Responsibility
The nursing team stated that changes in the clinical
leaders role within the nursing team caused the nurses
to take more responsibility towards the patient, towards
solving clinical problems and towards solving conflicts
with other team members. The nurses perceived that the
clinical leader distanced himself from participating in
direct patient care, which caused them to gain greater
responsibility in patient care. The clinical leader is,
however, still perceived as having a significant impact
on patient care through his person, vision, knowledge
and position: