Important Characteristics of Leadership in Nursing
If one does not possess the above mentioned characteristics, how can nursing administrators empower others they are supervising to do the same?
Nurse leaders need to exemplify the following in all aspects of their career in order to promote effective leadership:
Honest and effective communication needs to be open allowing staff to know their expectations and the goals they are striving to achieve.
Commitment to others including staff, family members, and patients allows others to know that a nurse leader is not solely in a leadership position to receive personal benefits, but in place for those that are being led.
Empathy for others’ thoughts, feelings, ideas, concerns, and fears is a necessity. Because if a nurse leader cannot be empathic to others, how can one expect those who follow to obtain this trait?
One must strive to be focus-oriented in situations and able to dissect a problem to acquire a relevant solution.
Organization allows plans to well-thought out and implemented precisely.
Maintaining responsibility for one’s actions, attitudes, and responses at all times is also imperative. A leader must deal effectively with others’ actions who do not accept blame for mistakes made.
In the same way, the nurse leader must also be responsible in accepting his/her own actions and be willing to work out a solution to the problem as soon as feasibly possible.
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