Discuss how the nurse leader utilize the nursing theories in advocating for his/her staff... Give atleast four scenarios using different theories

In the following ways, nurse leaders can utilise nursing theories to support or fight for their staff: Here are four scenarios demonstrating how different theories can be applied:

 Transformational Leadership Theory (Burns & Bass):

 Scenario: A nurse leader presents with a problem that employee motivation is low and there is a performance drop. According to transformational leadership theory, the leader will work in a way that he or she will change other’s perception by appealing to the higher purpose of the team. They could use daily huddle, conferences, and seminars to enhance the employees’ participation, successes, and possible advancements. This approach is useful in establishing goodwill in the workplace since the staff feel valued hence results in a good working attitude in their respective working places.

 Person-Centered Care Theory (McCormack & McCance):

 Scenario: A nurse leader is promoting the issue of inadequate time with the emotional, environmental, and logistical requirements of the workplace that hinders direct care clients. With the person-centered care theory, the leader may be able to manage the setting’s bureaucracy or assign work assignments to helpers. Also, they may propose increased staffing or educational support to guarantee that actual individualized patient nursing time ascendancies as a method for augmenting work satisfaction and individual patient results.

 Systems Theory (von Bertalanffy):

 Scenario: A nurse leader sacharastically states that lack of communication between different departments is slowing down the patients’ care provision. Thus, the idea of systems theory enables the leader to evaluate interactions of the given components of the healthcare and determine weaknesses. They could agree on new means of passing information across, setting routine cross-disciplinary collaborative sessions and creating a feedback mechanism. This approach plays its part in reviewing and improving the efficiency in workflow as well as in reconciling the staff in its mission of delivering efficient patient care.

 Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Theory:

 Scenario: A nurse leader is managing clinical employees who have escalated burnout because there is inadequate self-care resource. In as much as patients require support on their health, staff also require support for their health needs which makes the application of Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Theory essential for the leader. The leader can also bring policy changes, which include offering the staff weightages for their wellness, mental health, and work hours. It was strongly recognised that this constructive attitude not only helps staff to be healthy but also helps strengthen overall team efficiency and satisfaction.

 In both arrangements, the nurse leader applies Kind’s nursing theories, staff forums and other best practices to support subordinates, improve their environment, and increase patient care quality.