NR 351 Transitions In Professional Nursing Week 8 Discussion
Professional Paper (Giving Feedback: A Nurse Leaders Most Powerful Skill)
“The Art of Giving Feedback” published in the American Journal of Nursing in 2019
describes how nurse leaders can give effective feedback through a set of best practice strategies.
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These include building trust, promoting a growth mindset, and navigating difficult conversations
about performance. We will take a closer look at these strategies. Through reading this article I
have gained knowledge and understanding about facilitating trusting relationships in my own
practice to become a stronger leader.
Assigned Article Summary
According to Sherman (2019) “Nurse leaders are in a unique position to build trust by
modeling how to receive feedback” (p. 65). When Nurse leaders take constructive criticism the
way they hope for their staff to, it instills a sense of trust. When trust is developed staff perceive
feedback as safe and criticism is accepted well. When there is a lack of trust it hinders learning
and creates barriers and conflict within a team.
There are two types of mindsets; growth-oriented and fixed. Someone who exhibits a
growth-oriented mindset appreciates feedback and uses it to grow professionally. Someone with
a fixed mindset believes they have reached their full potential and professional growth stops.
(Sherman, 2019, p. 66). Leaders can model the behavior and they seek and lead by example.
Constructive criticism that is accepted can have positive effects on staff outcomes. (Sherman,
2019, p. 65).
The SBI model is an evidence-based guide to giving effective feedback. This template
keeps thoughts concise and moving through a conversation with staff objectively. The reflection
period facilitates improvement upon the skills of giving and receiving feedback. Without….
NR 351 Week 6 Discussion Use of Informatics in Professional Nursing NEW
Use of Informatics in Professional Nursing
How do you use informatics and technology in your nursing practice? How do you see that use changing in the future? What ethical issues have arisen or might arise from use of technology and informatics in professional nursing?
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