Some people are leaders because they are assigned the position within an organization. Others become leaders only because of the way people respond to them.
Leadership Style
Some people are leaders because they are assigned the position within an organization. Others become leaders only because of the way people respond to them. The influence someone has over groups of people is based on a variety of leadership approaches or styles. For example, a situational leadership approach refers to someone who is able to guide others through specific types of situations, adapting his or her approach as needed. A servant leader focuses on empathy and nurturing followers. What is your leadership style? When faced with challenges in the role of leader, how do you face them?
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In this Discussion, you will share insights from your Clifton Strengths Signature Theme Report.
To prepare:
Review your Clifton Strengths Signature Theme Report from NURS 6053.
If you did not complete the Gallup’s Strengths Finder assessment in NURS 6053, you will need to complete it for this week’s Discussion.
To take the Assessment, visit http://walden.gallup.com. Using the Guidance Document Resource(s) for the Strengths Finder assessment, follow the instructions for setting up an account. If the link does not work, please copy and paste the link into your web browser.
Please Note: This Assessment will take roughly 30 minutes to complete.
By Day 3 of Week 1 (Post First)
Describe your leadership style from your Clifton Strengths Signature Theme Report. What were your areas of leadership strength from your profile? Based on your current knowledge of leadership, explain how you might improve and build upon your strengths/skills. Explain strategies from other leadership styles outside your own that you may want to incorporate into your repertoire to meet the needs of various groups.
Note: For this Discussion, you are required to complete your initial post before you will be able to view and respond to your colleagues’ postings. Begin by clicking on the “Post to Discussion Question” link and then select “Create Thread” to complete your initial post. Remember that once you click on Submit, you cannot delete or edit your own posts, and you cannot post anonymously. Please check your post carefully before clicking on Submit!
Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses.
By Day 6 of Week 1
Respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days by offering additional suggestions that have not already been mentioned on how to improve upon their leadership strengths.
NURS6201 Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare
Week 2 Discussion
Leadership Case Study
Case studies expose professionals to new perspectives by providing details of given scenarios, followed by the outcomes and analysis of those outcomes. In this Discussion, you review case studies in healthcare settings and apply your leadership style and skills to the scenarios provided.
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To prepare:
Review the Resources, focusing in particular on those related to situational leadership.
Search the Walden Library or reputable academic/professional resources on the Internet to locate and analyze a peer-reviewed article related to situational leadership.
Critically examine a leadership situation in your professional practice. As an alternative, you may select one of the case studies included in the Roussel, Thomas and Harris text:
Case Study 2-1: Is a Leader a Leader Only When Paid? (p. 39)
Case Study 2-2: Managing Conflict (p. 40–41)
Case Study 9-1: Healthy Work Environments (p. 223)
By Day 3 of Week 2 (Post First)
Describe the situation or case study you selected. If it is one from your professional practice (rather than the case studies from the course text), be sure to provide relevant details about the setting, situation, and challenge you faced.
Then, explain what you might have done differently in the management of the situation. Be sure to justify your position using the Resources and evidence-based practices from the literature, particularly as these relate to situational leadership and (as applicable) a multigeneration workforce.
Note: For this Discussion, you are required to complete your initial post before you will be able to view and respond to your colleagues’ postings. Begin by clicking on the “Post to Discussion Question” link and then select “Create Thread” to complete your initial post. Remember that once you click on Submit, you cannot delete or edit your own posts, and you cannot post anonymously. Please check your post carefully before clicking on Submit!
Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses.
By Day 6 of Week 2
Respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days and explain either why you agree with your colleague and why or what you might have done differently. Use the Resources and other scholarly/professional resources from your own research to support your position.
NURS6201 Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare
Week 3 Discussion
Systems in Healthcare
What is systems thinking? How can the nurse leader apply this perspective (e.g., as it relates to policies and protocols)? How might the leader propel the team to think from a systems perspective?
In this Discussion, you select a transition of care and consider how you might apply the IHI Quadruple Aim to your selection.
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To prepare:
Review the Resources on systems thinking, particularly the Arnold & Wade article. Consider how you would define systems thinking.
