Consider your current skills, strengths, and areas of weakness according to the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONE) Nurse Executive Competencies. How do you plan to integrate this knowledge into developing your comprehensive practicum project?
DQ1Consider your current skills, strengths, and areas of weakness according to the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONE) Nurse Executive Competencies. How do you plan to integrate this knowledge into developing your comprehensive practicum project?
DQ2 What is the difference between leadership and management? Should all nurses be considered leaders? What characteristics of nurses make them leaders? How do your responses compare or contrast with the view of power according to servant leadership? Support your response with evidence from the textbook or study materials.
Week 2
DQ1Present and discuss the setting for your practicum and ideas for your project. What is the purpose of conducting an organizational needs assessment? What needs have you identified? What tools or methods did you utilize to determine the need?
DQ2 You are in a place of influence in your professional life where you can help people be successful. Describe the relationship and what actions you have taken or could take to serve others. Based on the textbook, how does your response compare to the views of authority according to servant leadership? How does your response compare to the secular view of authority?
Week 3
DQ1Discuss the scope of your project and how it aligns with the goals of the organization. Who are the stakeholders involved in the project? How can you apply what you have learned about servant approach to power and authority to your project development?
DQ2 Describe a time in your professional life when you felt used and manipulated. What were the circumstances? Did you feel valued by the leader? Based on the textbook, explain how the issue of purpose, in the servant leadership paradigm, could have yielded a more beneficial outcome for the leader and yourself.
Week 4
DQ1When one considers the word love as a verb instead of a feeling, the biblical worldview would state that this loving relationship is related to two principles: honor and protection. Explain how these two principles guide servant leadership in the workplace.
DQ2How do servant leaders, as compared with leaders using the transformational model of leadership, manage organization dynamics and lead change to ensure that the continued success of the stakeholders will be served? Is servant leadership or transformational leadership the best approach to these tasks? Why?
Week 5
DQ1 Mentoring is an important aspect of leadership. Describe a mentor that you have or have had in the past. What style of leadership did they use? What characteristics did they display that drew you to them as a mentor?
DQ2 Servant leaders must be internally consistent with their words and actions (credibility). A credible person will do what they say. Describe a time when you felt free in displaying your integrity at work. Conversely, describe a time when you felt fearful or wary of displaying your integrity at work. What was the determining factor(s) that allowed you to lead by example versus going against your heart? If you never felt free in displaying your integrity at work, describe what conditions would need to exist for you to do so?
Week 6
DQ1 How do you serve others in the profession of nursing? Does this differ depending on the environment (location, people, etc.)? Explain how the way you serve others in the profession of nursing could become more aligned with the issue of serving as explained by the servant leadership paradigm. How does the issue of serving differ from the secular view of power?
DQ2 Choose one provision from the ANA Code of Ethics. How is ethical behavior an integral part of being a nurse leader? How does one display the characteristics of a role model with this provision? Do ethics influence the leadership style of the nurse leader?
Week 7
DQ1 Have you ever worked with a leader who made you feel that you were more important than the leader? How did this make you feel? What were the circumstances? What was the outcome? If you have never experienced this kind of treatment from a leader, imagine what it would be like. Based on your response, explain how displays of humility by a leader exemplify servant leadership. Are these displays important in other types of leadership? Are displays of humility required to make someone else feel more important than you? Explain your answer.
DQ2 Staff development and evaluation is an essential leadership function. Discuss the necessary elements of effective staff development and evaluation techniques, including leadership characteristics. What role does humility play in staff development and evaluation? Provide an example.
Week 8
DQ1 Summarize your leadership practicum in relation to the seven distinct characteristics outlined in the textbook. How will you change your behavior based on this new understanding of servant leadership? What strategies did you learn that, if implemented, would allow you to actualize the servant leadership principles in a leadership role?
