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I need advice from all you experienced nurses . I'm fairly a new nurse with one year experience . For future reference , how can I initiate leadership in nursing ? How can I demonstrate leadership ? I know I'm very new but you have to start somewhere . I want to apply to a masters program I am interested in and they want to know how Am I a leader . Thanks in advance !

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Specializes in Critical Care, Education.

Be sure to talk to your supervisor about your goals & enlist her/his aid. Most people really enjoy acting as a professional mentor. Get involved in some 'extra-curricular' activities such as committees, task forces and such. Volunteers are always welcome. Identify something that you would like to change - maybe a policy that needs updating or an improvement in the way the break room is organized - and offer to take this on.

The first step in becoming an effective leader is to adopt an attitude of "ownership" and assume responsibility for making changes rather than assuming someone else will do it. The most powerful leaders in any group are those that are the most influential - and this is very seldom the "boss". Authentic leadership has nothing to do with formal titles or authority.

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Specializes in Psych ICU, addictions.
Be sure to talk to your supervisor about your goals & enlist her/his aid. Most people really enjoy acting as a professional mentor. Get involved in some 'extra-curricular' activities such as committees, task forces and such. Volunteers are always welcome. Identify something that you would like to change - maybe a policy that needs updating or an improvement in the way the break room is organized - and offer to take this on.

And don't always wait for someone to ask if you want to be involved in these activities. Take the initiative and contact them first.

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