Running head: INTERVIEW OF HEALTH CARE LEADER

Interview of Health Care Leader
Jonell Benson
University of Phoenix
NURS/492
August 16, 2010
Charles Silveri

Interview of Health Care Leader
A leader is a person who has a vision (Owen, 2002). A leader has drive and is committed to achieving their goals and vision. Leaders focus their attention on problems that need to be fixed, and will tackle the situation at hand. Leaders are determined, motivated, careful planners and effective communicators. Leaders are positive and do not waste time and effort with negativity. Effective communication is more than just being able to speak and write. An effective leader's communication encourages people to work toward their goals. A leader is motivated and motivates everyone to contribute to the organization (Owen, 2002). All of these attributes are what I considered when choosing a Leader to interview. I have chosen to interview G.O. who currently works as a Director of Nursing, and has an extensive background in management. G.O. is someone I consider a strong Leader and mentor and is very positive and genuinely enjoys her job. G.O. has 13 years of nursing experience in Medical- Surgical Nursing, Psychiatric Nursing, Detoxification Nursing, Research Nursing, Project Management, as well as Public Health and Community Health Nursing. For the past four years G.O has served as Clinical Director, Director of Operations and Director of Nursing on both a local and national level. In these leadership roles G.O. has been responsible for Agency compliance with state and federal regulations, supervising office support, clinical, and management staff, balancing multi-mill...

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