Nursing Leadership and Management Assignment
Topic: Qualities of a Nurse Leader Essay
Write a 1500-1750 word essay addressing each of the following points/questions. Be sure to completely answer all the questions for each bullet point. Separate each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to know which bullet you are addressing in that section of your paper. Support your ideas with at least two (2) sources in your essay. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the essay. The cover page and reference page do not count toward the minimum word amount. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.
This essay will consider the qualities of a nurse leader, based on an interview you will perform. It is important for nurse leaders to engage with other nurse leaders to understand professional roles; a practice experience is assigned to achieve this end.
- You will engage with and interview a nurse leader in person. You should begin thinking about this activity as soon as possible and identify how you will identify and gain access to the interview. Choose a nurse leader who holds a leadership nursing position in their organization. (Examples of this include the director of nursing, director, unit manager, coroner, board of nursing, professional organizations, policymakers, etc.). *** Please reach out to your instructor regarding any questions that you may have regarding choosing a leader.
- Develop an interview guide before conducting the interview. Identify information that you want to know before the interview and plan clarifying questions. You must include at least one question about technology/informatics.
Conduct an interview regarding their professional role in the organization, and a current health care issue that is of interest to you (ethics, conflict management, budget, staffing, culture of safety, “just culture,” career advancement, quality improvement, etc.).
- Go to the American Organization of Nurse Leader website (link is in additional resources). https://www.aonl.org/resource-repository-aonl
- Click on resources, then click on Nurse Resource Library; https://www.aonl.org/resource-repository-aonl
- Under Topics, choose a topic which closely resembles the content/issue of your nurse leader interview.
- In your paper, compare and contrast the topic discussed in your interview. Include a citation from the selected resource to support your discussion.
- Prepare a written APA-formatted paper of the interview.
Required questions below. Feel free to add to the list below but these questions must be asked to your interviewee and answered.
- Please describe the nursing and inter-professional teams that operate in this facility/on this unit.
- Can you provide an example of a nursing practice that has been changed in the last year based on current best evidence?
- Please identify the impact of change within your organization and your role as leader/manager in this change process
- Please identify strategies used for fiscal and human resources that contribute to the organization’s ability to deliver quality cost-effective patient-centered care
- What do you consider your biggest challenge as a leader/manager?
- What do you love most about your job?
- Why did you choose this job?
- What other kinds of nursing/other job did you ever do?
- How would you describe your company’s culture?
- How would you describe your role in admission and staffing decisions?
- What is your leadership style?
P.S: Use ChatGPT to get answers to the interview questions above and tailor it towards the essay questions 1 to 5 above.
Instructions & SpecificationsSubmissionsRubric
Start by reading and following these instructions:
- Study the required chapter(s) of the textbook and any additional recommended resources. Some answers may require you to do additional research on the Internet or in other reference sources. Choose your sources carefully.
- Consider the discussion and the any insights you gained from it.
- Review the assignment rubric and the specifications below to ensure that your response aligns with all assignment expectations.
- Create your assignment submission and be sure to cite your sources, use APA style as required, and check your spelling.
The following specifications are required for this assignment:
- Length: 1500 to 1750 words in length; answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner.
- Structure: Include a title page and reference page in APA format. These do not count toward the minimum word count for this assignment. Your essay must include an introduction and a conclusion.
- References: Use appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Your essay should have at least two (2) scholarly references in addition to the textbook. Please be sure to cite the interview in APA format.
- Format: Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx)
