Western Governors University
C493: Applied Leadership Portfolio
2021
Applied Leadership
E1a. Importance of Professional Collaboration
Leadership requires professional collaboration between all members of the
healthcare team. In order to be an effective leader you must collaborate with other
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western governors university c493 applied leadership portfolio 2021 applied leadership e1a importance of professional collaboration leadership requires professional collaboration between all members
Leadership requires professional collaboration between all members of the
healthcare team. In order to be an effective leader you must collaborate with other
members of your team. Making process changes within a facility takes the work of the
whole team working together andnot just one individual. During my Leadership
Experience Hand Hygiene project I collaborated with my administrator and lead
community health nurse regarding our current hand hygiene practices not being
evidence based. I provided the current hand hygiene evidence based researchand the
CDC hand hygiene guidelines for healthcare workers and compared these to how we
arecurrently practicing within our facility. By collaborating with my administrator and
lead nurse we were able to develop a plan to change our current process to meet CDC
guidelines and evidence based research. We also collaborated with other employees’
within the facility to get their input on the situation and brainstorm ideas and ways to
improve our practice.
I have never had any leadership roles until I recently took on another role of
Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Supervisor. In this role I am to supervise our
breastfeeding peer counselor at the Health Department. In order for me to be an
effective leader I must collaborate with the breastfeeding peer counselor and discuss
how she feels things are going when working with her clientele as I am not in the room
when she meets with her clients. In order for me to seehow she feels her process is
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