Adams Influence Model Nurse Executive Practice

Applying the Adams Influence Model in Nurse Executive Practice
The Adams Influence Model (AIM) is a framework for comprehending the factors, characteristics, attributes and process of influence. The AIM is followed in nursing and organizational literature and provides nurse leaders with a guide for developing a successful strategy to achieve influence with individuals and or other groups (Adams & Erickson, 2011). According to Adams & Erickson, 2011, studies how influence, or the ability to convince or affect another person or group is essential to the chief nurse executive (CNE) role. Influence is the fundamental determinate persuading decision making and is necessary for motivating colleagues and staff, securing required support and obtaining adequate resources (Adams & Erickson, 2011).
The American Organization of Nurse Executives distinguishes influence behaviors as a crucial component of the nurse executive competency, and the American Nurses Association relates the distant domains of nurse administrator influence in the publication Scope and Standards for Nursing Administrators (Adams & Erickson, 2011). Nurse leaders recognize the significance of influence and its role in effecting change, many are less familiar with how influence is enhanced, and
The AIM provides a valuable and validated tool for CNEs to examine and understand influence, helping them focus their desired outcomes across practice, education, policy and research. It is critical as a DNP nurse leader to improve patient outcomes. The nurse leader must focus the needs of a panel of patients; target population therefore the ability to influence others is a required competency to achieve positive outcomes. As a DNP prepared nurse leader I will be competent to advocate for healthcare policy, equality in healthcare and the future nursing profession (AACN,