Select a macrosystem-level transition of care (e.g., hospital to nursing home, skilled nursing facility to home care) to use for this Discussion.
Review the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) resources, familiarizing yourself with the Quadruple Aim.
By Day 3 of Week 3
Describe systems thinking in your own words. Briefly describe the macrosystem-level transition of care you selected. Identify two points of care across the care continuum present at this transition and briefly describe two strategies/inventions that nurse leaders could implement to align interventions for safe, quality transitions of care with the IHI Quadruple Aim. Be specific and provide examples.
Note: For this Discussion, you are required to complete your initial post before you will be able to view and respond to your colleagues’ postings. Begin by clicking on the “Post to Discussion Question” link and then select “Create Thread” to complete your initial post. Remember that once you click on Submit, you cannot delete or edit your own posts, and you cannot post anonymously. Please check your post carefully before clicking on Submit!
Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses.
By Day 6 of Week 3
Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses and respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days. Provide feedback explaining insights you gained about the potential use of systems thinking by registered nurse leaders at the macrosystem level to meet IHI’s Quadruple Aim. Use your Resources and outside literature to support your responses.
NURS6201 Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare
Week 4 Discussion
Literature on Transitions of Care
One aspect of leadership is staying current on the latest research in your field. Healthcare is no exception. For your Week 4 and Module 2 Assignments, you are researching the role of the nurse leader in improving transitions of care. An annotated bibliography will help you keep track of your research and how you may use various sources within your research.
For this Discussion, you will share one of the articles you located. This is an opportunity for professional discourse on the literature and sharing of ideas with colleagues.
To prepare:
Select one of the articles you are using in your annotated bibliography this week.
By Day 3 of Week 4 (Post First)
Provide the citation and a brief summary of the article you selected. Explain what you learned about transitions of care and what area of the continuum of care you plan to address in your Module 2 Assignment.
Be sure to attach a PDF of your article or provide the library permalink so that your colleagues can fully review your article.
Note: For this Discussion, you are required to complete your initial post before you will be able to view and respond to your colleagues’ postings. Begin by clicking on the “Post to Discussion Question” link and then select “Create Thread” to complete your initial post. Remember that once you click on Submit, you cannot delete or edit your own posts, and you cannot post anonymously. Please check your post carefully before clicking on Submit!
Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses.
By Day 6 of Week 4
Respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days by explaining insights gained from having read your colleagues’ articles. Explain how their articles may also apply to other points of the continuum of care.
NURS6201 Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare
Week 6 Discussion
How Do You Deal With Conflict?
Since healthcare organizations rely heavily on productive interactions to achieve positive outcomes, it is important for nurse leaders to recognize the value of emotional intelligence. What is the importance of recognizing how you personally handle stressful situations? How can understanding effective strategies for conflict resolution be beneficial in the workplace? Self-awareness is an important skill in becoming a leader, so knowing how well you work under stress and in stressful situations may improve your effectiveness as a leader.
In this Discussion, you reflect on emotional intelligence and how you handle conflict.
To prepare:
Review the Resources for the week, specifically those on emotional intelligence.
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By Day 3 of Week 6 (Post First)
Post a brief description of a conflict you faced in the past and how you handled it. Explain how you might handle the same type of conflict in the future given the knowledge you now possess about emotional intelligence. What conflict resolution strategies might you propose? Be specific and provide examples.
Note: For this Discussion, you are required to complete your initial post before you will be able to view and respond to your colleagues’ postings. Begin by clicking on the “Post to Discussion Question” link and then select “Create Thread” to complete your initial post. Remember that once you click on Submit, you cannot delete or edit your own posts, and you cannot post anonymously. Please check your post carefully before clicking on Submit!
Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses.
By Day 6 of Week 6
Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses and respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days by providing feedback and insight on how the colleague has chosen to approach conflict resolution in his or her particular scenario. What would you have done differently? What have you learned from your colleague that you can implement?
