Assessment Description
Title: Develop capacity for nursing leadership
The purpose of this assignment is to analyze the various approaches nursing leaders employ when addressing issues in practice.
Select an issue from the following list: workplace violence, workplace injury, unit restructuring, floating, nurse turnover, nurse staffing ratios, or use of contract employees (i.e., registry and travel nurses).
In a 1,000-1,250-word paper, discuss the following:
Describe the issue you selected. Provide data to support how this issue impacts the quality of care in the setting in which it occurs.
Using research evidence for support, present one possible solution that could be implemented to address the issue. In your discussion, be sure to include financial considerations as they relate to implementation of the solution.
Describe a leadership style that would best address the issue.
Discuss how this leadership style compares to your personal leadership style.
Compare two different leadership theories that could be applied to resolution of the issue. Explain how each theory would be effective in addressing the issue.
Discuss the nurse’s role within an interdisciplinary team in promoting patient quality and safety while fostering professionalism to address this issue.
You are required to cite a minimum of three sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be appropriate for the assignment and relevant to nursing practice.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
10.3: Develop capacity for leadership.
American Association of Colleges of Nursing Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education
This assignment aligns to AACN Core Competencies 1.1, 2.5, 2.9, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 7.2, 10.3.
Rubric Criteria
1. Criteria Description
a. Describe the selected issue and how it impacts the quality of care in the setting in which it occurs.
i. A description of the selected issue and how it impacts the quality of care in the setting in which it occurs is thorough and includes relevant supporting details.
2. Criteria Description
a. Solution presented includes researched evidence for support and financial considerations.
i. A description of a solution to implement to address the issue in nursing practice, including researched evidence and financial considerations, is thorough and includes relevant supporting details.
3. Criteria Description
a. Describe a leadership style that would best address the chosen issue and compare to personal leadership style. (C10.3) (C10.3)
i. A description of a leadership style that would best address the chosen issue and comparison to student’s personal leadership style is thorough and includes relevant supporting details.
4. Criteria Description
a. Compare two leadership theories that could be applied to resolve the issue and how each theory would be effective.
i. A discussion of two leadership theories that could be applied to resolve the issue and how each theory would be effective in addressing the issue is thorough and provides substantial supporting detail and examples.
5. Criteria Description
a. Discuss the nurse’s role within interdisciplinary teams in promoting patient quality and safety while fostering professionalism.
i. A discussion of the nurse’s role within interdisciplinary teams in promoting patient quality and safety while fostering professionalism to address the issue is thorough and includes relevant supporting details.
6. Criteria Description
a. Communicates reason for writing and demonstrates awareness of audience.
i. The thesis, position, or purpose is clearly communicated throughout and clearly directed to a specific audience.
7. Criteria Description
a. Advances position or purpose throughout writing; conclusion aligns to and evolves from development.
i. The thesis, position, or purpose is logically advanced throughout. The progression of ideas is coherent and unified. A clear and logical conclusion aligns to the development of the purpose.
8. Criteria Description
a. Selects and integrates evidence to support and advance position/purpose; considers other perspectives.
i. Specific and appropriate evidence is included. Relevant perspectives of others are clearly considered.
9. Criteria Description
a. Includes spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, language use, sentence structure, etc.
i. No mechanical errors are present. Appropriate language choice and sentence structure are used throughout.
10. Criteria Description
a. Uses appropriate style, such as APA, MLA, etc., for college, subject, and level; documents sources using citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., appropriate to assignment and discipline.
i. No errors in formatting or documentation are present.
