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Perioperative Leadership: Managing Change With Insights, Priorities, and Tools
Author(s) -
Taylor David L.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/j.aorn.2013.06.013
Subject(s) - perioperative , leadership development , strategic leadership , neuroleadership , key (lock) , process (computing) , perioperative nursing , leadership studies , business , public relations , critical success factor , process management , medicine , transactional leadership , political science , leadership style , computer science , surgery , computer security , operating system
The personal leadership of the perioperative director is a critical factor in the success of any change management initiative. This article presents an approach to perioperative nursing leadership that addresses obstacles that prevent surgical departments from achieving high performance in clinical and financial outcomes. This leadership approach consists of specific insights, priorities, and tools: key insights include self‐understanding of personal barriers to leadership and accuracy at understanding economic and strategic considerations related to the OR environment; key priorities include creating a customer‐centered organization, focusing on process improvement, and concentrating on culture change; and key tools include using techniques (eg, direct engagement, collaborative leadership) to align surgical organizations with leadership priorities and mitigate specific perioperative management risks. Included in this article is a leadership development plan for perioperative directors.