Tag: Leadership

Emotional intelligence: A mark of superior OR leadership

Emotional intelligence is a phrase bandied about in the literature and lay press, but what exactly is it and why should OR leaders care about it? Emotional intelligence (EI) is linked to higher levels of patient, staff, and physician satisfaction as well as patient safety. As such, it’s an important…

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By: OR Manager
April 20, 2016
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New leaders elected at AORN Surgical Conference & Expo

Editor's Note The election results for the new national leaders of AORN announced April 6 at the AORN Surgical Conference & Expo in Anaheim, California, are: President-elect: Nathalie F. Walker, MBA, RN, CNOR Vice-president: Missi F. Merlino, MBA, RN, CNOR Board of directors: Elizabeth S. Pincus, MSN, MBA, RN, CNOR;…

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By: Judy Mathias
April 11, 2016
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Post-OR career path may lead to business opportunity--Part 1

Some perioperative services leaders retire from the OR with plans to become consultants, drawing on their years of experience to help facilities and remain active in the field. Some do not envision this or any other type of post-retirement career, yet they find themselves lured into a business opportunity. Entrepreneurship…

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By: OR Manager
February 19, 2016
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Emotional intelligence correlates with transformational leadership in nurse managers

Editor's Note In this study, emotional leadership in nurse managers was significantly, positively correlated with transformational leadership and outcome measures of extra-effort, effectiveness, and satisfaction. In addition, emotional leadership was significantly, negatively correlated with laissez-faire leadership. A positive relationship also was found between transformational leadership and nurse managers with advanced…

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By: Judy Mathias
February 8, 2016
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Effect of leadership practices on nurse retention, quality care

Editor's Note This Canadian study finds that transformational leadership practices lead to high quality care and increased retention of new nurses. Conversely, abusive managers lead to poorer quality care and a strong intention for nurses to leave healthcare facilities and quit the nursing profession. The authors surveyed a sample of…

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By: Judy Mathias
January 26, 2016
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Professional peer review compels staff to improve performance and quality--Part 1

The most successful perioperative services leaders are those who have built excellent teams that balance individual responsibility and accountability with respect for all team members, regardless of the roles they play. To create that culture, OR leaders must model the behavior and attitudes they expect from their staffs. One way…

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By: OR Manager
December 16, 2015
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Conference delivers insights, innovation, and inspiration

To paraphrase the popular Alan Jackson song “Gone Country,” more than 1,400 perioperative nurse leaders from across the US and from other countries “went country” by attending the 28th annual OR Manager Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, this past October. They were drawn to both the in-depth educational opportunity and the…

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By: OR Manager
November 18, 2015
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Joint Commission releases new online high reliability assessment and library

Editor's Note The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare on October 15 released Oro 2.0, an online high reliability assessment and resource library to help hospital leaders determine their organizations’ level of high reliability maturity. The assessment process guides users through a series of questions that allows for discussion and…

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By: Judy Mathias
October 15, 2015
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Effect of surgeon’s leadership style on OR team behavior

Editor's Note A surgeon’s transformational leadership skills were associated with improved OR team behavior, in this study. Each one-point increase in a surgeon’s transformational score corresponded to three times more information-sharing behaviors and nearly five and a half times more voice behaviors among the team members. With each one-point increase…

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By: Judy Mathias
October 2, 2015
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OR Manager of the Year a rock star leader

Advocating for patients and staff alike, winning the respect of physicians, and driving growth are among the achievements that have made Kathryn Adamson, MBA, RN, the 2015 OR Manager of the Year. Adamson is administrative director of perioperative and trauma services at the University of Utah Health Care (UUHC) in…

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By: OR Manager
September 22, 2015
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