Nursing Shortages and Nurse Turn-Over: Effective Approaches in Leadership and Management

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Nursing Shortages and Nurse Turn-Over: Effective Approaches in Leadership and Management
Nursing shortages and nurse turn-over is a growing issue among the nursing profession. The main reason for this growing problem seems to be dissatisfaction among nurses with some aspect of their job. Nursing leaders and managers play a vital role in job satisfaction and ultimately nurse retention. Through this paper, I will identify the roles of nursing leaders and managers and examine the different approaches that each take to ensure job satisfaction among their staff and co-workers, as well as how they manage nursing shortages and nurse turn-over.
Nursing Leadership
In today’s rapidly changing healthcare environment, it is important to develop strong, creative and effective nursing leaders. Leaders are those who possess certain characteristics such as motivation, commitment, autonomy, integrity, courage, initiative and the ability to handle stress (Huber, 2010). Good nursing leaders have the ability to encourage and inspire those around them to work as a team to achieve a common goal. Effective nursing leaders are respected and admired by their co-workers. They are able to think critically, set goals and have good communication skills which make those around them want to follow their lead. “Nursing leaders do more than just delegate, dictate and direct. Leaders help others achieve their highest potential” (ANA, 2014).
Nursing Management
Just like nursing leaders, nursing managers are equally as important to the nursing profession. The role of nursing managers is not only to promote and deliver safe, quality nursing care but also to facilitate and manage the environment of the health care setting. Nursing managers are responsible for the...

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Duffield , C., Roche, M., Blay, N., & Stasa, H. (2010). Nursing unit managers, staff retention and the work environment. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 20, 23-33. Retrieved from http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com.library.gcu.edu:2048/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=2010882967&site=eds-live&scope=site
Huber, D. (2010). Leadership and nursing care management. (4th ed., pp. 2-298). Maryland Heights: Saunders Elsevier
Morgan, J., & Lynn, M. (2009). Satisfaction in nursing in the context of shortage. Journal of Nursing Management, 17, 401-410. Retrieved from http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com.library.gcu.edu:2048/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=37814776&site=eds-live&scope=site

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