on subject headings from the British Nursing Index. For author and research article guidelines visit the Nursing Standard home page at www.nursing-standard.co.uk. For related articles visit our online archive and search using the keywords.

THE EIGHTH Principle of Nursing Practice, Principle H, reads: ‘Nurses and nursing staff lead by example develop themselves and other staff, and influence the way care is given in a manner that is open and responds to individual needs.’ Principle H explores the themes of leadership and responsive care in all care settings. This Principle is essential to enable nursing teams to provide care that consistently reflects all of the other Principles of Nursing Practice. Workplace culture and context is established through

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