Transitioning From Closed To Open Systems
How do effective nurse leaders and others approach problem solving and decision making in organizations?
There are various approaches that nurse leaders and other involved parties solve problems and make decisions in an organization in order to cope with the authenticity of the health care system in today’s world. The most important of all, nurses must be geared up to be critical thinkers (Yoder-Wise, 2013). Critical thinking is a mental process of skillfully analyzing, conceptualizing, synthesizing and applying given information in order to reach a particular conclusion. A leader must reach a level of owning full knowledge of the issue to be solved. This can help in generating a number of alternatives for evaluation, hence deriving to a final decision.
Preparedness is also another item in the decision making model. A nurse leader has to identify time to analyze the situation, choose the best alternatives suitable for the situation, and thereafter come up with the best decision to suit that particular situation (Yoder-Wise, 2013). Analysis of the situation requires enough preparation to come up with appropriate alternatives. Therefore, leaders need enough time to systematically examine the problem and generate creative alternatives for the solution (Meyer & O’Brien-Pallas, 2010).
Additionally, personal factors may also influence nurses’ clinical decision-making. For instance, a nurse leader needs to be competent and self-confident while dealing with a problem. Other factors may be external such as access to nursing education, supportive resources that may also strengthen decision-making among the nurses (Murray, 2017). Therefore, specific entities that have employed nurses have a responsibility to develop strategies that facilitate decision-making and problem solving for the nurses.
References
Meyer, R. M., & O’Brien-Pallas, L. L. (2010). Nursing services delivery theory: An open system approach. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 66(12), 2828–2838.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Yoder-Wise, P. S. (2013). Leading and Managing in Nursing - Revised Reprint. London: Elsevier Health Sciences.
Murray, E. J. (2017). Nursing leadership and management for patient safety and quality care.
