NUR-514 Topic 1: Health Care Systems, Organizational Relationships, And Interprofessional Health Care Environments
Description
Objectives:
- Discuss the evolution of the S. health care system, its impact on nursing and the delivery of care.
- Explain how interprofessional relationships increase collaboration and improve patient
- Examine how leaders benefit from applying systems
Study Materials
Advanced Practice Nursing: Essential Knowledge for the Profession Description:
- Read Chapter 7 in Advanced Practice Nursing: Essential Knowledge for the Profession.
Leadership in Nursing Practice: Changing the Landscape of HealthCare Description:
- Read Chapter 9 in Leadership in Nursing Practice: Changing the Landscape of HealthCare.
Interprofessional Collaboration: Three Best Practice Models of Interprofessional Education Description:
- Read “Interprofessional Collaboration: Three Best Practice Models of Interprofessional
- Education,” by Bridges, Davidson, Odegard, Maki, and Tomkowiak, from Medical Education Online(2011).
Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice: 2016 Update Description:
- Read “Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice: 2016 Update,” by the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (2016).
Using Systems Thinking to Envision Quality and Safety in Healthcare Description:
- Read “Using Systems Thinking to Envision Quality and Safety in Healthcare,” by Stalter and Mota, from Nursing Management (2018).
AONE Nurse Leader Competencies Description:
- Read “AONE Nurse Leader Competencies,” located on the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) website.
Tasks
Topic 1 DQ 1
Description:
Consider the evolution of the U.S. healthcare system. Discuss how the shift to value-based health care has impacted delivery of care and the role and responsibilities of the advanced registered nurse. Project what major evolving trends in the healthcare delivery system will affect nursing practice and how advanced registered nurses will influence the direction of healthcare.
Topic 1 DQ 2
Description:
Based on your experience, explain how systems thinking helps leaders to build strong interprofessional and organizational relationships. Discuss some system thinking tools nursing leaders can apply to increase interprofessional collaboration to benefit patient outcomes or organizational initiatives. Make sure to incorporate the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) competencies in your response.
Topic 2: Professional Leadership
Objectives:
- Differentiate between leadership and management.
- Analyze different leadership theories and styles.
- Analyze characteristics of the professional nurse leader and nursing leadership.
- Evaluate leadership and management strategies within health care organizations.
- Discuss potential causes of conflict, principles of negotiation, and conflict resolution models and strategies.
Resources
Advanced Practice Nursing: Essential Knowledge for the Profession
Read Chapters 4 and 27 in Advanced Practice Nursing: Essential Knowledge for the Profession.
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Leadership in Nursing Practice: Changing the Landscape of Health Care
Read Chapters 2-4, 7, and 14 in Leadership in Nursing Practice: Changing the Landscape of Health Care.
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Great Leaders Inspire Great Followership
Read “Great Leaders Inspire Great Followership,” by Cruz, from Leadership Excellence (2014).
Advancing the Nursing Profession Begins With Leadership
Read “Advancing the Nursing Profession Begins With Leadership,” by O’Neill, from Journal of Nursing Administration (2013
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From Trait to Transformation: The Evolution of Leadership Theories
Read “From Trait to Transformation: The Evolution of Leadership Theories,” by Johns and Moser, from Education (1989).
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Nursing Leadership From Bedside to Boardroom: Opinion Leaders’ Perceptions
Read “Nursing Leadership From Bedside to Boardroom: Opinion Leaders’ Perceptions,” by Blizzard, Khoury, and McMurray (2015), loca
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Leadership Styles: Choosing the Right Approach for the Situation
Read “Leadership Styles: Choosing the Right Approach for the Situation,” located on the Mind Tools website. http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_84.htm
Transformational Leadership: Becoming an Inspirational Leader
Read “Transformational Leadership: Becoming an Inspirational Leader,” located on the Mind Tools website. http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/transformational-leadership.htm
Servant Leadership: Putting Your Team First, and Yourself Second
Read “Servant Leadership: Putting Your Team First, and Yourself Second,” located on the Mind Tools website. https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/servant-leadership.htm
What Is the Difference Between Management and Leadership?
