Imagine you are a new graduate nurse or midwife on an inpatient hospital ward. The ward educator has asked you to prepare a staff in- service on the topic of leadership and how different leadership...

Imagine you are a new graduate nurse or midwife on an inpatient hospital ward. The ward educator has asked you to prepare a staff in- service on the topic of leadership and how different leadership styles can be used to promote patient safety. (1200 words).


The essay requires:
1.    A definition of patient safety and discussion of the relationship between leadership and patient safety in clinical practice.
2.    A concise description of three leadership styles and their essential characteristics.
3.    A discussion of the relationship between leadership and patient safety in clinical practice.
4.    Critical analysis of how each of these three leadership styles could be used to promote patient safety in one specific instance ( for example, reducing medication error, reducing the incidence of patient falls) in the hospital inpatient setting.