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  • Essay / Management and Leadership Skills - 2239

    IntroductionManagement and leadership skills in nursing and other healthcare professions are increasingly addressed as they are essential skills for daily practice delivery care (Gopee and Galloway, 2009). . Effective management requires that the nurse be able to draw on evidence-based knowledge and experience to develop the ability to manage competently during practice. Skills without appropriate knowledge, attitude and understanding will not equal competence (Watson, 2002). This book will critically explore theories of management and leadership in healthcare. At the beginning, it will provide a basic understanding of the topics and the importance of accountability. It will then focus on conflict management, which could be observed in the clinical scenario of my current internship area. It will demonstrate how the use of conflict management theories can be useful and how I performed in the role of manager. The different leadership styles involved in this conflict situation will also be analyzed using evidence-based literature. To address the subject of confidentiality in accordance with Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC, 2008) guidelines, no name or exact location of hospital placement will be disclosed. be mentioned.Conflict Management and LeadershipMurray and Dicroce (2003) suggest that management is a process that uses resources to effectively achieve specific goals; basic management functions, including planning, organizing, coordinating, leading and controlling. The term manager can be attributed to the person responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating, supervising, negotiating, evaluating and using available resources in the best possible way to obtain the best service. Alternatively... middle of article...... generally speaking, nurses should not only have evidence-based knowledge and skills, but also a caring and compassionate attitude. This essay presented a scenario that, at first, might have seemed trivial. However, it offered a clear presentation of the conflict between two members of staff, the manager and the staff nurse, where I was a learning manager trying to resolve the problem. I developed knowledge of conflict management theory, particularly the importance of trying to achieve a victory. - win situation between the two different leadership styles, to be precise, autocratic and democratic. It was not an easy task to deal with a conflict situation as a learner, but gaining this new knowledge and experience helped me build my confidence and identify not only my strengths, but also my weaknesses , which I will work on in the future. as a newly qualified nurse.