Read “What Is the Difference Between Management and Leadership?” by Murray (2014), located on The Wall Street Journal
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An Alternative Approach to Nurse Manager Leadership
Read “An Alternative Approach to Nurse Manager Leadership,” by Henriksen, from Nursing Management (2016).
Nurse Manager Skills Inventory
Complete the “Nurse Manager Skills Inventory,” by the Nurse Manager Leadership Partnership (NMLP), located on the HWE Resources p
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https://www.aacn.org/nursing-excellence/healthy-work-environments/hwe-resources
Leadership Style Reflective Essay Assignment Self-Assessment Resources
These resources will be used to complete the Leadership Style Reflective Essay assignment, due in this topic. Please refer to the assignment
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What Is Servant Leadership?
Explore the “What Is Servant Leadership?” page of the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership website.
Topic 2 DQ 1
Differentiate between “leading” and “managing.” Based on your experience in the health care industry, explain how an advanced registered nurse can lead well and provide management. Share at least one strategy you have used to effectively lead and manage staff within health care organizations Consider interactions with patients, team members, daily tasks, and responsibilities as you formulate your response.
Topic 2 DQ 2
Discuss potential causes of conflict occurring within health care organizations. What are some principles of negotiation and conflict resolution used by the nurse leader to address conflict? What model or leadership theory would be effective to use in addressing conflict?
Topic 2 APA Assignment: Leadership Style Reflective Essay
Assessment Description
The purpose of this assignment is to assist learners in developing effective communication by emphasizing the proper application of APA style. APA style is required for the graduate program.
Refer to the resources in the Class Resources and Student Success Center for assistance with APA. Use the APA Style Guide resource, located in the Student Success Center, to complete this assignment.
For this assignment, complete the following:
Self-Assessment
Self-awareness is essential for developing leadership skills. Recognizing your own strengths, weaknesses, and values, and understanding emotional intelligence and learning styles can help you to be a more effective nurse leader.
For this assignment, you have the opportunity to take a variety of self-assessments to learn more about yourself and identify your assets and weaknesses as a leader. This will assist you in discovering how you can improve your own self-leadership skills. You will be asked to think critically about your results and submit a reflection as directed below.
Refer to the topic Resources. Select and complete three self-assessments. Be sure to document the results of each assessment to assist you in completing the reflection portion of the assignment below.
Self-Assessment Reflection
Becoming self-aware is an ongoing process requiring introspection. The more often people practice self-reflection, the more opportunities they have to understand their own behaviors and adapt their approaches to working with other people, which can improve both your own and other’s abilities to meet their professional goals.
In a 1,000-1,250 word reflective essay, address the following:
- Provide a rationale and brief summary for selecting each self-assessment. Summarize the results you obtained on each assessment.
- Identify the leadership style that closely aligns to your philosophy of care and explain what appeals to you about that style.
- Reflect on how you might incorporate elements of that particular style as you exercise leadership in a practice or health care organization setting.
- Discuss any particular areas for improvement the assessments helped you identify and some steps for improving your leadership capabilities.
- Analyze the characteristics of an effective professional nurse leader, or individuals in nursing leadership. Discuss the characteristics and explain why they are effective for leadership in nursing.
- Analyze different leadership theories and leadership styles. Select one theory and leadership style, different from your own, and explain how they each support a professional nurse leader or individual in nursing leadership. Consider how the theory shapes the nurse leader in such things as collaboration, conflict resolution, decision making, and negotiation.
You are required to cite three to five sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and nursing content.
Complete the “APA Writing Checklist” to ensure that your paper adheres to APA style and formatting criteria and general guidelines for academic writing. Include the completed checklist as an appendix at the end of your paper.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
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. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
Rubric Criteria
Summary of Self-Assessment Selections and Results
6.25 points
Criteria Description
Summary of Self-Assessment Selections and Results
- 5: Excellent
6.25 points
A comprehensive summary of why each self-assessment was selected and the results obtained on each assessment is thoroughly developed with supporting details.
