NURS FPX 4005 Assessment 1

NURS FPX 4005 Assessment 1 Collaboration and Leadership Reflection Student Name Capella University NURS-FPX4005 Nursing Leadership: Focusing on People, Processes and Organizations Professor’s Name Submission Date Collaboration and Leadership Reflection This product is designed to foster students’ abilities to collaborate and lead. Working together in a team with respect, decision-making, and accountability is the best way to provide effective healthcare. Interprofessional collaboration aims to bring together professionals with diverse skills and knowledge to provide patient-centred care (Vaseghi et al., 2022). Usually, nurses play a significant role in this collaboration, arranging communication, improving collaboration, and representing patients. Transformational leadership is most congruent with my nursing practice. This style focuses on empowerment, free communication, and striving towards a common vision (American Nurses Association, 2023). It is also linked to improved working relationships, increased satisfaction, and improved patient outcomes. Interdisciplinary Collaboration Experience In the last few experiences where I have seen interprofessional working, I recall a patient whose needs were multifaceted, who had to be medically treated, then physiotherapy, and had a team of specialists who were responsible for medical and nursing care and for giving him drugs. Throughout the team meetings, the different disciplines expressed their perspectives, including the physiotherapists, the physicians, the pharmacists, and the nurses. A physiotherapist suggested the mobilization plans, the pharmacist talked about the possibilities of drug interactions, and as a nurse I voiced my concerns about scheduling the wound treatment and pain control. Free and respectful communication took place. People in the group were involved in listening to each other and problem solving in the form of consensus. The shared decision-making process helped to ensure the plan is appropriate for the patients and helped to create a team commitment to the outcome. This is relatively open communication, and we have produced a comprehensive and patient-focused care plan. But it was no perfect partnership. There was good intention at the meeting, but it wasn’t rushed. Some Junior staff seemed to be a bit bashful to speak up, and some sections were taken over by the more experienced staff. Follow-up tasks were not clearly defined, and therefore created a delay in the appointment of physiotherapy and wound care. A well-structured meeting agenda and follow-up process would have been beneficial in the collaborative process. Climate building would also have occurred as a result of creating a psychological safety climate in which all team members are able to speak up regardless of position (Paulus, 2023). Clear roles and the scheduling of progress check-ins could have helped to prevent delays. Effective vs. Ineffective Leadership The ideal traits of a leader in nursing tend to be about how a leader builds trust, encourages teamwork, and facilitates open communication. A transformational leadership style has been shown to have a positive effect on nurses’ job satisfaction and empowerment (American Nurses Association, 2023). Transformational leaders help to create a positive work culture where nurses feel valued and motivated to excel (Ystaas et al., 2023). It is a culture of support that reduces stress, promotes justice and commitment to the organization among nursing professionals. The other identified leadership style is a collaborative style of leadership, which focuses on joint decision-making and valuing the contributions of other professional disciplines. Collaborative leadership is found to be a good predictor of innovation in nurses’ behaviour and work performance, which means that nurses should be included in making suggestions and working together (Abdelwahab et al., 2024). As a result, the interprofessional teams have increased opportunities to collaborate harmoniously, recognise the skills of the other members of the team, and make decisions that are in the best interests of the patient. Best-Practice Leadership Strategies The results of the recent research illustrate that structured communication tools, such as Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation (SBAR), improve the clarity of communication, reduce errors, and help providers plan care more efficiently (Sherman, 2025). A strategy of psychological safety is also important. Mistakes are fewer in teams with psychological safety, and teamwork is more productive because team members are able to learn more about one another (Patil et al., 2023). A different best-practice solution is role clarity, which helps to avoid conflicts and enhance the workflow. Research has shown that role confusion can lead to role-related conflicts and lower team performance, while role clarity can lead to higher team performance and efficiency (Konlan et al., 2023). As a whole, it is concluded that collaboration strategies which foster communication and psychological safety can be supported and utilised by teams to achieve their objectives and provide safer, high-quality care. Leadership Style to Develop I would like to enhance my approach of transformational-collaborative leadership to support the best-practice strategies. I will create a venue for anyone seeking to voice his/her opinions in interdisciplinary meetings. I also want to call for discipline in putting the reflective aspect into team interactions. I will be able to promote teamwork that can improve patients’ outcomes and professional development by sustaining the ability to empower and create psychological safety. Conclusion Teamwork and effective leadership are key to best practice patient care. Looking back on the experience aids nurses in determining their strengths, perceived difficulties, and enhancing their future decision-making. The transformational and collaborative leadership model fosters responsibility, respect, and open discussion among each other. The strategies in this list will assist nurses to be more effective and provide patients with better outcomes in their care. References Abdelwahab, A., Shaheen, R. S., & Mohammed, S. (2024). Collaborative leadership and productive work performance: The mediating role of nurses’ innovative behavior.International Nursing Review,71. https://doi.org/10.1111/inr.12934 American Nurses Association. (2023). 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