NURS 4020:Leadership Competencies in Nursing and Healthcare

19 May NURS 4020:Leadership Competencies in Nursing and Healthcare

Question
NURS 4020:Leadership Competencies in Nursing and Healthcare

Week 1
Leadership Theories and Personal Identification of Style and Strengths

Resources

Media

Course Media: Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2010).Leadership competencies in nursing and healthcare.Baltimore: Author.

“Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare,” featuring Dr. Kenneth J. Rempher, Dr. Diane Mancino, Dr. Don Arthur, Dr. David Nash, Dr. Cecilia K. Wooden, and Dr. Leslie Mancuso
Required Readings

Course Text: Sullivan, E. J., & Decker, P. J. (2013).Effective leadership and management in nursing(8th ed.). Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall.

Chapter 4, “Leading, Managing, Following”
Course Text: American Nursing Association. (2010).Nursing: Scope & standards of practice.Silver Springs, MD: Nursesbooks.org. Retrieved fromhttp://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/limited/ANA.htm

Course Text: Fowler, M. (2008).Guide to the Code of Ethics for Nurses: Interpretation and application.Silver Springs, MD: Nursesbooks.org. Retrieved from
http://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/limited/ANA.htm

Articles:

Jackson, J. R., Clements P. T., Averill J. B., & Zimbro K. (2009). Patterns of knowing: Proposing a theory for nursing leadership.Nursing Economic$,27(3), 149-159.
Kerfoot, K. M. (2009). Denial and immunity to change: It starts with the leader.Nursing Economic$,27(6), 422-423.
Optional Resources are listed in the Week 1 Learning Resources.

Threaded Discussion

Leadership Theory and Health Care

Reflect on the information presented this week and on your own work environment. Then, respond to the following:

Which theory of leadership do you think is most effective in today’s health care environment? Why?
How does ANA’sNursing: Scope & Standards of Practiceinfluence nursing leadership?
Support your response with references from the professional nursing literature.

Post your response byDay 3of this week. Respond byDay 7to at leasttwoof your colleagues’ postings. See the Week 1 Discussion area for details.

Application

Leadership Theory Paper

Throughout this degree program, you have been exposed to many great leaders in nursing and health care. Reflect on the leadership demonstrated by individuals such as Dr. Maggi McClure, Dr. Diane Mancino, Dr. Karen Drenkard, Ms. Joan Marren, Dr. Leslie Mancuso, Maria Manna, and Dr. Kenneth Rempher. Great leaders share common characteristics. As you have heard in this week’s media presentation, leadership skills can be learned and developed. The first step in developing leadership skills is increasing your self-awareness of your leadership qualities and abilities. In order to be an effective leader, you must find a style, or styles, that meet both your needs and those of the institution. Complete at least one of the following assessment inventories.

Gallup Strength Finders
Myers-Briggs
DiSC
Review your assessment results, and determine your leadership style, strengths, and growing edges. Consider how your leadership strengths are demonstrated in your nursing practice. Then, review the list of leaders presented below.

Winston Churchill
Margaret Thatcher
Eleanor Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Mahatma Ghandi
Rudy Guiliani
Abraham Lincoln
César Chavéz
Mao Tse Tung
Lillian Wald
Mother Teresa
Select one person from the list. Research that individual, and write a 2–3 page summary of the selected leader’s leadership style and specific leadership characteristics demonstrated. Include in your summary any strengths or characteristics you have in common with the leader you selected. Also include how your identified strengths demonstrate mastery of ANA’sNursing:Scope & Standards of Practice, Standard of Professional Performance: Standard 12: Leadership as evidenced in your nursing practice.

Due byDay 7. See the Week 1 Application area for complete instructions.

Virtual
Practicum
Team
Discussion

Practicum Activities: Identify a Change Project
This week introduced the concepts of leadership and leadership theories. In addition, the media presentation and textbook readings discussed the difference between leadership and management. As you begin your practicum this week discuss with your manager possible change projects needed in the agency. Observe your manager and other leaders at your location. Identify how management and leadership activities contribute to successful change initiatives. Informally discuss options with your manager
Please address the following:

What did you see as the difference between a leadership activities and a management activities?
How do management and leadership activities contribute to the success of change initiatives
What change projects are needed in your agency at this time.
Post your response to this Discussion byDay 5. Respond to at leasttwocolleagues’ postings byDay 7

Week 2

Organizational Behavior and Change Theory

Resources

Media

Course Media:Leadership Competencies in Nursing and Healthcare

“Implementing Organizational Change,” featuring Dr. Brenda Freshman, Dr. Cecelia K. Wooden, Kevin F. Smith, Maria Manna, Dr. Karen Drenkard, and Dr. Leslie Mancuso
Required Readings

Course Text:Effective Leadership and Management in Nursing(8th ed.)

Chapter 2, “Designing Organizations”
Chapter 5, “Initiating and Managing Change”
Course Text:Nursing: Scope & Standards of PracticeRetrieved fromhttp://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/limited/ANA.htm

Course Text:Guide to the Code of Ethics for Nurses: Interpretation and ApplicationRetrieved fromhttp://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/limited/ANA.htm
Articles:

Holden, L. M. (2005). Complex adaptive systems: Concept analysis.Journal of Advanced Nursing, 52, 651–657.
Optional Resources are listed in the Week 2 Learning Resources.

Threaded Discussion

Chaos and Complexity Theory in Health Care

Based on this week’s readings and what has been presented on organizational theory, respond to the following:

Do chaos theory and complexity theory have any place in health care systems? Why or why not?
Support your response with references from the professional nursing literature.

Post your response byDay 3of this week. Respond byDay 7to at leasttwocolleagues’ postings. See the Week 2 Discussion area for details.

Application Assignment

Organizational and Change Theory Paper

Based on the theories of organizational and change management presented in the text and this week’s readings, analyze a change that has happened at your place of employment, including how effectively this change was handled. Write a 2–3 page paper addressing how well the change process worked. As a nurse leader, what would you have done differently to make the change more effective?

Due byDay 7ofWeek 3. See the Week 2 Application area for complete instructions.

Virtual Practicum Team Discussion

Practicum Activities:Apply Change Theory to the Proposed Change

In week one, you formulated some initial ideas about a Leadership Change Project. You discussed possible change projects with your manager.

This week has presented information on change, change management, and how an organization’s mission, vision, and values are reflected in its strategic plan. Using the information presented in the resources, complete the following two activities with the guidance of your instructor.

Your instructor has assigned you to apply change theory to the proposed change. Check for consistency between the proposed change and the mission/vision/values/strategic plan for the agency. Read more about change theory in your textbook.

Please address the following:

Which theory will you use as a framework for your change project and why?
Is there consistency between the proposed change and the mission, vision, and values of the agency?
If so, describe.
If not, how will you address the inconsistencies?
Post your response to this Discussion byDay 5. Respond to at leasttwocolleagues’ postings byDay 7

Week 3

Translating Strategic Vision Into Action: Communication Skills