Preceptor Experience Reflection at the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) under

Preceptor Experience Reflection at the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) under Leadership & Management Concepts in Nursing
A nurse supervisor “wears many hats” during her shift. The following paragraph
provides a brief synopsis of the job requirements.
“A nurse supervisor is responsible for managing staff, overseeing patient care and
ensuring adherence to established policies and procedures. She is charged with
assigning staff and monitoring their activities, and with helping to recruit and train new
personnel. The nurse supervisor also acts as an interface between her staff, their
patients, and the patients’ families, as well as between her staff and the hospital’s
physicians. Administrative duties are another sizable part of her responsibilities.”
Each nurse supervisor will develop her own leadership style or be trained per facility.
 Servant Leadership
 Transformational Leadership
 Democratic Leadership
 Authoritarian or Autocratic Leadership
 Laisser-faire Leadership
Personal Reflection:
1. What type of leader do you feel most comfortable being and why?
2. Identify and describe a leadership style witnessed during the clinical.
3. Identify and describe an incident where you utilized a leadership style with your
peers.
4. Would you make changes if similar circumstances occur again?
Supervisor Reflection:
1. Discuss with your resource nurse how her supervisor role compares to the definition
provided. Write a brief compare/contrast paragraph concerning her responsibilities.
2. Listed below are some of the activities the supervisor might be engaged in during
her shift. As a student you might have observed all of these aspects. Select two and
explain how the supervisor resolved the situation while you were there.
 Planning- organizing what has to be done
 Staffing- how many and who: through recruiting, hiring, training, and scheduling
 Organizing- must make sure the plan is carried out in a way to meet the plan
 Directing – motivating the personnel to achieve the objectives
 Controlling – establishes the standard or performance and compares the results
and corrects the performance
 Decision making – identify problems, establishes solutions, and elevates if
changes are working