Devry NR504 full course (all discusisson and assignments) Devry NR504 Week 1 Discussion DQ 1 & DQ 2 Latest 2016 March DQ 1 Leadership Style (graded) Does your leadership style incorporate any of the theories mentioned in the lesson this week? If so, describe that theory and how your leadership style incorporates the theory’s principles. If not, select a theory that you would like to incorporate and describe how you would adapt that theory. DQ 2 Nursing Vision (graded) What is your vision for nursing, and how might you lead others to adopt your vision? Devry NR504 Week 2 Discussion DQ 1 & DQ 2 Latest 2016 March DQ 1 Organization Adopting an Innovation (graded) Consider an educational or other healthcare organization with which you are familiar. Analyze the organization with respect to its attitude toward innovation. Identify an innovation adopted by this organization and determine the organization’s position on the curve of adoption of innovation as discussed in our lecture this week. Include the history of the innovation in terms of how quickly it was adopted by the organization. DQ 2 Innovation to Nursing (graded) Create an innovation for nursing practice that you would like to see your peers adopt. It can be an innovation that you are aware of through the course textbook, literature, peers, or through experiences with other healthcare systems. You can also create an innovation for this exercise as well. Design a strategy demonstrating usefulness for presenting the innovation to your peers to gain support. It is integral to describe the innovation so that its importance and adaptability is apparent. Be creative! Devry NR504 Week 3 Discussion DQ 1 & DQ 2 Latest 2016 March DQ 1 Recent Public Event (graded) Identify a public event that has occurred within the last two years (local, global, national, or international). Identify the unknown and unanticipated elements of the event. List the ways in which leaders were unprepared, and identify how being unprepared contributed to the crisis. What role does technology play in anticipating and managing crisis? What can leaders do in the future to be more effective in a similar situation? DQ 2 Cycle of Vulnerability (graded) The six steps in the cycle of vulnerability from our lecture present leaders with different levels of challenge. Consider two recent projects that were implemented in your organization. Describe one successful and one unsuccessful project. Using the cycle of vulnerability, determine for each project the stage at which the implementation processes were most successful and the stage at which interventions would have been especially helpful. Devry NR504 Week 4 Discussion DQ 1 & DQ 2 Latest 2016 March DQ 1 The Beliefs of the Nurse Executive Impact on an Organization (graded) Describe how the ethics, values, and beliefs of the nurse executive can impact the organization and the organization outcomes. DQ 2 The Leader Affects the Outcome of an Ethical Situation (graded) Identify a situation (from healthcare or business) within the last two years that illustrates an ethical principle. Describe how the leader affected the outcome. As a nurse leader, what changes would you make in a similar situation? Devry NR504 Week 5 Discussion DQ 1 & DQ 2 Latest 2016 March DQ 1 Toxic Behaviors (graded) From the perspective of your selected role after graduation, consider how a group or individual might exhibit toxic behaviors. As the leader, how would you identify the underlying issue and change behaviors to make them less toxic? DQ 2 Leaders of Quantum Healthcare Organizations (graded) Discuss the main tasks of leaders of a quantum healthcare organization. Discuss how you will incorporate these criteria as a nursing leader in your current nursing role and in your nursing role after graduation. Devry NR504 Week 6 Discussion DQ 1 & DQ 2 Latest 2016 March DQ1 Leader’s Obligations When Discharging Patients (graded) Healthcare providers are under pressure to discharge patients according to protocols and guidelines. What is your obligation as the leader in this situation? What are the social, political, legal, ethical, legislative, and regulatory influences related to this issue? What leadership skills and strategies should a nurse leader use to advocate for positive change related to discharge? DQ2 Changes in Medicare Reimbursement (graded) Consider the recent changes in Medicare reimbursement for preventable errors. What social, political, legal, legislative, and regulatory factors led to the recent changes in reimbursement? Share an example of a preventable error with the class and the impact these changes had on your organization. Devry NR504 Week 7 Discussion DQ 1 & DQ 2 Latest 2016 March DQ 1 Interprofessional Partnerships (graded) What experience(s) have you had with interprofessional partnerships? How do these approaches contribute to organizational health? DQ 2 Coaching Skills (graded) Consider the elements of power, self-image, knowledge, and problem-solving that can serve as impediments. Analyze at least