In the fast-paced and ever-changing healthcare industry, Tampa General Hospital has distinguished itself as a leading academic health system. In delivering patient care, we hold ourselves to rigorous standards and continually raise the bar as we pursue the journey toward world-class patient care. For these reasons and others, we have received the prestigious Magnet® designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), which is the highest national honor that can be achieved in the practice of professional nursing. We are proud to be recognized for nursing excellence, which is a direct testament to our nursing leadership.
At TGH, leadership is more than a title; it is also a behavior. Our esteemed nursing leaders lead by example and become more effective through daily practice. With the Magnet® Transformational Leadership tenets as their foundation and guide, they establish interdisciplinary partnerships, foster professional rapport and facilitate effective communication throughout our organization. They also support, encourage, motivate and inspire our nurses every day, helping them to do their best work, pursue their career goals and develop both professionally and personally. Transformational thinking is at the core of all they do, with the goal of propelling the organization and the nursing profession into the future.
The essential qualities of an effective nursing leader
In the field of professional nursing, effective leadership is both a science and an art. Therefore, a nursing leader must cultivate certain skills and attributes from both the scientific and artistic disciplines, which can be acquired and developed through education, experience and mentorship. Significantly, the nursing leaders at TGH know how (and when) to lead, follow and delegate. They are also:
- Effective communicators
- Critical thinkers
- Flexible and adaptable
- Creative and innovative
- Trustworthy and dependable
- Professional and respectful
- Compassionate and empathetic
- Dedicated to excellence
In addition, nursing leaders employ the AKTiVe Leadership Model . This enables them to perform as effectively as possible in their roles while embodying the four cornerstone qualities of the AKTiVe model: Authenticity, Kindness, Transparency and Vulnerability.
In an environment of nursing excellence, all nurses are leaders. Therefore, the nursing leaders at TGH provide our nurses with the authority to make decisions and the autonomy to act in accordance with their professional knowledge.
