Explain how a professional nurse can competently demonstrate leadership in each of the following areas:
• promoting quality care – Professional nurses can demonstrate leadership in promoting quality of care by advocating for the patient. Some of the patients are in their most vulnerable state, and if the nurse is listening to their concerns and speaking up for them when needed if the patient is at a compromised state then this is giving quality care to that patient.
• improving patient outcomes- Professional nurses can demonstrate leadership in improving patient outcomes by adhering to the set protocols to ensure patient safety. The nurse should always have the patient’s best interest at heart so providing compassionate, caring, safe care should improve patient outcomes, so they feel they are taken care of in the best way possible.
• influencing quality improvement activities- Professional nurses can demonstrate leadership in influencing quality improvement activities by constantly educating yourself and evolving with the standards of care. As a nurse leader you will have the quality indicators examined regularly and be ready to change as needed.
Discuss how the involvement of the professional nurse in the RCA and FMEA processes demonstrates leadership qualities.
The professional nurse should be involved in the RCA and FEMA processes because they are a part of the team. Nurses should implement and evaluate plans and processes continuously. As a nurse you are constantly using your critical thinking skills to best assist the patient and you are an advocator for the patients. So, if you are involved in these two processes most likely patient outcomes will be improved because nurses are on the forefront of patient care.