Exam (elaborations) NR 506 Week 3 TD

Exam (elaborations) NR 506 Week 3 TD Describe the various elements necessary for effective leadership within a coalition. How does this apply to your professional practice or life? A coalition consists of people that share a common interest and who are willing to work with one another to achieve a mutual goal. Within a good coalition there is sustainability, a clear organizational structure, and its members have the ability to do the work needed to make it successful. According to Cary (2012), a coalition that is successful includes advocating the right issue, capable leadership, unity among the organization, a commitment to the goal, and structures in places that provide equality within decision-making frameworks. Even though coalitions vary among states in development and structure, all coalitions share a passion to ignite societies interest and enthusiasm to health via the adaption of nursing (Cary, 2012). One of the first nursing coalitions formed in the united stated was the National League for Nursing (NLN), which was actually called the American Society of Superintendents of Training Schools for Nurses when it began in 1893. The NLN is comprised of education agencies, nursing educators, healthcare organizations, and members of the public who share a common goal of building a strong and diverse nursing workforce by means of promoting excellence in nursing education. The NLN has successfully developed multiple public policy initiatives that address issues such as nursing shortage, patient’s right to choose their healthcare providers, mental health issues, and violence prevention policies (NLN, 2013). Nursing coalitions are developed with the patient’s and the public’s best interest in mind. This should not be a surprise since nursing is one hundred percent about our patients and their health and well-being. A coalition and all it encompasses applies to my professional practice because they both call for honesty, integrity, outstanding selfawareness, deep knowledge, courage, excellent communication skills, and the ability to be team builders and team leaders. Nurses in their workplace and nurses within a coalition should always possess these traits, even in tough situations. I personally am not involved in a coalition. In fact, I had never heard of such a thing before this discussion. However, after reading the lesson from this week and doing my research I see how important participating in one can be. National League for Nursing (2013). Coalition building. Retrieved from Cary, A. H. (2012). The future of nursing depends on building coalitions. Public Health Nursing (Boston, Mass.), 29(2), 97-98. doi:10.1111/j..2012.01013.x This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :59:30 GMT -05:00 This study resource was shared via CourseH NR 506 Week 3 TD PEER: I like the way you included serendipity as an element within a coalition. Seizing the moment is exactly what good leaders do. As you pointed out, leadership is the number one component of a coalition. Without good leadership you will not have a coalition. Members of a coalition will not stay if the leadership is poor or lacking. This same concept applies to the workplace. A manager or boss will not retain staff if they cannot be effective leaders. I once had a manager that was not great in the leadership department. She was nice and most could tell she cared but she never stood up for us and the floor was always chaotic. Eventually nurses began leaving one by one. This really opened my eyes to how important it is for nurse managers and bosses in general to be strong leaders. I am also a member of the AACN. I forgot to include this in my first post. The AACN has so many opportunities for education and growing on their website alone. Also, the magazines they send are always filled with new and interesting information as well as inspiring stories from nurses that are leaders in their field and/or community. INSTRUCTOR: Thank you for the post about coalition leadership. You mention many valid attributes that a strong leader should have. One thing you include is that a leader must be neutral when there are disagreements among members and keep the group unified. Knowing that, is conflict always a negative thing? How might a strong leader with conflict management skills turn a negative into a positive for the coalition? Hi Dr. H, Conflict is inevitable in the workplace, in coalitions, and in life in general. It is something that a leader must know how to handle. It would be safe to guess that a lot of people view conflict as negative. However, I believe that conflict is not always negative. What starts out as conflict can actually end up being a good lesson; it can open the door for new ideas and new ways to solve problems. A strong leader can distinguish between conflict that is negative and conflict that could be turned into a good learning and/or growing experience. A leader should have an open mind and be able to see all sides of the equation. A leader does not need to agree with all sides but it is important that they can at least understand them. When a leader can understand all sides they can help others understand as well. In doing so, it can actually end up creating more unity within the organization. Hopefully the leader would be able to move the conflict in the direction of an agreement. However, even if they still disagree on a subject, if they understand the other persons view point then at least they can respect one another’s opinion and leave it This study