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NR504 Leadership and Nursing Practice Role Development

Week 3 Assignment  

Reflective Essay

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to promote introspective reflection related to leadership competencies which positively influence others and cultivate healthful working relationships.  Students will reflect upon personal strengths and opportunities for enhancement with respect to leadership competencies, and implications of leadership competency in the selected are of MSN specialty practice.

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Course Outcomes

Through this assignment, the student will address the following Course Outcomes:

CO 3: Integrate communication modalities that convey cultural humility, value the diverse nature of individuals, and cultivate healthful work environments.

CO 5: Recognize individual strengths and opportunities for enhancement regarding leadership characteristics reflective of a MSN-prepared nurse.

Requirements

Criteria for Content

Based upon readings and learning activities within the class lessons, reflect upon specific leadership-related competencies which you possess and leadership competencies where there is an opportunity for enhancement.  Identify two specific areas of strength, and two areas for improvement.  How will those competencies impact future practice as a MSN-prepared nurse in your specialty area?

In a two- to three-page reflective essay, address the following elements.  Include a minimum of two peer-reviewed scholarly sources, current within five years, to support your work.  See rubric for specific, required content criteria within each section of the paper:

Provide an introduction to the reflective essay.

Consider your personal leadership competencies

Explain two specific examples of how leadership competencies will impact your practice in the selected MSN track.

Provide a conclusion to the reflective essay.

Preparing the Assignment

Criteria for Format and Special Instructions

Abide by the Chamberlain College of Nursing Academic Integrity Policy.

Use Microsoft Word 2013 to create the reflective essay.

The paper (excluding title and reference pages) should be at least two full pages in length and should not exceed three full pages in length.

A minimum of two (2) peer-reviewed scholarly sources, current within five years, are required.

Sources older than five years may not be used without the permission of the class professor.

No direct quotes may be used in this assignment.

Title page, pagination, subheadings, body of paper, citation of sources, and reference page must follow APA guidelines as found in the 7th edition of the manual.

Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, punctuation, sentence and paragraph structure are followed and consistent with formal, scholarly writing as noted in the APA Manual (7th edition).

First person may be used for this assignment.

NR504 Leadership and Nursing Practice Role Development

Week 5 Assignment 1

Leading a Culture of Excellence Paper Part I

The Leading a Culture of Excellence Paper assignment must be completed by Sunday, 11:59pm (MT) at the end of week 5. This assignment is worth 22.5% of your overall grade. The details for this assignment are located and listed below. This is a 2-part assignment.

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to consider the value of a culture of excellence and leadership strategies that support a culture of excellence within the student's selected MSN track. Students will identify organizational characteristics that support a culture of excellence. In addition, students will identify an existing organizational mission, vision, and values and create an original concept map to portray the interrelationships among the elements. The extent to which the organizational mission, vision, and values reflect a culture of excellence will be examined. Leadership strategies that promote a culture of excellence and support the Chamberlain Care Model® will be applied.

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This assignment will be submitted in two parts:

Part I: Concept Map. This portion of the assignment will be submitted below.

Part II: Submission of the written paper. This portion of the assignment will be submitted on the next page.

You will receive one grade for Part I and Part II.

Course Outcomes

Through this assignment, the student will address the following Course Outcomes:

CO 1: Discern leadership approaches that facilitate achievement of health outcomes through interprofessional collaborative practice within micro-, meso-, and macro-level systems.

CO 2: Appraise the role of the MSN-prepared nurse to lead safe, efficient, ethical, high-quality, person-centered healthcare across complex systems.

CO 3: Integrate communication modalities that convey cultural humility, value the diverse nature of individuals, and cultivate healthful work environments.

Requirements

Criteria for Content

Part I : Concept Map

Identify the mission, vision, and values of a selected organization.

Create a concept map that portrays the relationships among the organizational mission, vision, and core values, depicting how they do or do not support a culture of excellence. The concept map must be your own, original work.

Preparing the Assignment

Criteria for Format and Special Instructions

Abide by the Chamberlain College of Nursing Academic Integrity Policy.

Part I: Create and submit a concept map as a pdf or Word document.

Concept map may be neatly drawn by hand or created using software.

Concept map must be clear and legible.

Concept map must be the student's original work.

NR504 Leadership and Nursing Practice Role Development

Week 5 Assignment 2

Leading a Culture of Excellence Paper Part II

Part II: Written Paper

In a three- to four- page paper, address the elements below. Use a minimum of four peer-reviewed scholarly sources, current within 5 years, to support your work. See the rubric for specific, required content criteria within each section of the paper.

Provide an introduction to the paper.

Discuss the characteristics of a culture of excellence.

Present the mission, vision, and values of a selected organization, and explain the interrelationships between each element in the concept map. Describe how the mission, vision, and values do or do not support a culture of excellence.

Discuss application of two specific leadership strategies that promote a culture of excellence, and how they support the Chamberlain Care Model®.

Provide a conclusion to the paper.

Preparing the Assignment

Criteria for Format and Special Instructions

Abide by the Chamberlain College of Nursing Academic Integrity Policy.

