Journal entry:

You are a newly appointed assistant nurse manager on a 30 bed cardiac surgical unit and the previous assistant nurse manager was a very autocratic leader.  The current nurse manager who you report to uses an autocratic leadership style.  How would you approach your new role to improve staff morale on the unit and work effectively with your nurse manager?

1) Use critical-thinking skills to analyze the dynamics and differences of leadership and management styles in nursing.

2) Analyze the dynamics of leadership and management in change strategies

5) Identify personal leadership style and other leadership styles with expected outcomes of each

6) Integrate leadership skills of systems thinking, communication and facilitating change in meeting patient care needs