- 4: Good
5.75 points
A summary of why each self-assessment was selected and the results obtained on each assessment is clearly provided and well developed.
- 3: Satisfactory
5.5 points
A summary of why each self-assessment was selected and the results obtained on each assessment is present.
- 2: Less Than Satisfactory
5 points
A summary of why each self-assessment was selected and the results obtained on each assessment is present, but it lacks detail or is incomplete.
- 1: Unsatisfactory
0 points
A summary of why each self-assessment was selected and the results obtained on each assessment is not included.
A Specific Leadership Style That Aligns With Philosophy of Care, Including Appeal
6.25 points
Criteria Description
A Specific Leadership Style That Aligns With Philosophy of Care, Including Appeal
- 5: Excellent
6.25 points
A comprehensive discussion of a specific leadership style that aligns with philosophy of care, including appeal, is thoroughly developed with supporting details.
- 4: Good
5.75 points
A discussion of a specific leadership style that aligns with philosophy of care, including appeal, is clearly provided and well developed.
- 3: Satisfactory
5.5 points
A discussion of a specific leadership style that aligns with philosophy of care, including appeal, is present.
- 2: Less Than Satisfactory
5 points
A discussion of a specific leadership style that aligns with philosophy of care, including appeal, is present, but it lacks detail or is incomplete.
- 1: Unsatisfactory
0 points
A discussion of a specific leadership style that aligns with philosophy of care, including appeal, is not included.
Reflection on How to Incorporate Elements of the Leadership Style
6.25 points
Criteria Description
Reflection on How to Incorporate Elements of the Leadership Style
- 5: Excellent
6.25 points
A comprehensive reflection on how to incorporate elements of the leadership style is thoroughly developed with supporting details.
- 4: Good
5.75 points
A reflection on how to incorporate elements of the leadership style is clearly provided and well developed.
- 3: Satisfactory
5.5 points
A reflection on how to incorporate elements of the leadership style is present.
- 2: Less Than Satisfactory
5 points
A reflection on how to incorporate elements of the leadership style is present, but it lacks detail or is incomplete.
- 1: Unsatisfactory
0 points
A reflection on how to incorporate elements of the leadership style is not included.
Areas for Self-Improvement, Including Steps to Improve Leadership Capabilities
6.25 points
Criteria Description
Areas for Self-Improvement, Including Steps to Improve Leadership Capabilities
- 5: Excellent
6.25 points
A comprehensive discussion of areas for self-improvement, including steps to improve leadership capabilities, is thoroughly developed with supporting details.
- 4: Good
5.75 points
A discussion of areas for self-improvement, including steps to improve leadership capabilities, is clearly provided and well developed.
- 3: Satisfactory
5.5 points
A discussion of areas for self-improvement, including steps to improve leadership capabilities, is present.
- 2: Less Than Satisfactory
5 points
A discussion of areas for self-improvement, including steps to improve leadership capabilities, is present, but it lacks detail or is incomplete.
- 1: Unsatisfactory
0 points
A discussion of areas for self-improvement, including steps to improve leadership capabilities, is not included.
Characteristics of Effective Professional Nurse Leader
6.25 points
Criteria Description
Characteristics of Effective Professional Nurse Leader
- 5: Excellent
6.25 points
Characteristics of an effective professional nurse leader, or individuals in nursing leadership, are thoroughly discussed. A detailed explanation for why these are effective for leadership in nursing is clearly presented.
- 4: Good
5.75 points
Characteristics of an effective professional nurse leader, or individuals in nursing leadership, are discussed. An explanation for why these are effective for leadership in nursing is presented.
- 3: Satisfactory
5.5 points
Characteristics of an effective professional nurse leader, or individuals in nursing leadership, are summarized. An explanation why these are effective for leadership in nursing is outlined.
- 2: Less Than Satisfactory
5 points
Characteristics of an effective professional nurse leader, or individuals in nursing leadership, are only partially discussed.
- 1: Unsatisfactory
0 points
Characteristics of an effective professional nurse leader, or individuals in nursing leadership, are not discussed.
