NURS 6201 Week 6 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 […]

NURS 6200 – The Nurse Administrator: Leading and Managing for Excellence  The primary goal of leaders in nursing is to achieve excellence in the delivery of patient services. In this course, students work toward gaining the knowledge and skills required to lead and manage in the nursing profession. They examine organizational, managerial, and leadership theories, […]

NURS 6201 – Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare Week 3: 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 […]

NURS 6201 Week 4 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 […]

NURS 6201 – Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare Week 1: 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. […]

Leadership Case Study 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. Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto To prepare: […]

NURS 6053 Interprofessional Organizational and Systems Leadership Week 11 Discussion Conflict is a difficult situation no matter how it occurs or how much we do not want it to happen. Even with the best leaders, there will continue to be an evolving cycle of negotiations and diffuse stressful situations. As a manager of two surgical […]

NURS 6053 Week 8 Discussion Question: The Distinction between Leadership and Management Think of the managers you have reported to thus far in your career. Now consider the people you have worked with or know of that you would consider leaders. Based on these experiences, what would you surmise about the responsibilities of managers and […]

NURS 6053 Week 7 assignment (2) – Assignment: Application: Leadership Concept Analysis Group Paper Continue to work on the Leadership Concept Analysis Group Paper, which you began in Week 5, tying in communication. How does the information on communication presented in this week’s Learning Resources relate to your selected concept? What insights have you gained […]

NURS 6053 Week 10 Assignment: Application: Taking a Stand Effective leaders have a high degree of self-awareness and know how to leverage their strengths in the workplace. Assessments are a valuable tool that professionals can use to learn more about themselves and consider how their temperament and preferences influence their interactions with others. Essay assignment […]