Affiliative Leadership and Teamwork in Nursing: Patient Care Prioritization and Clinical Decision Making
Overview
This paper examines teamwork and leadership approaches in nursing clinical practice, focusing on patient prioritization and care delivery. It analyzes the application of affiliative leadership style to coordinate nursing student and ANUM efforts across multiple patients with varying acute care needs, including pre-operative preparation, IV management, post-operative complications, and chronic disease monitoring.
What this coursework covers
- Patient prioritization strategy and pre-operative checklist procedures
- Affiliative leadership style and its application to nursing teamwork
- Clinical case management including IV monitoring, post-operative care, and blood glucose management
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I would begin with patients 2, 3, and 1 and then move on to patient 4. They are only interested in getting "yes" or "no" answers, so I will confirm that my pre-operative checklist has been followed before submitting it to the ANUM. As a direct consequence of this, ANUM will be able to adequately prepare the patient for surgery before the patient's scheduled arrival at 08:00 (Miller, 2019). This will be the case for Mrs. Walters.
Because Mr. Young's IV flask appears to be nearly empty and the infusion pump alarm is screaming, ANUM will now inspect the IV tubing to determine whether there is an obstruction or air inside (Knipe & Hacking, 2018). The most important leadership style for the context is affiliative leadership. This allows expression of empathy for people’s emotions and experiences. It will also allow teamwork with the students. Because the alarm just went off, student will perform a thorough examination of the infusion tube. The patient can pass away if air gets into the infusion tubing. Consequently, it is essential to check that the tubing does not contain any air.
The responsibility of the ANUM will be to assist Mrs. Peterson in utilizing her intestines to prevent serious complications such as stomach pain, persistent constipation that can last for up to two weeks, and diarrhea that is accompanied by a high temperature (Pawasauskas, 2022; Clark, 2019). Because of these problems, Mrs.