GCU NUR-514 Topic 2: Professional Leadership Assignment
GCU NUR-514 Topic 2: Professional Leadership Assignment
Description
Objectives:
- Differentiate between leadership and
- Analyze different leadership theories and
- Analyze the characteristics of the professional nurse leader and nursing
- Evaluate leadership and management strategies within healthcare
- Discuss potential causes of conflict, principles of negotiation, and conflict resolution models and strategies.
Study Materials
Advanced Practice Nursing: Essential Knowledge for the Profession
Description:
Read Chapters 4 and 27 in Advanced Practice Nursing: Essential Knowledge for the Profession.
Leadership in Nursing Practice: Changing the Landscape of Health Care
Description:
Read Chapters 2-4, 7, and 14 in Leadership in Nursing Practice: Changing the Landscape of Health Care.
Great Leaders Inspire Great Followership
Description:
Read “Great Leaders Inspire Great Followership,” by Cruz, from Leadership Excellence (2014).
Advancing the Nursing Profession Begins With Leadership
Description:
Read “Advancing the Nursing Profession Begins With Leadership,” by O’Neill, from the Journal of Nursing Administration
(2013).
From Trait to Transformation: The Evolution of Leadership Theories
Description
Read “From Trait to Transformation: The Evolution of Leadership Theories,” by Johns and Moser, from Education
(1989).
Nursing Leadership From Bedside to Boardroom: Opinion Leaders’ Perceptions
Description:
Read “Nursing Leadership From Bedside to Boardroom: Opinion Leaders’ Perceptions,” by Blizzard, Khoury, and McMurray (2015), located on the Campaign for Action website.
Leadership Styles: Choosing the Right Approach for the Situation
Description:
Read “Leadership Styles: Choosing the Right Approach for the Situation,” located on the Mind Tools website.
Transformational Leadership: Becoming an Inspirational Leader
Description:
Read “Transformational Leadership: Becoming an Inspirational Leader,” located on the Mind Tools website.
Servant Leadership: Putting Your Team First, and Yourself Second
Description:
Read “Servant Leadership: Putting Your Team First, and Yourself Second,” located on the Mind Tools website.
What Is the Difference Between Management and Leadership?
Description:
Read “What Is the Difference Between Management and Leadership?” by Murray (2014), located onThe Wall Street Journal website.
An Alternative Approach to Nurse Manager Leadership
Description:
Read “An Alternative Approach to Nurse Manager Leadership,” by Henriksen, from Nursing Management (2016).
Nurse Manager Skills Inventory
Description:
Complete the “Nurse Manager Skills Inventory,” by the Nurse Manager Leadership Partnership (NMLP), located on the HWE Resources page of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) website. The resource is located under the “Authentic Leadership” heading.
Leadership Style Reflective Essay Assignment Self-Assessment Resources
Description:
These resources will be used to complete the Leadership Style Reflective Essay assignment, due in this topic. Please refer to the assignment details for additional instructions.
- Emotional Intelligence Assessment: “Emotional Intelligence Test”: http://testyourself.psychtests.com/testid/3038
- Personality Tests: “Big Five Personality Test”: https://testyourself.psychtests.com/category/1
- Learning Styles Assessment: “The VARK Questionnaire: How Do I Learn Best?”: http://vark-learn.com/the-vark-questionnaire/
- Values Assessment: “Values Profile”: https://testyourself.psychtests.com/testid/3620
- Diversity Assessment: “Cultural Competence Self-Test”:
https://www.oregon.gov/DHS/SENIORS-DISABILITIES/DD/PROVIDERS-PARTNERS/SCPAconference/Cultural%20
What Is Servant Leadership?
Description:
Explore the “What Is Servant Leadership?” page of the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership website.
Grand Canyon University Initial Course Survey
Description:
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GCU NUR-514 Topic 2: Professional Leadership Assignment Tasks
APA Assignment: Leadership Style Reflective Essay
Description:
The purpose of this assignment is to assist learners in developing effective communication by emphasizing the proper application of APA style. APA style is required for the graduate program.
Refer to the resources in the course materials and Student Success Center for assistance with APA. Use the APA Style Guide resource, located in the Student Success Center, to complete this assignment.
For this assignment, complete the following:
Self-Assessment
Self-awareness is essential for developing leadership skills. Recognizing your own strengths, weaknesses, and values, and understanding emotional intelligence and learning styles can help you to be a more effective nurse leader.
For this assignment, you have the opportunity to take a variety of self-assessments to learn more about yourself and identify your assets and weaknesses as a leader. This will assist you in discovering how you can improve your own self-leadership skills. You will be asked to think critically about your results and submit a reflection as directed below.
Refer to the study materials. Select and complete three self-assessments. Be sure to document the results of each assessment to assist you in completing the reflection portion of the assignment below.