RKT Task 1

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Organizational Systems & Quality Leadership|
RKOT Task 1|
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By: Myrtle Howard, RN|
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B. Leadership Strategies:
Leadership is a very important role as a nurse. One strategy that enables a nurse on an interdisciplinary team to exert leadership without occupying a formal leadership position is being a problem solver. Effective problem solving is indispensable to leadership. Problems arise from every aspect of healthcare such as patients, staff, and other medical personnel. Identifying and resolving problems ensures quality care and outcomes. Being a problem solver also gains the trust of the staff, colleagues, and patients, providing knowledgeable information and resources. Another strategy that enables a nurse
Communication is a very important factor within an interdisciplinary team. In order to provide quality and safe care to patients, the nurses correspond and collaborate with the staff and other healthcare personnel. Nurses are constantly updating physicians and reporting to fellow nurses the patient progress and status. Communicating frequently, exchanging information and providing feedback creates a safe working environment that is not only critical to staff, but also to the patient. Overall, effective communication leads to goal achievement. Another way a nurse can take an active contributing position within an interdisciplinary team is providing quality patient care, utilizing the nursing process: assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate. The nursing process is an ongoing contributing factor within patient care; therefore, is essential to an interdisciplinary team. The nurses critically think to resolve problems using creative, logical, and analytical processes. Data from the nursing process guides the direction of patient care, promoting quality outcomes. Within an interdisciplinary team, the nurse is constantly performing evaluation of outcomes and revisions, updating team members of patients’ status and plan of care. Moreover, utilizing the nursing process when providing patient care is indispensable to an interdisciplinary team; Because of this, nurses are
In order to provide safety, it demands an effort of the entire facility as a whole. As stated in the IHI Open School Basic Modules, the four main characteristics are “psychological safety, active leadership, transparency, and fairness”. I would create a safe environment in the healthcare setting by addressing any concerns the patient and/ or staff may have, being respectful and open-minded. I would create an open door policy, promoting communication and offering knowledge to ensure quality care and patient safety. If a mistake or error was made, I would help the individual in resolving the situation to ensure patient safety first as well as documenting the incident and focus on methods of prevention with the staff. For example, if a nurse approaches me with a question on how to insert an NG tube, I will not belittle the person or make smart remarks because doing so will create a harmful environment. Instead, I would offer my assistance and knowledge to ensure patient safety. Afterwards, to ensure competency and confidence of staff, I wound coordinate a mandatory in-service on NG tube insertion and placement. As an active leader, I would actively listen to my staff, addressing their questions and concerns. As a leader, I must realize that individuals are different and have different perspectives and/or beliefs about certain issues and the only way to know that is to listen. In my