The role of the mental health nursing leadership

Abstract

The MHN leader needs to explore the range of tasks involved in leadership in order to define role expectations and areas for development. These areas include enhancing patient care; reliance on team work; and attending to the personal life of the staff; increasing collaboration within the organization as well as with the community; utilizing the best available evidence; and communicating in order to improve the organization.

Situational Anxiety among Nurses

“…Anxiety is more prevalent among nurses than in other groups, although it has a various trend in different countries (12). Hence, it has a great significance for managers of hospitals to pay special attention to the mental health of nurses (13). According to the statistics published by Iran's Nursing Council, 75% of nurses are suffering from some degrees of mental and physical diseases (14).…”

Leadership and Mental Health Nursing

“…Nurses can rightly argue for clinical nursing and other forms of leadership to be embedded within supportive structures within the hospital system (Callaghan & Owen, 2005;Dellve & Wikstrom, 2009;Holm & Severinsson, 2010;Paliadelis et al, 2007;Sorensen et al, 2008;Storr & Trenchard, 2010). However, this will not be entrenched until those with positions of legitimate power and authority believe that authentic, constructive, nursing leadership is in their interests, too (The King's Fund, 2010).…”

“…Further programs and systems are required to recruit, introduce, mentor, and supervise new leaders, and to identify working conditions that are conducive to sustaining good leadership (Dellve & Wikstrom, 2009). This may assist leaders in better defining expectations regarding their role and areas for development so that patient care, teamwork, and collaborative and evidence-based practice can be enhanced (Holm & Severinsson, 2010).…”

“…Mental health nurse leaders are required to manage change constructively, strive for clinical excellence, and have the confidence to challenge and motivate others to work respectfully, effectively, and responsively with clients (Cleary, Freeman, Sharrock, 2005;Holm & Severinsson, 2010;Jackson, 2008;Storr & Trenchard, 2010). Positive leadership cultivates a collaborative and supportive work environment that is associated with staff satisfaction (Holm & Serverinsson, 2010;Paterson, Henderson, & Trivella, 2010).…”

Aesthetic Leadership: Its Place in the Clinical Nursing World

“…For example, consider contemporary clinical leadership expertise in mental health nursing context. The deinstitutionalisation of care for people with mental health problems to community-based care leads to changes for nursing leadership in mental health (Holm & Severinsson, 2010), resulting in part in the development of specialist roles like consultant nurses and clinical nurse specialists (Bonner & McLaughlin, 2014). Clinicians occupying these specialist positions require well developed levels of skills to manage challenging clinical situations (Ennis, Happell, & Reid-Searl, 2015), expertise that could benefit from aesthetic knowledge and professional maturity.…”