Application of Leadership Theory and Style Different Personal Style
6.25 points
Criteria Description
Application of Leadership Theory and Style Different Personal Style
- 5: Excellent
6.25 points
A different theory and leadership style, and how they support a professional nurse leader, or individual in nursing leadership are clearly explained. How the theory shapes the nurse leader in such things as collaboration, conflict resolution, decision making, and negotiation is thoroughly discussed.
- 4: Good
5.75 points
A different theory and leadership style, and how they support a professional nurse leader, or individual in nursing leadership are explained. How the theory shapes the nurse leader in such things as collaboration, conflict resolution, decision making, and negotiation is generally discussed.
- 3: Satisfactory
5.5 points
A different theory and leadership style, and how they support a professional nurse leader, or individual in nursing leadership are summarized. How the theory shapes the nurse leader in such things as collaboration, conflict resolution, decision making, and negotiation is outlined.
- 2: Less Than Satisfactory
5 points
A different theory and leadership style, and how they support a professional nurse leader, or individual in nursing leadership, are only partially discussed.
- 1: Unsatisfactory
0 points
A different theory and leadership style, and how they support a professional nurse leader, or individual in nursing leadership, are omitted.
Required Sources
6.25 points
Criteria Description
Required Sources
- 5: Excellent
6.25 points
Number of required resources is met. Sources are current, and appropriate for the assignment criteria and nursing content.
- 4: Good
5.75 points
Number of required sources is met. Sources are current, but not all sources are appropriate for the assignment criteria and nursing content.
- 3: Satisfactory
5.5 points
Number of required sources is met, but sources are outdated or inappropriate.
- 2: Less Than Satisfactory
5 points
Number of required sources is only partially met.
- 1: Unsatisfactory
0 points
Sources are not included.
Title Page
6.25 points
Criteria Description
Title Page
- 5: Excellent
6.25 points
The title page is presented. The required format is applied correctly. There are no errors.
- 4: Good
5.75 points
The title page is presented. The required formatting is applied, although there may be one or two errors.
- 3: Satisfactory
5.5 points
The title page is presented. The required formatting is applied but there are minor errors.
- 2: Less Than Satisfactory
5 points
The title page reflects some required formatting, but overall it is not correctly applied.
- 1: Unsatisfactory
0 points
The title page is not formatted according to required style. The title page is omitted.
Introduction
12.5 points
Criteria Description
Introduction
- 5: Excellent
12.5 points
The introduction is presented. The required formatting is applied correctly. There are no errors.
- 4: Good
11.5 points
The introduction is presented. The required formatting is applied, although there may be one or two errors.
- 3: Satisfactory
11 points
An introduction is presented. The required formatting is applied but there are minor errors.
- 2: Less Than Satisfactory
10 points
An introduction is presented but the overall required formatting is not consistently or correctly applied.
- 1: Unsatisfactory
0 points
The introduction is not presented in required format. The introduction is omitted.
Main Body
18.75 points
Criteria Description
Main Body
- 5: Excellent
18.75 points
The sections of the main body are organized to reflect the main points of the author. The required formatting is applied correctly. There are no errors.
- 4: Good
17.25 points
The sections of the main body are clear. The required formatting is applied, although there may be one or two errors.
- 3: Satisfactory
16.5 points
The sections of the main body are generally identifiable. The required formatting is applied but there are minor errors.
- 2: Less Than Satisfactory
15 points
The main body is disorganized. Overall, the required formatting is not consistently or correctly applied.
- 1: Unsatisfactory
0 points
The required formatting is not used for the main body.
APA Style Citations
12.5 points
Criteria Description
APA Style Citations
- 5: Excellent
12.5 points
All sources are cited. The required style and format are correctly applied and are free from error.
- 4: Good
11.5 points
All sources are cited. The required style and format are applied and mostly correct. There may be one or two errors.
- 3: Satisfactory
11 points
Most sources are cited. One may be missing. The required style and format are typically applied. Some errors are present.
- 2: Less Than Satisfactory
10 points
Citation of sources is incomplete. The use of the required style for citation of sources is inconsistent and incorrect.