NURS6201 Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare
Week 8 Discussion
Coaching, Mentoring, and Effective Feedback
According to the ANA Peer Review Guidelines position statement, “As the professional association for nursing, ANA has a responsibility to the public and its members to facilitate the development of a quality assurance system including peer review.” Each nurse has a responsibility to engage in collaborative decision-making processes, self-evaluation of individual performance, and evaluation of others’ performance.
In this Discussion, you will compare aspects of peer feedback vs. peer review and how these practices apply to effective nursing practice.
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To prepare:
Review the Resources, particularly the Wolf et al. articles.
Reflect on the AONL Competencies on Leadership and Professionalism.
Consider the following scenario:
You are a charge nurse and one of your direct subordinates is also a personal friend of yours. You have noticed a decline in her/his professional performance as witnessed by tardiness, delayed patient response, failing to complete documentation, and altered peer relationships.
By Day 3 of Week 8 (Post First)
Explain how you would mentor and coach the subordinate nurse in the scenario. Specifically address the following:
Explain your expectations of the performance the nurse should be demonstrating.
Explain the type of feedback you would provide to the nurse. Be specific and provide examples grounded in the Resources on coaching and mentoring.
Explain how the AONL Competencies on Leadership and Professionalism and the ANA Magnet Standard on peer feedback support would inform your feedback choices.
Note: For this Discussion, you are required to complete your initial post before you will be able to view and respond to your colleagues’ postings. Begin by clicking on the Post to Discussion Question link, and then select Create Thread to complete your initial post. Remember that once you click on Submit, you cannot delete or edit your own posts—and cannot post anonymously. Please check your post carefully before clicking on Submit.
Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses.
By Day 6 of Week 8
Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses and respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days in one or more of the following ways:
Explain other performance expectations that you would recommend the nurse exhibit.
Provide suggestions on resources to support professional development of the nurse being mentored/coached.
Explain insights you gained about challenges and opportunities related to mentoring and coaching.
NURS6201 Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare
Week 9 Discussion
Workplace Culture and Leadership
Creating a collaborative, nurturing workplace culture is an important component in the delivery of quality healthcare. Personal styles of leadership play an integral role in the effectiveness of the team as a whole when developing congruency in evidence-based practices.
In this Discussion, you reflect on how leadership style can impact workplace culture.
To prepare:
Review the Resources, focusing on strategies for effective communication, managing difficult conversations, and creating a healthy workplace.
By Day 3 of Week 9 (Post First)
Briefly describe your identified leadership style and explain how it compares to the transformational style of leadership.
Explain how leaders in a healthcare organization contribute to a healthy workplace culture. Then, explain how your style of leadership could be leveraged to create a healthy workplace culture.
Finally, explain how leaders use transformational leadership to ensure congruency with the mission and values of the workplace environment.
Note: For this Discussion, you are required to complete your initial post before you will be able to view and respond to your colleagues’ postings. Begin by clicking on the Post to Discussion Question link, and then select Create Thread to complete your initial post. Remember that once you click on Submit, you cannot delete or edit your own posts—and cannot post anonymously. Please check your post carefully before clicking on Submit.
Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses.
By Day 6 of Week 9
Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses and respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days by providing additional insights as to how your colleagues’ leadership styles might contribute to the workplace environment. If their style is different from yours, offer insight as to how this information would inform your practice as a leader.
NURS6201 Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare
Week 11 Discussion
Nursing Leadership Action and Continuous Improvement Plan
It is generally accepted that change will occur whether we want it to or not. Nurse leaders understand that they may either shape and control the change or deal with the consequence of accidental change or change by drift. By cultivating self-awareness and planning professional goals, you will be poised to be the type of leader who can shape and lead the change that occurs in your organization.
This Discussion, you reflect on the growth of your leadership knowledge base and skills during the quarter. You also set goals for how you can continue this growth beyond the course.
To prepare:
Review the Resources.
Reflect on your Clifton Strengths results from the beginning of the course as well as the growth you have made in completing the course.
Consider how you will continue to enhance your leadership behaviors after the course.
Review the Walden resource on creating SMART goals.
Post an end-of-course assessment of your strengths and areas for improvement. Reflecting back on this course and using the literature, develop two SMART goals that you could implement to enhance your leadership behaviors and skills.