three skills that the nurse leader may use in coaching team members to transform work into innovative effort. What personal strategies may the nurse leader use? Devry NR504 Week 8 Discussion DQ 1 & DQ 2 Latest 2016 March Future Work (graded) Share three concepts you learned or discovered in this course and how you envision applying them to your future work as a nurse leader. Week 3 NR504 Leadership and Nursing Practice: Role Development Assignment One: Leadership and Vision PaperGuidelines Purpose The purposes of this assignment are to: a) identify and articulate key concepts of your nursing leadership vision (CO #2), b) provide empirical, scholarly evidence to support your position (CO #4), and c) communicate ideas in a clear, succinct, and scholarly manner. (CO #4, #6) Course Outcomes Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to: · (CO 2) Develop a vision that supports quality nursing practice in education and healthcare systems. (PO #2, 3, 5, 7, 10) · (CO 4) Incorporate best evidence and nursing knowledge to influence the diffusion of innovation and change to strengthen education and healthcare organizations. (PO #1, 2, 7, 9, 10) · (CO 6) Analyze factors that influence decision-making in nursing practice in education and healthcare systems. (PO #4, 7, 10, 11) Due DateSubmit to the CCN Dropbox by Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT end of Week 3. Total Points Possible: 175 Points Requirements Description of the Assignment This assignment provides an opportunity for the student to develop one’s own professional vision statement. Providing a concise, outcome-oriented, one-sentence statement, the student identifies one’s vision for the nursing profession in general. The identified vision statement requires scholarly support and development of a plan for implementation. Criteria for Content Introduction The introduction requires the following information. · Identify the role of a vision statement · Create a one sentence vision statement that is: o concise and, o outcome-oriented o focused on professional nursing in general · Identify the sections of this assignment · Scholarly nursing references are required to explain and support provided information Identification of key concepts present with vision This section requires the following information. · Restate created vision statement · Identify and explain the key concepts within the created nursing vision · Provide 4 (four) scholarly nursing references that explain and support key concepts with created vision · Apply created vision statement to the nursing profession, in general in a comprehensive manner Evaluation of selected nursing vision statement This section requires the following information. · Provide specific answers to each of the following questions: o How can this vision statement be used to foster a common purpose among your fellow nurses? o How can this vision statement be used to motivate your fellow nurses? o How can this vision statement be used to foster collaboration with non-nursing healthcare workers? · Provide a self-reflection if you would change your created vision statement. Why or why not? · Provide scholarly nursing references for each of the answers to the above questions Impact or importance of the created vision to the nursing profession, in general This section requires the following information. · Discuss why a vision is important to nursing leadership · Provide 2 (two) specific and detailed examples of how the created vision can impact the nursing profession in a positive manner · Provide a specific plan that would implement the vision within an organization · Provide scholarly nursing references to support and explain identified examples Conclusion This section requires the following information. · Restatement of created vision statement · Summarization of key points · Self-reflection on the knowledge gained from creating a vision statement applicable to professional nursing in general Preparing the Assignment Criteria for Format and Special Instructions 1. The paper (excluding the title page and reference page) should be at least 3, but no more than 5 pages. Points will be lost for not meeting these length requirements. 2. A minimum of 4 (four) scholarly nursing references must be used. A dictionary, required textbooks for this course, and Chamberlain College of Nursing lesson information may NOT be used as scholarly references for this assignment. References are current – within a 5-year time frame unless a valid rationale is provided and the instructor has approved them. 3. Title page, running head, body of paper, and reference page must follow APA guidelines as found in the 6th edition of the manual. This includes the use of headings for each section of the paper except for the introduction where no heading is used. 4. Ideas and information that come from scholarly sources must be cited and referenced correctly. 5. Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are followed and consistent with formal, scientific writing. week 5 NR504 Leadership and Nursing Practice: Role Development Assignment Two: Leadership Ethics PaperGuidelines Purpose The purposes of this assignment are to: a) identify and articulate a specific ethical issue in a practice area of your choice (CO #5), b) provide practical leadership strategies to address (prevent/resolve) your stated ethical issue (CO #3), and c) communicate ideas in a clear, succinct, and scholarly manner (CO #1). Course Outcomes Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to: · (CO 1) Analyze leadership qualities that reflect motivation, advocacy, negotiation, and the management of diversity. (PO #6) · (CO 3) Develop leadership strategies that strengthen interprofessional partnerships. (PO #1, 3, 5, 10) · (CO 5) Incorporate professional role development, values, and ethical principles into the role of the nurse leader in education and healthcare systems. (PO #2, 5, 10) Due DateSubmit to the CCN Dropbox by Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT end of Week 5. Total Points Possible: 175 Points Requirements Description of the Assignment Ethics has a significant role in the decision making actions of a nursing leader. Within this assignment, the impact of ethical leadership will be considered. Using an ethical situation created by the student, an ethical decision making model will be applied and evaluated. Criteria for Content Introduction This section requires the following content. · A concise description of ethics with scholarly nursing reference · A concise description of nursing leadership with scholarly nursing reference · A concise description of the created ethical situation · Identification of the sections included in this assignment Role of ethics within nursing leadership This section requires the following content. · A comprehensive description of the role of ethics within nursing leadership including: o What is the outcome(s) when nurse leaders make decisions using ethical principles? o How can ethical leadership energize a work-related (or organizational) team? o What is the relationship between quality and ethics? o What is the impact of nurse leaders who role model ethical behavior upon peers and organizations? o What is the impact of ethical behavior by nurse leaders upon collaborative teamwork with other healthcare professionals? · Scholarly nursing references are required to explain and support provided information. Create an ethical leadership situation This section requires the following content. · The ethical situation occurs within a fictitious healthcare organization · The ethical situation clearly involves a nurse leader · The ethical dilemma reflects ONE of the following ethical principles: o Autonomy o Nonmaleficence o Beneficence o Justice o Fidelity · A comprehensive description of the created ethical dilemma that clearly provides a description of the: o Ethical conflicts present within the dilemma o Stakeholders and the impact of the ethical conflict upon them · Scholarly nursing references are required to explain and support provided information. Application of ethical model This section requires the following content. · Each of the following elements of an ethical decision making model is presented in detail: o Identify the ethical problem o Apply ANA Code of Ethics to the problem o Generate 1 (one)course of action o Provide 2 (two)positive and 1 (one) negative consequence of the selected course of o action o Provide a way to evaluate the effectiveness of the selected course of action · Scholarly nursing references are required to explain and support provided information. Conclusion · This section requires the following content: o Provides a summary or review of the key elements of the assignment o Provides self-reflection on the new knowledge gained about ethical nursing leadership Preparing the Assignment Criteria for Format and Special Instructions 1. This assignment must be submitted to TurnItIn™, as required by the TurnItIn™ policy. A Similarity Index of “blue” or “green” must be obtained. A score in the blue or green range indicates a similarity of less than 24% which is the benchmark for CCN graduate nursing students. Any other level of similarity index level requires the student to revise the assignment before the due date and time. To allow sufficient time for revision, early submission of the assignment to TurnItIn™ is highly encouraged. The final submission will be graded by faculty. If a TurnItIn™ report indicates that plagiarism has occurred, the Academic Integrity policy will be followed. 2. The paper (excluding the title page and reference page) should be at least 4, but no more than 6 pages. Points will be lost for not meeting these length requirements. 