Leading vs. Managing

WEEK 2 DQ 1
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Differentiate between "leading" and "managing." Based on your experience in the health care industry, explain how an advanced registered nurse can lead well and provide management. Share at least one strategy you have used to effectively lead and manage staff within health care organizations Consider interactions with patients, team members, daily tasks, and responsibilities as you formulate your response.
Salmela, Koskinen & Eriksson, 2017
Leadership focuses more on influencing, motivating, and facilitating organizational success. Nurse leaders are directly involved in making strategic plans and implementing care strategies, which will improve the quality of care and health care outcomes (Giddens, 2018). Management focuses more on directing and controlling to accomplish a goal. In other words, while leaders influence through inspiration, managers direct others. Nurse leaders promote changes by leading people, and the managers manage work where there is control over operations and compliance with an organization's goals.
Nurse managers ensure that all the functions run smoothly, including the daily tasks where there is planning, and the nurses are expected to be accountable and compl...