- 1: Unsatisfactory
0 points
Sources are not cited throughout. The required style is not used for citations. Sources are not included.
Appendix
6.25 points
Criteria Description
Appendix
- 5: Excellent
6.25 points
The APA Writing Checklist is complete and attached in the appendix. The required formatting is applied correctly. There are no errors.
- 4: Good
5.75 points
The APA Writing Checklist is complete and attached in the appendix. The required formatting is applied, although there may be one or two errors.
- 3: Satisfactory
5.5 points
The APA Writing Checklist is complete and attached in the appendix. The required formatting is applied but there are minor errors.
- 2: Less Than Satisfactory
5 points
The APA Writing Checklist is attached in the appendix but is incomplete. The appendix reflects some of the required formatting, but overall it is not correctly applied.
- 1: Unsatisfactory
0 points
The appendix is not formatted according to the required style. The appendix and APA Writing Checklist are omitted.
References
6.25 points
Criteria Description
References
- 5: Excellent
6.25 points
Sources are completely and correctly documented on a References page, as appropriate to assignment and the required style, and format is free of error.
- 4: Good
5.75 points
Sources are documented on a References page, as appropriate to assignment and the required style, and format is mostly correct.
- 3: Satisfactory
5.5 points
The APA Writing Checklist is complete and attached in the appendix. The required formatting is applied but there are minor errors.Sources are documented on a References page, as appropriate to assignment and the required style, although some formatting errors may be present.
- 2: Less Than Satisfactory
5 points
Documentation of sources using a References page is inconsistent or incorrect, as appropriate to assignment and the required style, with numerous formatting errors.
- 1: Unsatisfactory
0 points
Sources are not documented. A References page is not included.
Thesis Development and Purpose
12.5 points
Criteria Description
Thesis Development and Purpose
- 5: Excellent
12.5 points
Thesis is comprehensive and contains the essence of the paper. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear.
- 4: Good
11.5 points
Thesis is clear and forecasts the development of the paper. Thesis is descriptive and reflective of the arguments and appropriate to the purpose.
- 3: Satisfactory
11 points
Thesis is apparent and appropriate to purpose.
- 2: Less Than Satisfactory
10 points
Thesis is insufficiently developed or vague. Purpose is not clear.
- 1: Unsatisfactory
0 points
Paper lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim.
Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, and language use)
6.25 points
Criteria Description
Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, and language use)
- 5: Excellent
6.25 points
The writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English.
- 4: Good
5.75 points
Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. The writer uses a variety of effective sentence structures and figures of speech.
- 3: Satisfactory
5.5 points
Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but they are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct and varied sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are employed.
- 2: Less Than Satisfactory
5 points
Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register) or word choice are present. Sentence structure is correct but not varied.
- 1: Unsatisfactory
0 points
Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice or sentence construction is employed.
Topic 3: Organizational Change Theories And Strategies
Objectives:
- Discuss the advanced registered nurse’s role as change agent within the interprofessional health care environment.
- Analyze factors driving organizational change within health care organizations.
- Evaluate change theories and collaborative models for promoting change.
- Evaluate the ethical, social, legal, economic, and political implications of practice change.
Resources
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Advanced Practice Nursing: Essential Knowledge for the Profession
Read Chapter 5 in Advanced Practice Nursing: Essential Knowledge for the Profession. Review Chapter 7.
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Leadership in Nursing Practice: Changing the Landscape of Health Care
Read Chapter 1 in Leadership in Nursing Practice: Changing the Landscape of Health Care.
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Loom
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Topic 3 DQ 1
Describe an organizational change model that can be used in a dynamic health care environment. Based on this model, how is organizational change is managed? What role do stakeholders play during organizational change?
Topic 3 DQ 2
You have been selected to serve on a community outreach committee within your state’s nursing organization. The committee includes registered nurses of different specialties. At your first meeting, it becomes evident that not everyone is in agreement with a recent position statement about the role of spiritual care, with some members arguing they will no longer support the committee if the position statement is not revised or reversed. As a nurse leader and change agent, how would you approach the committee? How could you draw from change theory to address these concerns and encourage collaboration on the committee?