3. A minimum of 6 (six) scholarly nursing references must be used. A dictionary, required textbooks for this course, and Chamberlain College of Nursing lesson information may NOT be used as scholarly references for this assignment. References are current – within a 5-year time frame unless a valid rationale is provided and the instructor has approved them. 4. Title page, running head, body of paper, and reference page must follow APA guidelines as found in the 6th edition of the manual. This includes the use of headings for each section of the paper except for the introduction where no heading is used. 5. Ideas and information that come from scholarly sources must be cited and referenced correctly. 6. Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are followed and consistent with formal, scientific writing. Directions and Assignment Criteria Week 7 NR504 Leadership and Nursing Practice: Role Development Assignment Three: Electronic Leadership Presentation Purpose The purposes of this assignment are to: a) identify and articulate key concepts of your leadership vision that supports quality nursing practice in education and healthcare systems (CO #2); b) provide scholarly, empirical evidence to support your position (CO #4), and c) present ideas in a clear, succinct, and scholarly manner (CO #4). Course Outcomes Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to: · (CO 2) Develop a vision that supports quality nursing practice in education and health care systems. (PO #2, 3, 5, 7, 10) · (CO 4) Incorporate best evidence and nursing knowledge to influence the diffusion of innovation and change to strengthen education and healthcare organizations. (PO #1, 2, 7, 9, 10) Due DateSubmit to the CCN Dropbox by Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT end of Week 7. Total Points Possible: 275 Points Requirements Description of the Assignment This assignment builds upon Assignment One by applying leadership vision to an actual nursing problem or concern occurring within nursing education, healthcare policy, informatics, or advanced clinical practice. Criteria for Content Introduction The section requires the following information: · Explain the role of leadership vision resolving nursing professional problems or concerns · Identify the selected nursing professional area that is the focus · Briefly identify the actual problem or concern that is the focus Description of an actual problem or concern The section requires the following information: · Provide a description of the selected actual problem or concern within either education, healthcare policy, informatics, or advanced clinical practice. · Information about the actual problem or concern: o How common is the problem/concern within the selected nursing professional practice area? o How does the problem/concern adversely impact the selected nursing professional practice area? · Provide a description of your leadership vision in addressing the identified problem or concern · Provide a description of the potential impact of nursing leadership upon the actual problem or concern occurring within education, healthcare policy, informatics, or advanced clinical practice. · Nursing scholarly references will be used to present and support the provided information Application of leadership strategies to resolve the problem or concern The section requires the following information: · Apply a minimum of 2 (two) leadership strategies that would be useful in resolving the identified problem or concern · Provide a description of how the selected leadership strategies are consistent with your vision statement · Determine effectiveness of strategies in addressing the problem or concern · Evaluate selected strategies for consistency with your leadership vision · Nursing scholarly references will be used to present and support the provided information Conclusion The section requires the following information: · Restatement of created vision statement · Summarization of the key points or information from the assignment · Self-reflection on the new knowledge gained about applying nursing leadership vision and skills to a · problem or concern Preparing the Assignment Criteria for Format and Special Instructions 1. The electronic presentation should contain 15 slides, excluding title slide and reference slides. Please review the document in Doc Sharing entitled, “Creating a Professional Presentation”, for additional information on developing an electronic presentation. 2. The electronic presentation should include: · Use of proper font size and spacing on the slides. · Background and graphics consistent with content · Detailed speaker’s notes that identifies what would be spoken to an actual audience · Content references are included on slide or speaker’s notes · Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation that are consistent with formal written work. 3. A minimum of 5 (five) scholarly nursing references must be used. A dictionary, required textbooks for this course, and Chamberlain College of Nursing lesson information may NOT be used as scholarly references for this assignment. References are current – within a 5-year time frame unless a valid rationale is provided and the instructor has approved them. 4. Ideas and information that come from scholarly sources must be cited and referenced correctly.