DQ2 Looking back on your time with your mentor, would you consider your mentor a servant leader as described by in the textbook? If not, what type of leader is your mentor? Explain your answer. Elaborate on what characteristics your mentor displayed most consistently. Share examples from your experience to support your response.
Week 1
Journaling provides a valuable tool for recording, reflecting on, and reviewing your learning. This approach provides an opportunity for you to “connect the dots” and observe the relationships between and among activities, interactions, and outcomes.
Unlike a personal journal of thoughts and feelings, this leadership journal is a record of your activities, assessments, and learning related to this academic experience.
Journal entries should include a record of the number of hours spent with your nurse leader each week.
Write a journal entry of 750-1,500 words on the subject of power, including the following:
Practicum Activities Reflection: Provide observations and thoughts on the activities in your practicum setting during Topics 1 and 2.
Application of Leadership: Identify your given “power” at your workplace or in your professional life. What is your greatest contribution in the lives of others?
Practicum Project Preparation: What are your ideas for you practicum project? How does this project refine and build skills related to your career goals?
Leadership Video Reflection: Reflect on at least two things you learned from the “Servant Leadership – Issue of Power” video.
Use the “Leadership Journal Template” to complete this assignment.
week 2 assignment
Journaling provides a valuable tool for recording, reflecting on, and reviewing your learning. This approach provides an opportunity for you to “connect the dots” and observe the relationships between and among activities, interactions, and outcomes.
Unlike a personal journal of thoughts and feelings, this leadership journal is a record of your activities, assessments, and learning related to this academic experience.
Journal entries should include a record of the number of hours spent with your nurse leader each week.
Write a journal entry of 750-1,500 words on the subject of authority, including the following:
Practicum Activities Reflection: Provide observations and thoughts on the activities in your practicum setting during Topics 3-4.
Application of Leadership: Explain your place of influence in your professional life.
Practicum Project Preparation: Describe the goals you have set for your practicum project.
Leadership Video Reflection: Reflect on at least two things you learned from the “Servant Leadership – Issue of Authority” video.
Use the “Leadership Journal Template” to complete this assignment.
week 3 assignment
ournaling provides a valuable tool for recording, reflecting on, and reviewing your learning. This approach provides an opportunity for you to “connect the dots” and observe the relationships between and among activities, interactions, and outcomes.
Unlike a personal journal of thoughts and feelings, this leadership journal is a record of your activities, assessments, and learning related to this academic experience.
Journal entries should include a record of the number of hours spent with your nurse leader each week.
Write a journal entry of 750-1,500 words on the subject of purpose, including the following:
Practicum Activities Reflection: Provide observations and thoughts on the activities in your practicum during Topics 5-6.
Application of Leadership: Describe how your nurse leader’s leadership style affects the people the nurse leads. Do staff members express feelings of support and helpfulness? Are there examples of dictating rather than leading? Does the leader say or do things designed to “build up” staff or were there missed opportunities?
Practicum Project Preparation: What have you learned about the goals and mission of the organization where you are performing your practicum? After learning this, did you alter the focus of your project? Why or why not?
Leadership Video Reflection: Reflect on at least two things you learned from the “Servant Leadership – Issue of Rule” video.
Please use the “Leadership Journal Template” to complete this assignment.
Week 4
As a nurse leader, it is important to understand a variety of leadership models and styles. This will help you adapt to different settings and apply strategies to support and inspire others. It may also be necessary to apply models in different professional settings to satisfy certification requirements. Write a 1,000-1,250 word paper about your personal model of leadership, including the following:
How might your personal model of leadership be applied in your professional setting?
Compare your personal leadership model to servant leadership, transformational leadership, and at least one other model of leadership.
Describe your personal worldview, including the religious, spiritual, and cultural elements that you think most influence your personal philosophy of practice and attitude towards leadership.
Describe how your professional leadership behaviors can inspire others.
Use a minimum of three peer-reviewed resources (published within the last 5 years) as evidence to support your views.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.
