Nursing Project

1. define a nurse leader, a nurse follower, and a nurse manager.

a nurse leader is someone who while has a position of authority still practices bedside nursing. for example your charge nurse, or the house supervisor are both nurses who are leaders, but are still grounded in basic nursing practice. a follower is someone who is under them or basically a staff nurse. they don't have much say as to if they get a patient, or what team they get. a good leader will be fair and help the follower. a nurse manager is someone who is usually good at politics and is usually removed from the bedside nursing. they field complaints, keep morale of the team up, and fight for better nursing ratios. unit managers and dons are examples of this. the don is usually part of administration and they walk a fine line between budget constraints and optimum staffing.

2. what qualities do you think are most important to be an effective nurse leader or manager?

fairness, willing to go the extra mile, be encouraging, and be there to help out nurses under your care. for manager a good sense of political savvy, and helping other nurses feel as though they are truely important.

3. what qualities do you think are most important to be an effective nurse follower?

time management, hard worker, organized, task orientated, a good attitude.

4. how do you see yourself making a contribution to the nursing profession?

through excellent patient care, knowledge, and helping out my team.

thank you so much jammin246rn i really appreciate your help on this. i don't currently know any nurses personally, other then ones in management positions, and during clinicals i have not found the time to corner one.:) so i appreciate you taking the time to answer these.