Question

Please write 1 paragraph for each question (total 3 paragraphs) and each paragraph shall be no less than 4 sentences and no more than 10 sentences. Points will be deducted for answers with fewer than 4 sentences or extra long posting (0.5 points per each answer). Give only the essential information. Writing long, run-on sentences will be considered as multiple sentences.

Answer ALL PARTS of each question to earn full points.
Support your response with the appropriate citation from your textbook.
Discussion Topic:

How does management in nursing practice differ from management in general?
What tasks are common to both leadership and management.
What are the major leadership styles? Which style is optimal to use in which situation?

Answer 1

Management in nursing practice requires enough skills and knowledge. Nurse manager must have skills in direct patient care so as to guide the staff nurses to deliver care. Nurse management focuses on improving the quality of nursing care services. In this situation, thea nurse manager knew the problem faced by the subordinates. But in general management, these managers will not be able to understand and solve the problems of the subordinates.

Leadership and management focus on common tasks such as planning, delegation, coordination, direction, motivation, and organization.

The ladership styles are laisez fairre, autocratic, democratic, bureaucratic, transcultural leadership. The leadership style useful here would be democratic as this would help the leader to better understand the subordinates and make a wise decision by taking opinion from the subordinates.