2021 Jan;30(1-2):298-305. doi: 10.1111/jocn.15520. A structurally empowered work environment encourages frontline nurses to give input about their values, ultimately promoting engagement.7, Practicing transformational and authentic leadership. Nurse Manager Leadership Recommendations for Staff - Registered Nurse Ghanbari-Afra L, Salamat A, Hamidi H, Mardani-Hamooleh M, Abbasi Z. J Med Ethics Hist Med. Nurses are at risk when they do not have clear guidelines for care including a clear directive for use of PPE. Mentoring up: a grounded theory of nurse-to-nurse mentoring. Retrieved May 13,2011, from www.aji.org/for-non-profits-foundations/advocacy. 7 However, when frontline nursing staff are besieged and beleaguered as events overwhelm health care institutions, nurse leaders must spearhead efforts to provide a voice and advocate for them. Nurse advocates use their positions of trust to protect the rights, health, and safety of patients. From silence to voice: What nurses know and must communicate to the public (2nd ed.). The skills include service to the profession through teaching, mentoring, peer review, involvement in professional associations, community service, and knowledge development/dissemination (ANA, 2001). An Evaluation of a Web-Based Crisis Management Training Program for Nurse Managers: The Case of the COVID-19 Crisis. Be the resident role model; who you are is . They work with healthcare providers, nurse leaders, medical administrators, policymakers, and nursing organizations to ensure the highest level of patient care for individuals and families alike. NRS 451 Discussion: Nurse Leaders Advocating for their Employees For more information, please refer to our Privacy Policy. While advocacy on behalf of patients and caregivers has remained a central concern-the American Nurses Association (ANA) publication Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice identifies. Sometimes this means considering the impact of an issue or proposed solution on nurses and staff in other departments as well as ones own workgroup. Additionally, all LTC patients and residents were educated on COVID-19 and the needed social distancing and infection prevention procedures. For example, Unity Hospital had a pool of 60 nurses, including perioperative nurses trained in critical care and endoscopy nurses with ICU experience, that could be redeployed to take care of critical patients.