Assignment: NRS 440 CLC – Leadership Styles and Nursing

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Assignment: NRS 440 CLC – Leadership Styles and Nursing

NRS440 Trends & issues in Today’s Health Care

Week 5 Assignment

This is a Collaborative Learning Community (CLC) assignment.

The purpose of this assignment is to assess a nursing professional’s leadership styles, qualities, and practices; to emphasize the importance of strong inter-professional communication for nursing leaders; and to research the usage of servant leadership in nursing practice.

Read the leadership study resources and take the topic tests to better understand your leadership skills.

After you’ve finished, go over what you’ve learned about your own leadership attributes with your group so you can see how you differ from and are similar to your peers in terms of leadership.

Examine the servant leadership study materials as a group. Make a 10- to 12-slide PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes that incorporates the concepts of servant leadership as well as the characteristics and actions of outstanding leaders that you have learned. At the end of your presentation, include a final slide for references.

Include the following in your presentation:

Each group member: Create a slide that summarizes your leadership style, traits, and practices.

Compare the personal leadership styles of your group members, including commonalities between group members’ strengths and weaknesses.

Assignment: NRS 440 CLC – Leadership Styles and Nursing

Give an explanation as to why it is essential for nursing professionals to have a firm grasp of their individual leadership qualities, behaviors, and routines.

Have a conversation on the qualities and styles of leadership that are essential for good communication. Explain why it’s important for leaders to adjust their communication strategies when they’re working with people from different professions (across ancillary departments, vendors, community members).

Discuss the ways in which nursing professionals can benefit from using the ideas of servant leadership in order to give others more power and influence while they are in a position of leadership.

Discuss the ways in which leaders who follow and who have a solid grasp of the personal leadership attributes that make them effective at leading others and navigating the specific problems that are inherent to the nursing and health care professions. Give two illustrations that help to highlight your primary points.

You are required to cite to a minimum of three sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and relevant to nursing practice.

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Refer to the resource, “Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations,” located in the Student Success Center, for additional guidance on completing this assignment in the appropriate style.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be 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.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Assessment Description

This is a Collaborative Learning Community (CLC) assignment.

The goal of this assignment is to evaluate your leadership styles, traits, and practices as a nursing professional, to emphasize the importance of effective interprofessional communication as a nursing leader, and to investigate the role of servant leadership in nursing practice.

To better understand your leadership qualities, read the leadership study materials and complete the topic quiz activities.

After finishing, summarize and share with your group what you learned about your specific leadership qualities so you can become acquainted with how you are similar and different from your peers when it comes to being a leader.

Examine the study materials on servant leadership as a group. Create a 10-12 slide PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes based on what you’ve learned about the tenets of servant leadership and the traits and practices of successful leaders. At the end of your presentation, include an additional slide for references.

Include the following in your presentation:

  1. Each group member: Create a slide that summarizes your leadership style, traits, and practices.
  2. Compare the personal leadership styles of your group members, including commonalities between group members’ strengths and weaknesses.
  3. Explain why it is important for nursing professionals to be aware of their personal leadership style, traits, and practices.
  4. Discuss what leadership traits and styles are necessary to be an effective communicator. Explain the importance of leaders adapting communication approaches when working interprofessionally (across ancillary departments, vendors, community members).
  5. Discuss how nursing professionals can benefit from integrating the tenets of servant leadership to empower and influence others as they lead.
  6. Discuss how leaders who practice servant leadership and have a strong understanding of their personal leadership traits can successfully lead others and navigate the unique challenges that are part of nursing and health care. Provide two examples that illustrate your main ideas.

You are required to cite a minimum of three sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years, appropriate for the assignment criteria, and relevant to nursing practice.

Refer to the resource, “Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations,” located in the Student Success Center, for additional guidance on completing this assignment in the appropriate style.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be 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.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

– Rubric

Criteria Description

Individual Group Slides

5. Excellent

6 points

Slides summarizing leadership styles, traits, and practices of each group member are presented.

4. Good

5.34 points

N/A

3. Satisfactory

4.74 points

N/A

2. Less Than Satisfactory

4.5 points

N/A

1. Unsatisfactory

0 points

Slides summarizing leadership styles, traits, and practices of each group member are omitted.

Criteria Description

Comparison of Leadership Styles

5. Excellent

6 points

A concise and well-developed comparison of the personal leadership styles of group members is presented. The commonalities and various strengths and weaknesses among the group members are clear and insightful.

4. Good

5.34 points

A comparison of the personal leadership styles of group members is presented. The commonalities and various strengths and weaknesses among the group members are generally presented.

3. Satisfactory

4.74 points

A general comparison of the personal leadership styles of group members is presented. The comparison generally illustrates the various leadership styles of the group. More information on the various strengths and weaknesses is needed.

2. Less Than Satisfactory

4.5 points

A comparison of the personal leadership styles of group members is incomplete. The comparison is vague and fails to illustrate the various leadership styles of the group.