Benchmark Information
Week 5
Journaling provides a valuable tool for recording, reflecting on, and reviewing your learning. This approach provides an opportunity for you to “connect the dots” and observe the relationships between and among activities, interactions, and outcomes.
Unlike a personal journal of thoughts and feelings, this leadership journal is a record of your activities, assessments, and learning related to this academic experience.
Journal entries should include a record of the number of hours spent with your nurse leader each week.
Write a journal entry of 750-1,500 words on the subject of provision, including the following:
Practicum Activities Reflection: Provide observations and thoughts on the activities in your practicum during Topics 7-8.
Application of Leadership: Describe how your nurse leader preceptor influences the work environment. Consider how influence protects and values others in the work environment.
Practicum Project Preparation: Describe any potential or actual barriers you have encountered as you prepared for project implementation. If you have not encountered any, what could present a barrier in the future?
Leadership Video Reflection: Reflect on at least two things you learned from the “Servant Leadership – Issue of Headship” video.
Use the “Leadership Journal Template” to complete this assignment.
APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.
Week 6
Journaling provides a valuable tool for recording, reflecting on, and reviewing your learning. This approach provides an opportunity for you to “connect the dots” and observe the relationships between and among activities, interactions, and outcomes.
Unlike a personal journal of thoughts and feelings, this leadership journal is a record of your activities, assessments, and learning related to this academic experience.
Journal entries should include a record of the number of hours spent with your nurse leader each week.
Write a journal entry of 750-1,500 words on the subject of serving, including the following:
Practicum Activities Reflection: Provide observations and thoughts on the activities in your practicum setting during Topics 9-10.
Application of Leadership: Identify three to five personal values or characteristics that you believe are critical components of a good leader, such as honesty, compassion, or fairness. How do you express those values in your professional life?
Practicum Project Preparation: How have you prepared those who will be affected by your project for its implementation?
Leadership Video Reflection: Reflect on at least two things you learned from the “Servant Leadership – Issue of Example” video.
Use the “Leadership Journal Template” to complete this assignment.
APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistanc
Week 7
Journaling provides a valuable tool for recording, reflecting on, and reviewing your learning. This approach provides an opportunity for you to “connect the dots” and observe the relationships between and among activities, interactions, and outcomes.
Unlike a personal journal of thoughts and feelings, this leadership journal is a record of your activities, assessments, and learning related to this academic experience.
Journal entries should include a record of the number of hours spent with your nurse leader each week.
Write a journal entry of 750-1,500 words on the subject of example, including the following:
Practicum Activities Reflection: Provide observations and thoughts on the activities in your practicum setting during Topics 11-12.
Application of Leadership: Describe how you have seen your preceptor show his or her credibility in the workplace. Explain how this credibility helps to foster a community of trust.
Practicum Project Preparation: What measures have you put into place to measure successful outcomes for your project once implemented? Are these measures sustainable?
Leadership Video Reflection: Reflect on at least two things you learned from the “Servant Leadership – Issue of Servant” video.
Use the “Leadership Journal Template” to complete this assignment.
APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.
Week 8
Assessment of Project
Throughout your practicum experience, you have been designing and implementing a project. You will now assess that experience. Prior to beginning this paper, discuss the topics below with your preceptor. Include their feedback as well as your own. In a 1,250-1,500 word document, discuss the following topics:
What was the focus of your leadership project, the goals you set for yourself, and the AONE competencies you hoped to achieve?
How did you discover the need for this project, and how did it fit into the organization’s philosophy and mission?
Did you encounter any real or potential barriers during your practicum experience related to your project?
Discuss how the outcomes of your project will be measured? Is your project one that is sustainable or is it designed to be a single occurrence?
Evaluate the success of your project. If you were not able to implement your project, discuss why. What are the next steps for the project?
Use a minimum of two peer-reviewed resources (published within the last 5 years) as evidence to support your views.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.
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