A Rationale and Summary for Self-Assessment

Self-Assessment Reflection
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A Rationale and Summary for each Self-Assessment
A nurse leader is tasked with ensuring patient care is handled appropriately. This task is critical considering that patients vary in terms of health needs. Therefore, to effectively lead in a nursing environment one needs to be versed with different leadership skills. A personal reflection has revealed that I have ideal nursing leadership attributes. My assessment was guided by engaging with the VARK questionnaire, values profile assessment, and the Big 5 personality test. All these tools although presenting different outcomes, the bottom line is that highlighted my exceptional nursing leadership skills. The rationale behind using these tools was to be certain of the different leadership traits that I possess and how best I can improve them to lead effectively in a nursing context. VARK Questionnaire categorized me as a very strong kinesthetic learner. This result means that I have a strong ability in coordination and sense of body timing. In the nursing leadership role, this trait will work a great deal in ensuring patients' and health workers’ needs are handled appropriately satisfying all parties involved. According to Lewis et al., (2019), having exceptional coordination skills increases the performance of interdependent work. Therefore, this skill will benefit the entire healthcare ecosystem. The value profile assessment revealed that my personality is defined by dominant values which include caring followed by social values and lastly realistic values. These traits will work a great deal in dealing with patients and listening to the needs of healthcare workers. The influencing values highlighted my personality to be politically inclined. This means that I am capable of negotiating for ideal policies and bargain for a win-win outcome for all healthcare stakeholders. The Big 5 Personality test revealed that I am an extrovert. This result means that I can easily relate with patients and healthcare workers and will be an easy way of detecting an anomaly and acting on it instantly.
Analysis of Different Leadership Theories and leadership Styles
Leadership in a nursing setting can be implemented in several ways dependant on a person’s attributes. According to MindTools (n.d.), leadership styles vary with leadership frameworks. The common leadership frameworks are Lewin’s leadership style, the Blake-Mouton Managerial Grid, and the path-goal theory. From these leadership frameworks, the common applied leadership styles include autocratic leadership, democratic leadership, and laissez-faire leadership. Autocratic leaders make decisions without involving members and their decision is final (MindTools, n.d.). Democratic leaders involve members and members have a say in managerial decisions. Lasissez-faire gives team members the freedom to manage tasks and set their deadlines. Support is offered to ensure that each member is actively involved. Apart from democratic leadership, laissez-faire leadership supports a professional nurse leader by ensuring collaboration in the sense that more freedom is given to team members to decide how work must be completed...