Reaction to What Does Nursing Leadership Aim At? The article is purely business.

It aims to promote KP Nursing leadership Academy in California which offers courses for developing leadership qualities among new nurses. I noticed that the author clearly stated that a nurse can select a leadership theory and develop an ability to fit that preferred leadership style into her personality. I do not agree that we can select the kind of leadership that we want to become and then attain that desire by simply enrolling in a school of leadership training. The kind of leader that we could become is not solely dictated by our idealism of it. For one, different problems require different solutions. Similarly, different situations demand different style of leadership. If we would try to focus our efforts into the kind of leader that we want to project, we will not be always effective. For example, a leader may choose dictatorshipp, assive or democratic style of leadership. These three are entirely different from one another and yet all may be adapted by a nurse-leader depending on prevailing needs. Democratic style creates better relationship with subordinates and at the same time promotes a high state of morale among the constituents. However, democratic style of governance may not be applicable when subordinates tend to go haywire. That's where dictatorship style brings back order very quickly preventing things from getting out of hand. On the other hand when chores become routinary and expertise levels have become sufficiently high, a commensurate form of passive style may be adapted albeit switching to other forms control maybe resorted to from time to time as required. Nursing leadership spans a rather extensive scope due to the nature of its service. A nurse can easily take control of some situations when she has gained enough confidence, knowledge and experience in the field. Specialization of nurses require different training, knowledge & skills. For example, an OR nurse is exposed to an environment entirely different from that of an administrative nurse or a Ward nurse. Hence, management, leadership and decision making skills also differ significantly. The demand level could be higher for OR nurse and emergency room nurses compared with those working in the out-patient department. The author failed to make sense on this matter. Instead he simply divided leadership theories in three broad categories from which a nurse will have to select and adapt herself into. Leadership is not a matter of choice. It is answering the call to active duty, getting our hands dirty fixing things, managing people and resources and making correct and timely decisions.