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Volume 5, Issue 8(Suppl) J Nurs Care 2016
ISSN: 2167-1168 JNC, an open access journal
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Euro Nursing 2016
October 17-19, 2016
conferenceseries.com
15th Euro Nursing & Medicare Summit
October 17-19, 2016 Rome, Italy
Nursing leadership beyond the boundaries of cultural diversity
Nada S Massoudi
Security Forces Hospital, Saudi Arabia
The importance of developing frontline nurse leaders is vital for advancing the profession and patient care delivery systems
in healthcare organizations. This can be a formidable challenge when it comes to workforce planning that is dependent on
nurses from diverse cultures to compensate for shortage of nurses worldwide, more so in Saudi Arabia. Most hospitals in the
Kingdomrecruit expatriate nurses fromdifferent countries across the globe that have limited knowledge about Saudi culture and
can find it daunting while adapting to transcultural differences and organizational cultures. This often leads to a breakdown in
professional relationships that can inevitably unsettle the working environment and compromise quality patient care. Although
healthcare systems vary from country to country, nursing is universal and requires a cohesive approach that unites nurses to
have one voice on challenges that affect their practice and patient care. It is therefore, incumbent upon healthcare organizations
to establish a robust recruitment and retention plan that helps to promote staff satisfaction through integration of nurses from
different racial and cultural backgrounds. Research findings suggest that without the attention to diversity, healthcare practices
of clients and quality of health care will diminish. Having realized the depth of this constantly emerging challenge, we adopted
a newmanagement style that would provide support to empower frontline nurses and ultimately build capacity to revolutionize
nursing at SFHP (Security Forces Hospital). This presentation will provide an overview of how transformational leadership can
have a direct impact on developing frontline nurse leaders to adapt to an increasingly culturally diverse working environment.
Biography
Ms. Nada S. Massoudi is a BSN Registered Nurse holding a Master of Science in Medicine (Infection and Immunity) from Sydney University with a Postgraduate
Diploma in Nursing Leadership and Management. She is the Director of Nursing at Security Forces Hospital Program in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a Canadian
Accredited Organization. During her tenure she established and led the Infection Control Department. In 2014 she started the Magnet Journey towards nursing
excellence and implemented the Shared Governce structure in the Departmnet of Nursing. Ms. Nada was an active member of the Nursing Board at Saudi
Commission for Health Specialties and was a core team member in developing the Infection Control Postgraduate Diploma. She also contributed to developing the
Cervical Cancer Guidelines in Saudi Arabia under the Saudi Center for Evidence Based Health Care. And was a Co-author of the 101 Global Leadership Lessons
for Nurses. She is the first recipient of the DAISY Nurse Leader Award in Saudi Arabia. She presented at several national and international conferences. Her goal
is to continue the progression of Nursing Saudilization Program within her organization and across Saudi Arabia.
Nada S Massoudi, J Nurs Care 2016, 5:8(Suppl)