Power and authority of the leader in nursing care

V diplomskem delu smo predstavili medicinsko sestro kot vodjo v zdravstveni negi. Namen diplomske naloge je bil preučiti, kako pomembna je moč in avtoriteta vodje za vodenje zaposlenih k skupnim ciljem v zdravstveni negi. Diplomsko delo je teoretičnega značaja. Preučevali smo literaturo domačih in tujih avtorjev ter internetne vire s področja managementa in zdravstvene nege v zvezi z omenjeno tematiko. Za analizo podatkov smo uporabili deskriptivno metodo dela. Diplomsko delo predstavlja opredelitev petih vrst moči, ki so značilne za vodjo. Prav tako vsebuje naloga opredelitev pojma avtoriteta, ki jo ima vodja v organizaciji. Pri tem smo prišli do spoznanja, da je avtoriteta vodje odvisna od njegovega položaja, moči, ki jo poseduje in seveda od znanja s področja vodenja. Osredotočili smo se na medicinsko sestro vodjo v zdravstveni negi ter skušali ugotoviti pomembnost moči in avtoritete vodje pri vodenju zaposlenih v zdravstveni negi. Spoznali smo, da ima medicinska sestra vodja v zdravstveni negi moč, ki ji je po eni strani dana že s samo pozicijo v organizaciji. Ta oblika moči je seveda odvisna od položaja, ki ga vodja zaseda v organizacijski hierarhiji ustanove. Ugotovili smo tudi, da je za uspešno vodenje pomemben sklop osebnostnih moči vodje, da se zaposleni z vodjo lažje identificirajo, ga spoštujejo in mu sledijo, kar pa ima za posledico, da zadovoljni opravljajo svoje delo in dosegajo zastavljene cilje. Prav tako pa je ključnega pomena za vodje, da se le ti izobražujejo na področju vodenja, saj bodo le tako kos zahtevam, ki so posledica nenehnih sprememb in smo jim priča tudi v zdravstveni negi.In our graduate work we introduced the nurse as a leader in nursing care. Its purpose was to consider how important are power and authority of leaders, to lead employees to reach overall objective in nursing care. Graduate work has theoretical characteristics. We have studied the literature of domestic and foreign authors and internet resources in the field of management and nursing care related to that topic. For data analysis we used the descriptive method of work. We have represented a definition of five powers that are characteristic for leaders. The graduate work contains also the meaning of the authority, which leaders own in a working environment. We concluded that authority of leaders depends on their hierarchical position, power and knowledge of leadership. We focused on the nurse as a leader in nursing care. We tried to recognize the importance of power and authority of the leader to manage the employees in nursing care. We realized that the nurse as the leader in nursing care has the power, which she owns because of her position in organization. That kind of power depends on position that a leader has in the hierarchical structure of the institution. But it is also important to own appropriate set of personal powers, to make easier for the employees to accept a leader, follow him with the consequence of higher efficiency. For a leader it is necessary to continue the knowledge of the leadership, because of growing requirements we are facing also in nursing care