Nursing Management and Leadership Course

Course Overview

• Focuses on management and leadership concepts, principles, and theories related to nursing.
• Emphasizes ethical, legal, and professional responsibilities of nurses.
• Involves both theoretical understanding and practical application in various healthcare settings.

Expected Course Outcomes

• Integrate knowledge across disciplines to manage clients and healthcare teams.
• Deliver safe, holistic care utilizing the nursing process in diverse environments.
• Informed decision-making through evidence-based practice.
• Adhere to legal and ethical standards in nursing practice.
• Effective communication with clients and healthcare teams using culturally relevant language.
• Comprehensive documentation reflecting client care outcomes.
• Collaborate with intra- and multidisciplinary teams for improved healthcare delivery.
• Development of initial management and leadership skills in healthcare service delivery.
• Engage in research while collaborating with experienced researchers.
• Commitment to lifelong learning for professional development.
• Promote responsible citizenship and national pride.
• Utilize technology in healthcare systems effectively.
• Adopt core nursing values in professional practice as emerging leaders.
• Incorporate entrepreneurial skills in healthcare service delivery.
• Embrace the A.C.H.I.E.V.E.R values related to the course.

Understanding Management

• Involves guiding, controlling, and efficiently utilizing resources to achieve organizational goals.
• Defined by characteristics including position, authority, and responsibility within an organization.
• Managers work with both willing and unwilling followers to achieve defined objectives.

Management Theory Concepts

• Economic Source: Impact of management on productivity and profitability.
• System of Authority: Hierarchical structure guiding organizational actions.
• Class and Status System: Managers as an educated elite in the organizational framework.

Early Management Theories

• Frederick Taylor: Advocated for Scientific Management; emphasized efficiency through standardization and training.
• Frank and Lillian Gilbreth: Focused on job simplification and work standardization.
• Henry Gantt: Developed the Gantt chart for project management to visualize task timelines.

Classic Organizational Theories

• Henry Fayol: Identified core management functions: planning, organizing, commanding, coordinating, and controlling.
• Fayol’s principles emphasized labor division, authority accountability, equitable remuneration, and employee stability.
• Luther Gulick: Expanded on Fayol’s functions with the POSDCORB acronym for management activities.

Management Process Stages

• Planning: Establishing organizational vision, missions, goals, and policies.
• Organizing: Creating structures to implement plans effectively.
• Staffing: Recruitment and orientation of qualified personnel.
• Directing: Guiding and motivating staff, managing conflicts, and facilitating teamwork.
• Controlling: Evaluating staff performance, ensuring quality, and meeting legal standards.

Human Relations Management

• Emphasizes the importance of interpersonal relationships and teamwork over mechanical efficiency.
• Mary Parker Follett: Stressed collaborative authority and the strengths of the organization.

Skills of a Manager

• Technical Skills: Proficiency in specific tasks and methodologies.
• Conceptual Skills: Understanding the bigger picture and problem-solving creatively.
• Human Skills: Navigating interpersonal dynamics and fostering cooperation.

Managerial Roles

• Interpersonal: Representing the organization, facilitating communication between stakeholders.
• Informational: Monitoring and disseminating pertinent information throughout the organization.
• Decisional: Addressing conflicts, negotiating effectively, and guiding organizational decisions.

Leadership Definition

• Defined as the ability to influence and inspire others towards achieving shared goals.
• Characteristics include the absence of formal authority, focus on interpersonal relationships, and adaptability to group dynamics.

Leadership Theories

• Great Man Theory: Leadership as an innate quality among some individuals.
• Charismatic Theory: Leaders inspire loyalty and enthusiasm through their presence.
• Situational Theory: Leadership traits depend on varying circumstances and followers' needs.
• Contingency Theory: Emphasizes contextual adaptability in leadership styles, such as directing, coaching, supporting, and delegating.

Power Dynamics in Leadership

• Reward Power: Utilizes incentives to encourage compliance.
• Coercive Power: Based on fear of punishment for non-conformity.
• Legitimate Power: Authority derived from position within the organization.
• Referent Power: Influence stemming from follower identification with the leader.
• Expert Power: Gained through specialized knowledge and skills.
• Information Power: Derived from having critical information and sharing it effectively.

This course explores the essential concepts and principles of management and leadership specific to nursing. Students will engage in developing ethical and professional responsibilities while enhancing their decision-making skills in both hospital and community settings. The focus is on practical application of management skills within the nursing profession.