NURS 4455 Style of Leadership Assignment
NURS 4455 Style of Leadership Assignment
For Maximum points, you must respond to all 3 questions.
What style of leadership do you work best under?
What leadership style best describes your present or former managers?
Why is it important for nurse managers to have a clear understanding of their predominant leadership style?
What style of leadership do you work best under?
Overview: Organizational Analysis – The Nurse Leader
The major assignment for this course is analysis of your organization. In this assignment, you will analyze your nurse leader’s characteristics and behaviors regarding others in managing, leading, and communicating. By respectfully, but critically, critiquing these attributes of the nurse leader you have been “shadowing,” you can identify the attributes that you consider most and least effective, and most and least similar to the way you see yourself managing, leading, and communicating.
Complete this document to record your analysis of your nurse leader.
Objectives
Explain how organizations function.
Compare and contrast characteristics of leadership and management.
Apply trends, issues, theories, and evidence as guidelines for management decisions.
Evaluate effectiveness of communication patterns using specific management situations
Expected elements of scholarly writing:
Ensure correct grammar and spelling
Assignment should be submitted as an APA Paper, including title page and references.
Title page is required for this Assignment and the UTACON version is expected format.
1-inch margins, 12 size Times New Roman font.
Please provide all references used to support your opinions and clarify positions in the paper. The reference list begins on a separate page from the content.
Headings are expected and must be connected to the assignment criteria following APA style. An introduction is expected providing a brief look at what is planned within the body of the paper. However, no heading is used over the introduction in APA format. A Summary is used and should have a heading over it.
For all other style questions refer to the American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.) Washington, DC: Author.
Rubric
Use this rubric to guide your work on the Week 4 Organizational Analysis-The Nurse Leader.
Tasks
Target
Acceptable
Unacceptable
Use correct grammar, punctuation, and American Psychological Association (APA) format in writing professional papers.
(max 10 points)
(9-10 points)
APA format and style are correct and clear. Areas of focus include syntax, appearance, organization, and grammatical correctness. References and literature citations are correct. (0-2 errors)
(5-8 points)
APA format and style are mostly correct. Areas of focus include syntax, appearance, organization, and grammatical correctness. References and literature citations are correct. (3-5 errors)
(0-4 points)
APA format and style are minimally correct. Areas of focus include syntax, appearance, organization, and grammatical correctness. References and literature are cited but contain mistakes. (>5)
Nurse Manager
(max 30 points)
(21-30 points)
Specific, well-organized description of credentials, position, responsibilities, experience, etc.
(11-20 points)
General description of credentials, position, and responsibilities or experience
(0-10 Points)
Important information unclear or missing
Specific references to professional organizations, journals, other professional development
List of professional organizations or journals
Little or no reference to professional development
Nurse Leader
(max 30 points)
(21-30 points)
Clear identification and description of leadership style with references cited
(11-20 points)
General description of leadership style
(0-10 points)
Vague or missing description of leadership style
At least three specific examples of how nurse leader handles responsibilities with detailed evaluation of effectiveness of each
At least two examples of how manager handles responsibilities with evaluation of effectiveness
Poorly-worded or missing examples of how manager handles responsibilities or no evaluation of effectiveness
At least two specific examples of leadership skills with detailed critique of effectiveness of each
At least one example of leadership skills with critique of effectiveness
Poorly-worded or missing example of leadership skills or no critique of effectiveness
Communication
(max 30 points)
(21-30 points)
At least three specific examples of identified types of communication
(11-20 points)
At least two examples of identified types of communication
(0-10 points)
One or no examples of identified types of communication
Well-written evaluation of effectiveness of communication for each example
General evaluation of effectiveness of communication
Statement of effectiveness of communication or no mention of effectiveness
Specific, pertinent recommendations for better communication in each example
General recommendations for better communication
Minimal or missing recommendations for better communication
