Strategies for the facilitation of self-leadership among ward nurses in a nurse-led critical care outreach service

Abstract

Introduction: Nurses are responsible for monitoring and providing nursing care to patients. The early detection of a patient who is starting to deteriorate – and the activation of critical care outreach services (CCOS) – can improve patient outcomes. However, the literature indicates that CCOS are underutilised. Self-leadership is a process whereby persons influence their own behaviour. Objective: The purpose of this study was to develop strategies for the facilitation of self-leadership in ward nurses that will enable them to act proactively and promptly in utilising CCOS at a private hospital group in South Africa