QuestionNURS 4020:Leadership Competencies in Nursing and Healthcare

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.

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.