Yearly Archives: 2022

Introduction and Syllabus Review   Please respond to the following prompts:   Please introduce yourself and share your nursing background, including any experiences you may have had in a leadership role.   What are your goals for this course?   Post any questions you may have about the syllabus.       NU605 Concepts in […]

Leadership Analysis   Complete the assigned readings and the “Conceptualizing Leadership Questionnaire” in Northouse, Chapter 1.   For this assignment, use a minimum of three scholarly references and it should be approximately three to four pages long, not counting the cover page or references list.   Include the following:   Comprehension: Share the findings of […]

Interview a nurse leader (chief nurse, associate chief nurse, director, supervisor, manager), a master’s prepared nurse with leadership responsibilities (nurse educator, nurse quality specialist, nurse risk manager, nurse case manager, etc.), or advanced practice nurse with leadership responsibilities (clinical nurse specialist, nurse anesthetist, nurse midwife, or nurse practitioner).   Analyze the leader’s role as it […]

Leadership and Success of the California Nurses’ Association   Watch the three-part California Nurses Association History videos and determine the role of leadership in the success of this organization.   Your paper should include five to seven scholarly references and be three to four pages long, not counting cover page and references list.   Your […]

A Plan to Resolve Conflict and Promote Collaboration   Imagine that you are a leadership consultant.   Use your example of conflict in your professional practice (from the Week 4 discussion) and build on the readings, videos, and peer input you received.   Critically analyze the situation and create a plan that would have helped […]

Synthesis of Personal Strengths and Weaknesses as a Leader   Complete the “Leadership Traits Questionnaire” (Northouse, Chapter 2) and “Leadership Strengths Questionnaire” (Northouse, Chapter 3).   Your paper should include five to seven scholarly references, be five pages long, not counting cover page or references list. It should reflect the rubric in the following ways: […]

Annotated Bibliography – Conflict Resolution   Read three scholarly articles on nursing and leadership styles. Summarize and critically analyze each article separately (250–300 words for each article’s annotated bibliography).   For each article, determine the following:   Comprehension: Select a scholarly research or other article on the assigned topic and introduce the article in your […]

According to Levine, “Nursing is a human interaction. The nurse enters into a partnership of human experience where sharing moments in time—some trivial, some dramatic—leaves its mark forever on each patient” (Alligood, 2010, Nursing theory: Utilization & application, p. 183). Has a patient ever left a mark forever on you? Please explain in a blog […]

For this blog entry, provide one personal take-away from the course. For example, has the course impacted your views of nursing theory? Have you applied something you learned in your nursing practice? Has a topic from the course influenced you personally? Write a blog post of between three to five (3–5) sentences long.

Empathy in Interpersonal Relationships   Watch “The Heart of Compassion” video (found in Week 5: Learning Materials) for this blog assignment.   In a blog post of three to five (3–5) sentences long, describe how empathy is an important part of your nursing practice.