DQ2 The underlying principle of servant leadership is that leaders address the needs of the team before their own and serve others before serving the self. After reviewing the topic materials and conducting your own research on servant leadership, describe how the vocation of the nurse is similar to the goals of a servant leader. Identify any examples you have seen in your practice, and the best way you can demonstrate servant leadership in nursing practice.

I prefer the transformational leadership style although I can relate to a few other types of leadership styles.  Transformational leaders are described as “visionary” leaders. That perfectly describes my leadership type. These types of leaders build teams that are engaged and beneficial to healthcare facilities that need the most change such as improving patient care. Transformational leaders work well with new nurses or nurses new to that particular area, as they are great at mentoring, instilling trust in people, building confidence, and encouraging teamwork while encouraging nurses to act independently (Alzahrani, 2019). I love working at a teaching hospital because not only am I teaching other nurses, it helps me to learn new things daily. Transformational leaders also listen to ideas and concerns and are usually highly respected leaders in an organization. One of the main problems that I’ve noticed in nursing today is nurse retention. Transformational leadership skills have been known to provide high employee satisfaction and thus will help with nurse retention.

Alzahrani, S. (2019). Transformational leadership style on nursing job satisfaction amongst nurses in hospital settings: Findings from systematic review. Global Journal of Health Science, 11(6), 1-25

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