Professionalism and Influence

Professionalism and Influence

Bring to mind chief nursing officers with whom you have worked who stand outfor positive or negative reasons. When you reflect on the importance of influence in a healthcare organization, what scenes come to mind?

As you move toward your goal of becoming an executive nurse leader, recognizing the vital relationship of professionalism and influence is key. As a leader, you must be able to influence others to be effective. Yet, reflecting on Dr. Garners advice in the introduction this week, others will influence you as well. It is a complicated dynamic and one to be aware of and plan for, including through the examples of others.

This Discussion offers opportunities to learn from experts through the Learning Resources and your peers through their experiences and perspectives on professional behavior and power dynamics in executive nurse leadership roles.

To prepare:

• Review the required Learning Resources, with particular attention to the Executive Voices video with Dr. Val Gokenbach (Walden, 2024), the video on engagement (ACHEConnect, 2024), and the article on emotional intelligence (Issah, 2018).
• Also consider the Optional Readings and the Optional Media on professional presence for other resources to support your Discussion post.
• Pinpoint lessons on professionalism and influence that stand out to you from the Learning Resources and your experience in healthcare organizations.
• Recall unprofessional behavior from nurse leaders that undermined their influence. Reflect on recommendations from the resources that could remedy or improve these behaviors. Note: Remember the importance of confidentiality and do not include any identifying details.

By Day 3 Of Week 2

Post your response to the following:

• Reflecting on the Learning Resources, from your perspective, what lessons on professionalism and influence are most important for an executive nurse leader, and why? Be specific.
• What technique(s) would you recommend for understanding power dynamics in an organization? Be specific.
• What is the role of emotional intelligence in professional behavior? Be specific.
• Describe an example of unprofessional behavior by a nurse leader that undermines influence and diminishes power. Take the role of the leader and explain how you would recover from the behavior. Be specific.

Learning Resources

• Olguin, S. M. (2024). Inspiring others. In M. Bemker & D. Whitehead (Eds.), Advancing organizations by exemplary nursing leadership (Chapter 6). DEStech Publications.
• Alsadaan, N., Salameh, B., Reshia, F. A. A. E., Alruwaili, R. F., Alruwaili, M., Awad Ali, S. A., Alruwaili, A., N., Hefnawy, G. R., Alshammari, M. S. S., Alrumayh, A. G. R., Alruwaili, A. O., & Jones, L. K. (2023).
• . Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 60. https://doi.org/10.1177/00469580231178528
• Issah, M. (2018).
• . Sage Open, 8(3). https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244018800910

Recommended Optional Reading

• Adams, J. M., & Erickson, J. I. (2011).
• . The Journal of Nursing Administration, 41(4), 186192. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0b013e3182118736
• Note: This is an older article but still relevant. The Adams model is referenced in the Executive Voices required media this week.
• Cao, H., Song, Y., Wu, Y., Du, Y., He, X., Chen, Y., Wang, Q., & Yang, H. (2023).
• . BMC Nursing, 22(1) Article 34, 114. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-022-01161-0
• Specchia, M. L., Cozzolino, M. R., Carini, E., Di Pilla, A., Galletti, C., Ricciardi, W., & Damiani, G. (2021).
• . Results of a systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), 115. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041552.
• Waring, J., Bishop, S., Clarke, J., Exworthy, M., Fulop, N. J., Hartley, J., & Ramsay, A. I. G. (2018).
• . BMC Health Services Research, 18(1), 110. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3728-z

Required Media

• ACHEConnect. (2024, February 1).
• [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU_CjwmktVU
• Note: This video is approximately 20 minutes. Skim as needed to identify the key points about engagement with staff and community to maximize your professional influence as a healthcare executive.
• Walden University, LLC. (2024). Executive voices: Professionalism and influence with Dr. Val Gokenbach [Video]. Walden University Canvas. https://waldenu.instructure.com/

Optional Media on Executive Presence

• Big Think. (2014, July 29). [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cJ5mG8Ml64
• Lighthouse Communications. (2016, April 18).
• [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lewxtcH8xM
• Ronin, K. (2022, December 27).
• [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biQv4s9i3DM
• Westfall, C. (2018, November 2).
• [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-AWo4Flzsw

Optional Reading: Bookshelf Recommendations

• Gokenbach, V. (2017). Phoenix leadership: The healthcare executives strategy for relevance and resilience. Productivity Press.