Note: For this Discussion, you are required to complete your initial post before you will be able to view and respond to your colleagues’ postings. Begin by clicking on the “Post to Discussion Question” link and then select “Create Thread” to complete your initial post. Remember that once you click on Submit, you cannot delete or edit your own posts, and you cannot post anonymously. Please check your post carefully before clicking on Submit!
Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses and respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days by providing feedback in one or more of the following ways:
Provide feedback on whether your colleagues’ goals are written in SMART format.
To what extent were your colleagues’ SMART goals aligned with what they identified as the leadership behaviors targeted for improvement?
Provide feedback on how they could use the SMART goals to increase their sphere of influence.
Suggest ways they could address barriers and challenges to implementing the goals.
Suggest possible organizational resources and empowerment opportunities they could leverage to achieve their goals.
NURS6201 Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare
Week 2 Module 1 Assignment
Applying Leadership to Enable Staff Achievement
The healthcare industry is dynamic. Every patient is different. Every situation is different. A good healthcare leader must be able to address situations as they arise and make decisions accordingly. Consider the leadership styles that would be especially helpful in this scenario:
You recently accepted the nurse manager position of a busy emergency department (ED) in a new organization that had 100,000 ED visits last year. These visits represent a 10% increase over the previous year. To meet the needs for staffing required for this sudden growth, the prior nurse manager hired 10 new nursing graduates and 10 nurse travelers that arrived on the unit a few weeks before you came. The breakdown in level of tenure and experience in your staff is: 25% highly tenured in this ED and experienced in this specialty; 25% tenured within the organization and proficient in this specialty; and 30% less than 2 years in the ED/organization and competent in this specialty. The remaining 20% of your staff are the experienced ED nurse travelers and inexperienced new nurses, both groups that are new to the organization.
One of your first new responsibilities as the ED nurse manager is to provide unit-based leadership for the implementation of a new patient tracking system that offers more functionality than the previous tracking system used by this ED for the past 7 years. During the hiring process, you learned that the organization was going to implement this new patient tracking system, and you shared that you had experience in implementing the same system in your previous job.
To prepare:
Review the Resources.
Search the Walden Library or other reputable academic/professional sources on the Internet and locate a peer-reviewed article related to situational leadership.
Consider your own leadership style from the Clifton Strengths Signature Theme Report in relation to the needs of the staff in the scenario.
Assignment (5 pages – not including title page and reference page):
Write a paper in which you demonstrate how you, as the leader in the case example provided, would address the following:
Explain how you would provide leadership for the implementation of the new system. Include a description of the leadership behaviors that would be most effective to position your staff for success based on their experience and needs.
Explain how this implementation plan relates to your Clifton Strengths Signature Theme Report, including how this leadership situation aligns with or differs from your leadership profile.
Explain your rationale for your choices and appropriately reference literature that supports your thinking.
Explain how being able to successfully implement situational leadership better positions you to advocate for social change within your new organization on behalf of the patient population served.
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 http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu/57.htm). All papers submitted must use this formatting.
Submission and Grading Information
To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:
Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “MD01Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.
Click the Module 1 Assignment Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.
Click the Module 1 Assignment link. You will also be able to “View Rubric” for grading criteria from this area.
Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document you saved as “MD01Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click Open.
If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.
Click on the Submit button to complete your submission.
NURS6201 Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare
Week 4 Module 2 Assignment 1
Annotated Bibliography on Transitions of Care
An annotated bibliography is a combination of the words annotation and bibliography. An annotation is a set of notes, comments, or critiques. A bibliography is a list of references that helps a reader identify sources of information. An annotated bibliography, then, is a list of references that not only identifies the sources of information but also includes information such as a summary, a critique or analysis, and an application of those sources’ information.
Module 2 Assignment 2 (due in Week 5) will be a paper on nurse leadership during transitions of care for two selected entities. In preparation for that paper, you will develop an Annotated Bibliography and submit it to your Instructor for feedback.
To prepare:
Select a transition of care (hospital, specialty care, rehabilitation, nursing home, homebound, etc.).
