The Effect of Nursing Students’ Academic Achievement on Their Clinical Leadership: A Traditional Review

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Although the concept of leadership entered the global literature in the 14th century, it has gained more prominent recognition over the past three centuries. Leadership is not limited to directing a group of individuals; it also encompasses guiding and inspiring them toward achieving specific goals. Particularly within contemporary healthcare systems, increasing complexity, rapid change, and emerging challenges have rendered traditional healthcare approaches insufficient, necessitating more creative, efficient, and effective solutions. In this context, the need for strong leadership to ensure the quality and efficiency of healthcare services has become increasingly evident. Accordingly, leadership and managerial roles within the healthcare team have gained critical importance. Nurses play a pivotal role in achieving high-quality care by effectively utilizing leadership and management skills and fostering a strong environment of collaboration within healthcare teams. They bear extensive responsibilities, including ensuring team coordination, sustaining collaborative practices, efficiently allocating resources, and contributing to holistic patient care. The development of these roles and responsibilities begins during undergraduate nursing education. Throughout their academic training, nursing students engage in clinical practice, where they have opportunities to observe clinical leaders and gradually acquire leadership-related competencies. The acquisition of clinical leadership skills among nursing students is influenced by multiple factors, one of which is academic achievement. Evidence in the literature indicates a direct relationship between academic success and clinical leadership, particularly in the domains of service management and personal leadership attributes. In light of these findings, it is recommended that undergraduate nursing educators adopt a broader leadership-oriented perspective within university curricula, create experiential learning opportunities that foster clinical leadership development, and support clinical leadership and management both before and after graduation. Moreover, emphasizing the importance of strong leadership and encouraging the development of nurses who inspire, motivate, and lead change within healthcare systems is essential. This traditional review aims to synthesize the existing literature on the effect of nursing students’ academic achievement on their clinical leadership.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Academic achievement
• Nursing
• Student
• Clinical
• Leadership

Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinin Akademik Başarısının Klinik Liderliklerine Etkisi: Geleneksel Derleme

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Liderlik, dünya literatürüne 14. yüzyılda girmiş olmasına rağmen son üç yüzyılda daha belirgin bir şekilde farkındalık kazanmıştır. Liderlik sadece bir grup insanı yönlendirmekle sınırlı kalmaz; aynı zamanda onlara belirli bir hedefe ulaşmaları için gerekli yönü gösterme ve ilham verme sürecini de içine kapsamaktadır. Özellikle günümüzün sağlık sistemlerinde artan değişimler ve zorluklar geleneksel sağlık bakım yöntemlerinin yerini daha yaratıcı, verimli ve etkili çözümün zorunlu kılmakta olup, bu süreçte de sağlık hizmetlerinin kalite ve verimliliği sağlamak için güçlü bir liderliğe ihtiyaç her geçen gün artmaktadır. Bu aşamada sağlık ekibinin liderlik ve yöneticilik rolleri büyük önem taşımaktadır. Hemşireler, yönetim ve yönetim becerilerini etkin bir şekilde kullanarak, sağlık ekibinde güçlü bir işbirliği ortamı yaratarak yüksek kaliteyi yakalayabilirler. Hemşirelerin, ekip içi koordinasyonu sağlayarak ve devam ettirerek iş kaynaklarını verimli bir şekilde yönlendirmeleri, sağlıkta bütüncül bir tedaviyle desteklenmesine katkıda bulunmak gibi fazlaca görev ve rol sorumluluğu bulunmaktadır. Bu rol ve sorumluluklar, hemşirelere lisans eğitimleri boyunca kazandırılmaya başlamaktadır. Hemşirelik öğrencileri akademik hayatları boyunca klinik alanlarda uygulama yapmakta olup, klinik liderleri gözlemleme fırsatı bulmakla birlikte, bu becerileri kazanmaktadır. Klinik liderlik becerilerini kazanırken hemşirelik öğrencilerin birçok faktörden etkilendiği görülmektedir. Bu faktörlerden biri olan akademik başarı, klinik liderlikle doğrudan ilişki göstermektedir. Literatürde, akademik başarının klinik liderlik alanlarını etkilediği, hizmetlerin yönetimi ile kişisel özellikler alanında etkin olduğu görülmektedir. Bu sonuçlar kapsamında, hemşirelik lisans eğitimcileri tarafından hemşirelik öğrencilerinin üniversitelerin eğitim programlarında liderlik yönünde daha geniş bir perspektifin benimsemesine katkı sağlaması, klinik liderliklerini geliştirecek deneyimsel öğrenme fırsatları yaratması ve hem mezuniyet öncesinde hem de mezuniyet sonrası klinik yönetilmesi desteklemesi, güçlü liderliğin önemi vurgulaması, ülkelerin ilham veren, motive eden ve değişime liderlik eden liderler olmalarına teşvik edilmesi önerilmektedir. Bu geleneksel derlemede, hemşirelik öğrencilerinin akademik başarısının klinik liderliklerine etkisini derlemek amaçlanmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Akademik başarı
• Hemşirelik
• Öğrenci
• Klinik
• Liderlik

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