LEADERSHIP ASSESSMENT

12450As a future DNP-prepared nurse, you will be called upon as a leader in your field, a leader in your practice, and a leader in your organization. Throughout your program of study, you will develop the skills, strategies, and knowledge to not only harness this role successfully but to do so at a high level of achievement and performance.
However, everyone must acknowledge both their own strengths and weaknesses, as a leader, and identify potential areas of improve to enhance these capabilities.
For this Assignment, you will explore your strengths and potential gaps based on the nurse leadership competencies provided. Review the competencies that best fit into your current nursing role (nurse executive competencies, system CNE competencies etc…). Reflect on potential goals you might set to improve as a nurse leader. You will also reflect on how this goal setting and self-examination will not only improve your nursing practice but also your healthcare organization.
Review the nurse leadership competencies presented in the Learning Resources for this week. ****Website for competencies: American Organization for Nursing Leadership. (n.d.). AONL nurse leader competenciesLinks to an external site.. https://www.aonl.org/resources/nurse-leader-competencies***
Reflect on these competencies, and consider your own personal strengths and potential gaps in relation to these competencies.
Consider potential goals for your leadership development in relation to the nurse leadership competencies presented.

Explain your self-assessment in relation to the nurse leadership competencies. Be sure to identify your strengths and potential gaps in relation to these competencies.
Describe at least four goals for nurse leadership development that you would like to pursue, given the results of your self-assessment. Be specific.
Explain why these goals are pertinent to your development as a nurse leader. How will developing these leadership competencies support your healthcare organization or nursing practice? Be specific.
Reminder: The College of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references. The Sample Paper provided at the Walden Writing Center provides an example of those required elements (available at https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/templates/general#s-lg-box-20293632Links to an external site.). All papers submitted must use this formatting

*****Criteria*****
—Explain your self-assessment in relation to the nurse leadership competencies. Be sure to identify your strengths and potential gaps in relation to these competencies.
—Describe at least four goals for nurse leadership development that you would like to pursue, given the results of your self-assessment. Be specific.
—Explain why these goals are pertinent to your development as a nurse leader. Explain how the development of these leadership competencies support your healthcare organization or nursing practice. Be specific.
—Written Expression and Formatting—Paragraph Development and Organization: Paragraphs make clear points that support well-developed ideas, flow logically, and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences are carefully focused—neither long and rambling nor short and lacking substance. A clear and comprehensive purpose statement and introduction is provided which delineates all required criteria.
—Written Expression and Formatting – English writing standards: Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation
—Written Expression and Formatting – The paper follows correct APA format for title page, headings, font, spacing, margins, indentations, page numbers, parenthetical/in-text citations, and reference list.