Use the Walden Library and other reputable academic resources to locate 5 scholarly resources on nurse leadership during this transition of care. Identify what constitutes effectiveness (i.e., cost, care management, best/effective providers, best setting, sustaining outcomes) for this transition of care within each setting. What evidence supports this transition of care or transition of care intervention?
Review the Writing Center resources on annotated bibliographies and scholarly writing. Also review the Module 2 Assignment 1 Rubric for specific details about the requirements for your annotated bibliography.
Assignment
Create an annotated bibliography of the 5 scholarly resources you located on your selected transition of care. Follow the annotated bibliography format presented in the Writing Center resource.
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 http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu/57.htm). All papers submitted must use this formatting.
Submit your Assignment.
Submission and Grading Information
To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:
Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “MD02Assgn1+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.
Click the Module 2 Assignment 1 Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.
Click the Module 2 Assignment 1 link. You will also be able to “View Rubric” for grading criteria from this area.
Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document you saved as “MD02Assgn1+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click Open.
If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.
Click on the Submit button to complete your submission.
NURS6201 Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare
Week 5 Module 2 Assignment 2
System of Transition of Care
The World Health Organization (2016) emphasizes the importance of a system of transition of care because “transitions from one care setting to the next are often accompanied by changes in health status.” A healthcare leader must have a plan in place to make these transitions as smooth as possible. Feeley (2017) reminds nurse leaders that patients are the main focus of the Quadruple Aim, so you must prepare for change with this in mind.
This Assignment focuses on your leadership goal of keeping patients at the forefront of any change, including transitions.
References
Feeley, D. (2017, November 28). The triple aim or the quadruple aim? Four points to help set your strategy [Blog post]. Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Retrieved from http://www.ihi.org/communities/blogs/the-triple-aim-or-the-quadruple-aim-four-points-to-help-set-your-strategy
World Health Organization. (2016). Transitions of care: Technical series on safer primary care. Retrieved from https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/252272/9789241511599-eng.pdf;jsessionid=18835745F81D91E258BFF7B409AF48D1?sequence=1
To prepare:
Review feedback on your Module 2 Assignment 1 (from Week 4). You should incorporate your Instructor’s feedback and continue to add to and refine your annotated bibliography for your selected transition of care.
Consider the nurse leader’s role in achieving the IHI Quadruple Aim for this transition of care. (Hint: Draw from resources on systems thinking and nurse leaders’ ability to influence innovation and change.)
Assignment (5–6 pages, not including title and reference page):
Write a paper in which you address the following:
Identity your selected example of a transition of care.
Describe the key stakeholders that might be involved in this transition of care and the leadership strategies you would use to engage and influence them.
Explain how you, as a nurse leader along with your healthcare team, would apply systems thinking when providing a transition of care aligned with the IHI Quadruple Aim framework in order to improve it. Explain the fourth aim and strategy you would use and why.
Explain how systems thinking would inform your improvement plan for the specific transition of care you selected.
Be sure your paper includes a title page and a reference page. You should also resubmit your refined Annotated Bibliography.
Submit your paper and your refined annotated bibliography.
Submission and Grading Information
To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:
Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “MD02Assgn2+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.
Click the Module 2 Assignment 2 Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.
Click the Module 2 Assignment 2 link. You will also be able to “View Rubric” for grading criteria from this area.
Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document you saved as “MD02Assgn2+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click Open.
If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.
Click on the Submit button to complete your submission.
NURS6201 Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare
Week 7 Module 3 Assignment
Workplace Conflicts
Conflict is inevitable in every profession and organization, and nursing and the broader healthcare field are no exception. Conflict can result from poor communication, jurisdiction issues, low trust, bullying, stress and heavy workloads, and poor leadership. These issues cause not only staff turnover, inefficiency, and expense to the organization but also disruption of care and diminished patient outcomes. Whether at the individual or organizational level, nurse leaders can affect change to improve these outcomes and move teams and organizations toward their mission and values.
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Consider some of the AONL competencies that stress leadership, professionalism, and the ability to resolve and manage conflict. How might you approach these situations?
