niversity of North Carolina Wilmington
School of Nursing
RN-BSN
NSG 406 – Leadership and Management in Nursing
Practice Experience Nurse Leader Interview:
Possible Points 40
Practice Experience Objectives:
Analyze the processes a nurse leader encounters in the clinical setting as it relates to PCC, Teamwork and collaboration, EBP, QI, Safety, and Informatics (QSEN competencies)
Apply concepts of leadership to information obtained through nursing leadership interview
This activity aligns with the following learning outcomes:
Course Outcome 1: Assess organizational components of an agency
Course Outcome 2: Evaluate models of nursing care delivery
Course Outcome 9: Examine nursing leadership and management skills in a variety of settings using the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of professional nursing practice
This project builds on previous content and modules in the course.
Guidelines:
You have two options for this project:
1. Complete the assignment independently.
2. Work in groups of no more than 4 students.
For this 40 point assignment you will conduct an interview with a nurse leader in the agency of your choice. The goal of the assignment is to develop knowledge and identify characteristics of personal and professional leadership. A sample of how the paper should be organized is also provided.
Identify someone whom you believe is a leader in a health care agency of your choice. (15 points)
Interview Questions:
How did you become a nurse leader?
What is your leadership style? (you may need to briefly administer the leadership style survey if they are not already familiar with this)
What are your roles and responsibilities at your agency?
Describe the organizational structure of your facility?
What Model of Care delivery is utilized at your facility and/or on your unit? Why does this work best?
What is an ethical dilemma you have faced as a nurse leader and how did you handle it?
In terms of fiscal management, how are planning and budgeting and planning realated as you see it? What factors for you consider when planning the budget? How does QI impact budget and planning?
What skills do you use to successfully communicate, delegate, and motivate your workforce?
If you had to give one statement of advice to new nurse leaders, what would that be?
Analyze the answers provided to you by the nurse leader you chose. Prepare a paper which describes and evaluates all of the above information and integrate leadership and management theory from the course content This should be 5-6 pages and that number does not include Title and Reference pages. Do not identify the person you interview by name, use initials. The transcript of the interview is to be attached as an appendix (this can by typed or you may submit a recording as long as you have the permission of the person you are interviewing )You must include at least 3 scholarly articles from a peer reviewed journal in addition to textbooks and websites (if you choose to use them) to support your paper content. (20 points)
Writing should reflect baccalaureate-level writing standards and have few, if any, spelling, grammar, or syntax errors. Additionally, papers should reflect current APA format requirements.Points will be deducted for missing or underdeveloped components and errors in style and formatting. (5 points)
Page numbers should be added to the flush right margin using a header
Paper Title
Student first and last name
UNCW SON RN-BSN program
NSG406: Leadership and Management in Nursing
Faculty name
Date submitted
Title of Paper (please see info on APA heading for introduction)
Brief introductory section that includes a definition of a nurse leader with support from the literature, description of the leader you chose, where the interview took place, length of the interview. Also include the answer to interview question 1.
Interview Questions
These questions should not be presented like a transcript. Please label each section as noted below. I have presented how each paragraph should look with a sample answer to Question 2: What is your leadership style.
Leadership Style
Nurse leader behaviors indicate leadership style. This is often driven by a leaders personal views and philosophies on leadership. There are multiple tools designed to help leaders identify their predominant style. The _______________ tool was administered to mangers initials. Results indicated a democratic leadership style. This type of leader provides guidance through collaboration rather than giving orders (Northouse, 2018). Another type of leadership style is authoritarian in which the leader determine what work is to be done but rarely collaborates or provides assistance (Northouse, 2018). However, this style may be helpful in situations that require immediate direction such as a disaster situation in an emergency department. Additionally, Laissez Faire leaders…….. finish the explanantion.
Roles and Responsibilities
Organizational Structure
Models of Care Delivery
Ethical Dilemma
Planning and Budgeting
Communication and Delegation
Conclusion
Conclude your paper bringing it all together. Be sure to include Question 9 in this section. This should briefly summarize the paper in a few sentences.
References
Be sure you are using proper APA formatting for each reference. It should correlate with your in text citations.