1. Unsatisfactory

0 points

A comparison of the personal leadership styles of group members is omitted.

Criteria Description

Importance of Awareness of Leadership Styles, Traits, and Practices for Nursing Professionals

5. Excellent

12 points

A well-supported explanation of why it is important for nursing professionals to be aware of their personal leadership styles, traits, and practices is is presented. An understanding of the importance of personal awareness in leadership professionals is evident.

4. Good

10.68 points

An explanation of why it is important for nursing professionals to be aware of their personal leadership styles, traits, and practices is presented. Some rationale or information is needed for support.

3. Satisfactory

9.48 points

A general explanation of why it is important for nursing professionals to be aware of their personal leadership styles, traits, and practices is presented. The explanation requires more information, rationale, or support.

2. Less Than Satisfactory

9 points

The explanation of why it is important for nursing professionals to be aware of their personal leadership styles, traits, and practices is largely incomplete.

1. Unsatisfactory

0 points

An explanation of why it is important for nursing professionals to be aware of their personal leadership styles, traits, and practices is omitted.

Criteria Description

Leadership Traits and Styles of Effective Communicators and Adapting Communication Approaches When Working Interprofessionally

5. Excellent

12 points

A well-supported and thorough discussion on the leadership traits and styles of effective communicators, and the importance of adapting communication approaches when working interprofessionally, is presented.

4. Good

10.68 points

A discussion on the leadership traits and styles of effective communicators, and the importance of adapting communication approaches when working interprofessionally, is presented. Some detail or rationale is needed for support.

3. Satisfactory

9.48 points

A summary on the leadership traits and styles of effective communicators, and the importance of adapting communication approaches when working interprofessionally, is presented. There are some omissions or inaccuracies.

2. Less Than Satisfactory

9 points

An incomplete discussion on the leadership traits and styles of effective communicators, and the importance of adapting communication approaches when working interprofessionally, is presented.

1. Unsatisfactory

0 points

A discussion on the leadership traits and styles of effective communicators, and the importance of adapting communication approaches when working interprofessionally, is omitted.

Criteria Description

Benefits of Integrating Tenets of Servant Leadership to Empower and Influence

5. Excellent

12 points

The benefits of integrating the tenets of servant leadership to empower and influence as nursing leaders are thoroughly discussed. Strong support and rationale are provided.

4. Good

10.68 points

Key benefits of integrating the tenets of servant leadership to empower and influence as nursing leaders are discussed.

3. Satisfactory

9.48 points

General benefits of integrating the tenets of servant leadership to empower and influence as nursing leaders are summarized. Additional information or rationale is needed for support.

2. Less Than Satisfactory

9 points

The benefits of integrating the tenets of servant leadership to empower and influence as nursing leaders are incomplete.

1. Unsatisfactory

0 points

The benefits of integrating the tenets of servant leadership to empower and influence as nursing leaders are omitted.

Criteria Description

The Understanding of Personal Leadership Traits and Servant Leadership in Leading and Navigating Challenges in Nursing and Health Care

5. Excellent

12 points

A well-supported discussion for how leaders who practice servant leadership and understand personal leadership traits can lead and navigate challenges of nursing and health care is presented.

4. Good

10.68 points

A discussion for how leaders who practice servant leadership and understand personal leadership traits can lead and navigate challenges of nursing and health care is presented. Some information or rationale is needed for support or clarity.

3. Satisfactory

9.48 points

A summary for how leaders who practice servant leadership and understand personal leadership traits can lead and navigate challenges of nursing and health care is presented. Additional information or rationale is needed for support.

2. Less Than Satisfactory

9 points

An incomplete discussion for how leaders who practice servant leadership and understand personal leadership traits can lead and navigate challenges of nursing and health care is presented.

1. Unsatisfactory

0 points

A discussion of how leaders who practice servant leadership and understand personal leadership traits can lead and navigate challenges of nursing and health care is omitted.

Criteria Description

Presentation of Content

5. Excellent

60 points

The content is written clearly and concisely. Ideas universally progress and relate to each other. The project includes motivating questions and advanced organizers. The project gives the audience a clear sense of the main idea.

4. Good

53.4 points

The content is written with a logical progression of ideas and supporting information exhibiting a unity, coherence, and cohesiveness. Includes persuasive information from reliable sources.

3. Satisfactory

47.4 points

The presentation slides are generally competent, but ideas may show some inconsistency in organization and/or in their relationships to each other.

2. Less Than Satisfactory

45 points

The content is vague in conveying a point of view and does not create a strong sense of purpose. Includes some persuasive information.

1. Unsatisfactory

0 points

The content lacks a clear point of view and logical sequence of information. Includes little persuasive information. Sequencing of ideas is unclear.

