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ABSTRACT
There is a need for establishing effective Nurse Leader communication framework through the application of effective leadership principles. The objective of the paper is a synthesis of the scholarly literature and its application to the Nurse leadership in health care settings. The information gathered will be analyzed in relation to its usefulness for the Nurse Leader communications in hospitals. The attributes and strategies of effective communication are applied into a framework for the Nurse Leadership. Nurse leadership principles and practices provide a new dimension to the Nurse Leader communication. This paper shows that the role of the Nurse Leader is to communicate vision, goals, initiatives and changes in plans and policies that promote both clients' care and multidisciplinary team work. This paper concludes that effective Nurse Leader communication principles and strategies should be utilized to meet the health goals of clients in nursing practice and education.
Keywords: Nurse Leader, Communication, Clinical Nurse Perspective, Interpersonal Relations, Quality Care, Management, Barriers to Communication
INTRODUCTION
In today's healthcare industry there is a need for Nurse Leaders (NL) who will intertwine the concept of leadership in everyday role of serving the needs and health issues of the client. The concept of leadership promotes service to others in a holistic approach that develops a sense of community by sharing powers in decision making. Nurse leaders spread a culture of positive attitude and action that makes a positive difference to clients and employees with the ultimate goal of the success and sustainability in healthcare organizations. Transformational and leadership values is about implementing new ideas; these individuals continually change themselves; they stay flexible and adaptable; and continually improve those around them1. One of the major tools involved in the nursing service for enhancing growth and increasing teamwork is the use of creative communication strategies. Leadership is "influencing the attitudes and behaviour of people toward the accomplishment of a goal while meeting the needs of people, including followers2".
In this systematic literature review, nursing leadership refers to the services of a leader utilizing transformational leadership principles and concepts to enhance end results. These principles include listening, empathy, healing, awareness, persuasion, conceptualization, foresight, stewardship, commitment to the growth of others, and building community3. This paper discusses the value and effectiveness of...