In this Assignment, you reflect on a conflict situation you have experienced in the workplace. Considering what you have focused on in this module, how might you approach this same conflict today?
To prepare:
Review Resources related to conflict, violence, and bullying in the workplace as well as effective communication for resolving conflict.
Consider a situation in your workplace in which you experienced a conflict (e.g., bullying, interpersonal conflict between staff members). Reflect on how the situation was handled at that time.
Considering the IHI (2017) and ANA (2015) resources, as well as the AONL competencies, reflect on how you could have been more effective in resolving this conflict situation or avoiding unnecessary misunderstandings in your case example.
Assignment (3–4 pages)
For your selected workplace conflict, write a reflective conflict analysis memo in which you address the following:
Describe the situation and conflict.
Explain how you handled the conflict at the time. Describe strategies you employed to resolve the conflict.
Reflecting on the final outcome, explain how you would approach the conflict differently to improve your effectiveness at managing the situation.
Referencing the IHI (2017) and ANA (2015) resources, and the AONL competencies, explain how you might implement strategies to encourage a culture of safety and respect to decrease conflict and bullying in the workplace in the future.
Support your Assignment with at least two scholarly articles beyond those in the Resources for the module, explaining how the research supports your argument.
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 http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu/57.htm). All papers submitted must use this formatting.
Submit your Assignment.
Submission and Grading Information
To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:
Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “MD03Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.
Click the Module 3 Assignment Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.
Click the Module 3 Assignment link. You will also be able to “View Rubric” for grading criteria from this area.
Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document you saved as “MD03Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click Open.
If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.
Click on the Submit button to complete your submission.
NURS6201 Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare
Week 10 Module 4 Assignment
Transformational Leadership Analysis
Northouse (2016) explains that transformational leadership “is concerned with emotions, values, ethics, standards, and long-term goals.” It is a leadership skill that has the unique ability to motivate people to “accomplish more than what is expected of them.” How might transformational leadership be applicable in your leadership role?
For this Assignment, you examine transformational leadership within your own workplace environment. As a member of the nursing leadership team, you can help create a healthy workplace culture that promotes excellence in nursing.
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Reference
Northouse, P. G. (2013). Leadership: Theory and practice (6th ed.). Los Angeles, CA: SAGE.
To prepare:
Think about the characteristics of transformational leadership.
Review the Sherman and Pross (2010) resource related to workplace culture.
Select a scenario from your current or past workplace in which a leader demonstrated transformational leadership.
Assignment (4–5 pages, not including the title page or reference page):
Describe the scenario you selected.
Describe the transformational behaviors or actions the leader exhibited. Be specific and provide examples.
Explain how these behaviors or actions produce the best care and environment for excellence in nursing practice and a healthy workplace environment that leads to quality patient outcomes.
For each behavior or action, provide an example of how excellence in nursing practice is taking place.
Explain how the leader’s behaviors and actions contribute to a healthy workplace culture.
Explain the relationship among transformational leadership, communication, and collaboration with other teams and how this promotes excellence in nursing practice.
Use the Resources and other literature to support your explanations.
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 http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu/57.htm). All papers submitted must use this formatting.
Submit your Assignment.
Submission and Grading Information
To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:
Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “MD04Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.
Click the Module 4 Assignment Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.
Click the Module 4 Assignment link. You will also be able to “View Rubric” for grading criteria from this area.
Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document you saved as “MD04Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click Open.
If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.
Click on the Submit button to complete your submission.
NURS6201 Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare
Week 3 Quiz
Question 1 Systems thinking could be defined as:
Question 2 Which of the following is true of continuum-centered care?
Question 3 Lapses in care transitions contribute to which of the following?
Question 4 Which of the following best describes Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB)?
Question 5 Which of the following strategies support nurse leaders’ efforts in systems thinking and decision making?
Question 6 Which of the following is true of the Quadruple Aim in healthcare?
Question 7 Which of the following is true of complex adaptive systems?
Question 8 Which of the following is a key health literacy consideration during transitions of care?
Question 9 Patient activation in the context of transitions of care refers to which of the following?
Question 10 Which of the following is a dimension of the IHI Triple Aim?
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