Criteria Description

Layout

5. Excellent

7.5 points

The layout is visually pleasing and contributes to the overall message with appropriate use of headings, subheadings, and white space. Text is appropriate in length for the target audience and to the point. The background and colors enhance the readability of the text.

4. Good

6.68 points

The layout background and text complement each other and enable the content to be easily read. The fonts are easy to read and point size varies appropriately for headings and text.

3. Satisfactory

5.93 points

The layout uses horizontal and vertical white space appropriately. Sometimes the fonts are easy to read, but in a few places the use of fonts, italics, bold, long paragraphs, color, or busy background detracts and does not enhance readability.

2. Less Than Satisfactory

5.63 points

The layout shows some structure but appears cluttered and busy or distracting with large gaps of white space or a distracting background. Overall readability is difficult due to lengthy paragraphs, too many different fonts, dark or busy background, overuse of bold, or lack of appropriate indentations of text.

1. Unsatisfactory

0 points

The layout is cluttered, confusing, and does not use spacing, headings, and subheadings to enhance the readability. The text is extremely difficult to read with long blocks of text, small point size for fonts, and inappropriate contrasting colors. Poor use of headings, subheadings, indentations, or bold formatting is evident.

Criteria Description

Language Use and Audience Awareness (includes sentence construction, word choice, etc.)

5. Excellent

7.5 points

The writer uses a variety of sentence constructions, figures of speech, and word choice in distinctive and creative ways that are appropriate to purpose, discipline, and scope.

4. Good

6.68 points

The writer is clearly aware of audience, uses a variety of appropriate vocabulary for the target audience, and uses figures of speech to communicate clearly.

3. Satisfactory

5.93 points

Language is appropriate to the targeted audience for the most part.

2. Less Than Satisfactory

5.63 points

Some distracting inconsistencies in language choice (register) or word choice are present. The writer exhibits some lack of control in using figures of speech appropriately.

1. Unsatisfactory

0 points

Inappropriate word choice and lack of variety in language use are evident. Writer appears to be unaware of audience. Use of primer prose indicates writer either does not apply figures of speech or uses them inappropriately.

Criteria Description

Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use)

5. Excellent

7.5 points

Writer is clearly in control of standard, written academic English.

4. Good

6.68 points

Slides are largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present.

3. Satisfactory

5.93 points

Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but they are not overly distracting to the reader.

2. Less Than Satisfactory

5.63 points

Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader.

1. Unsatisfactory

0 points

Slide errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning.

Criteria Description

Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style)

5. Excellent

7.5 points

Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error.

4. Good

6.68 points

Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is mostly correct.

3. Satisfactory

5.93 points

Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, although some formatting errors may be present.

2. Less Than Satisfactory

5.63 points

Documentation of sources is inconsistent or incorrect, as appropriate to assignment and style, with numerous formatting errors.

1. Unsatisfactory

0 points

Sources are not documented.

Total 150 points

APA Writing Checklist

Use this document as a checklist for each paper you will write throughout your GCU graduate program. Follow specific instructions indicated in the assignment and use this checklist to help ensure correct grammar and APA formatting. Refer to the APA resources available in the GCU Library and Student Success Center.

☐ APA paper template (located in the Student Success Center/Writing Center) is utilized for the correct format of the paper. APA style is applied, and format is correct throughout.

☐  The title page is present. APA format is applied correctly. There are no errors.

☐ The introduction is present. APA format is applied correctly. There are no errors.

☐ Topic is well defined.

☐ Strong thesis statement is included in the introduction of the paper.

☐ The thesis statement is consistently threaded throughout the paper and included in the conclusion.

☐ Paragraph development: Each paragraph has an introductory statement, two or three sentences as the body of the paragraph, and a transition sentence to facilitate the flow of information. The sections of the main body are organized to reflect the main points of the author. APA format is applied correctly. There are no errors.

☐ All sources are cited. APA style and format are correctly applied and are free from error.

☐ Sources are completely and correctly documented on a References page, as appropriate to assignment and APA style, and format is free of error.

Scholarly Resources: Scholarly resources are written with a focus on a specific subject discipline and usually written by an expert in the same subject field. Scholarly resources are written for an academic audience.

Examples of Scholarly Resources include: Academic journals, books written by experts in a field, and formally published encyclopedias and dictionaries.

Peer-Reviewed Journals: Peer-reviewed journals are evaluated prior to publication by experts in the journal’s subject discipline. This process ensures that the articles published within the journal are academically rigorous and meet the required expectations of an article in that subject discipline.

Empirical Journal Article: This type of scholarly resource is a subset of scholarly articles that reports the original finding of an observational or experimental research study. Common aspects found within an empirical article include: literature review, methodology, results, and discussion.

Adapted from “Evaluating Resources: Defining Scholarly Resources,” located in Research Guides in the GCU Library.

☐ The writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English. Utilize writing resources such as Grammarly, LopesWrite report, and ThinkingStorm to check your writing.

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