Part II: Using Microsoft Word 2013, create the written paper for this assignment. Include a title page with your name, date, and course information, as well as a reference page.

The paper (excluding title and reference pages) should be three to four pages in length.

A minimum of four peer-reviewed scholarly sources, current within 5 years, are required.

Sources older than 5 years may not be used without the permission of the class professor.

Only one short quote (15 words or less) may be used within the body of your writing.

Title page, pagination, subheadings, body of paper, citation of sources, and reference page must follow APA guidelines as found in the current edition of the manual.

Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, punctuation, and sentence and paragraph structure are followed and consistent with formal, scholarly writing as noted in the APA Manual (current edition).

First person may only be used in the self-reflection portion of the assignment (see Conclusion section for criteria).

NR504 Leadership and Nursing Practice Role Development

Week 7 Assignment  

Leadership Style and Change Advocacy Statement Part I

The Leadership Style and Change Advocacy Statement assignment must be completed by Sunday, 11:59pm (MT) at the end of week 7. This assignment is worth 22.5% of  your overall grade. The details for the assignment are located and listed below. This is a 2-part assignment.

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to synthesize insights gained through learning activities and personal reflection in order to create a personal leadership style and change advocacy statement. Students will record a video of themselves presenting their individual leadership style and change advocacy statement. Students will conclude by noting how the selected leadership style can facilitate the change process. A concise, summary paper is included.

Please review the Kaltura directions (located in Resources) carefully for more assistance with this assignment.

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This assignment will be submitted in two parts:

Part I: Submission of your video recording. This portion of the assignment will be submitted below.

Part II: Submission of the written summary. This portion of the assignment will be submitted on the next course page.

Course Outcomes

Through this assignment, the student will address the following Course Outcomes:

CO 1: Discern leadership approaches that facilitate achievement of health outcomes through interprofessional collaborative practice within micro-, meso-, and macro-level systems.

CO 3: Integrate communication modalities that convey cultural humility, value the diverse nature of individuals, and cultivate healthful work environments.

CO 4: Apply change and leadership theories to plan sustainable, evidence-based quality improvement within an atmosphere that supports care for self and others.

Requirements

Criteria for Content

Consider the insights gained through class readings, self-assessment of leadership capacity, reflections on individual competencies, and the issue related to your specialty track for which you will advocate for change. Complete parts I and II of the assignment using the guidelines and rubric below.

Part I: Video Recording

Create a one- to three- minute video recording of yourself presenting the following (refer to the rubric for specific requirements).

Introduction

Your personal leadership style

Your change advocacy statement and rationale

Conclusion

Please note: The intent of the video portion of the assignment is to videotape yourself presenting the information. No PowerPoint or other media should be used to deliver the information in the video. The recording must include you presenting information face-to-face with the camera.

Preparing the Assignment

Criteria for Format and Special Instructions

Abide by the Chamberlain College of Nursing Academic Integrity Policy.

Part I: Create a video recording of yourself presenting the information required in the assignment. Follow the instructions to create and upload a video recording using Kaltura located in Resources. Please refer to the Kaltura tutorial for specific instructions; the tutorial is located in your weekly module. The video recording must be a minimum of one minute and no more than three minutes in length.

*To submit your video recording, use the Submit Assignment button and select the Text Entry tab.  Please see the Kaltura directions for submitting the Kaltura video.  Make sure you click the Submit Assignment button to complete the submission.

NR504 Leadership and Nursing Practice Role Development

Week 7 Assignment  

Leadership Style and Change Advocacy Statement Part II

Part II: Written Summary

Criteria for Content

Consider the insights gained through class readings, self-assessment of leadership capacity, reflections on individual competencies, and the issue related to your specialty track for which you will advocate for change. Complete parts I and II of the assignment using the guidelines and rubric below.

Part II: Written Summary

Create a concise summary, no more than two pages in length, explaining the following elements.

Include a minimum of two peer-reviewed scholarly sources (current within 5 years) to support your work

Introduction

Statement of personal leadership style

Change advocacy statement and rationale

Conclusion

Preparing the Assignment

Criteria for Format and Special Instructions

Abide by the Chamberlain College of Nursing Academic Integrity Policy.

Part II: Using Microsoft Word 2013, create the summary paper for the assignment. Include a title page with your name, date, and course information, as well as a reference page.The summary paper must be concisely written and no more than two pages in length, excluding the title and reference pages. A minimum of two peer-reviewed scholarly sources, current within 5 years, are required. Sources older than five years may not be used without the permission of the class professor. No direct quotes may be used in this assignment. First person tense may be used for this assignment.

*To submit your summary, you will go the assignment page and use the Re-Submit Assignment button to upload the file.   Select the File Upload tab to submit your Word document.   Make sure you click the Submit Assignment button to complete the submission.  Both your video and your Word document will be available to your professor.

Please note:  After you upload your summary, you will not be able to see your Kaltura video except for in the media gallery.  However, your instructor will be able to view both submissions when reviewing your work.