***Comment this***Lack of leadership resources is one of the barriers for nurses. The constant restructuring of the health care system makes it difficult to evaluate the impact on patients and staff. For the longest time nurses were not identified as revenue generators like physicians and this lead to the absence of nurse visibility in policymaking. […]

***Comment this***An advocate is defined as one that pleads, defend, or support a cause or interest of others. Nurse encounter many organizational, legal, financial, and personal challenges that can have an effect on their employment, physical, emotional, and mental health. Nurse leaders have the knowledge and experience needed to advocate and navigate company policies and […]

***Comment this***According to research, the culture of an organization refers to the consistent and observable patterns of the behavior in a given organization (Watkins, 2014, p. 1). This, in other words, means that the culture of an organization means how the given firm does things. The culture of an organization may have various impacts both […]

***Comment this***“Organizational culture can be defined as the values, beliefs or behaviors that are displayed within a particular organization” (Grand Canyon University, 2018). The culture of an organizations sets the mannerisms and attitudes that are demonstrated in an organization. Shared values between an employee and employer will allow for positive outcomes. But on the other […]

***Comment this ***For about 6 months, my unit was without a director. We have 2 assistant directors so they had to step in and take over the duties and responsibilites of the director position. Every nurse on the unit noticed the lack of leadership since our assistant directors were tied up in other things such […]