NUR 670 Entire Course Week 1 to 16, Assignment, Discussion

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NUR 670 Week 1 Discussion: Should all nurses be considered leaders? What characteristics of nurses make them leaders? How do your responses compare or contrast with the view of power according to servant leadership? Support your response with evidence from the textbook or Topic Materials.

NUR 670 Week 1 Nurse Leadership Practicum Clinical Log

The “Nurse Leadership Practicum Clinical Log” is a pass/fail assignment due at the end of the course. This “Clinical Log” is a snapshot of the electronic Typhon clinical record.

NUR 670 Week 1 Selection of Nurse Leader Preceptor

Provide your selected preceptor with a copy of the GCU “Guidelines for Graduate Field Experience” resource.

NUR 670 Week 2 Discussion: In the secular approach to leadership, there is an inherent belief that hard work will get you to the top and guarantee success. Think of a time in your professional life when this has proven to be true. What were the circumstances? How much influence did you have on the outcome? Based on the textbook, how do your responses compare to the views of servant leadership? How do your responses compare to the secular view of leadership?

NUR 670 Week 3 Discussion: You are in a place of influence in your professional life where you can help people be successful. Describe the relationship and what actions you have taken or could take to serve others. Based on the textbook, how does your response compare to the views of authority according to servant leadership? How does your response compare to the secular view of authority?

NUR 670 Week 3 Leadership Journal: Power

Journaling provides a valuable tool for recording, reflecting on, and reviewing your learning. This approach provides an opportunity for you to “connect the dots” and observe the relationships between and among activities, interactions, and outcomes.

Unlike a personal journal of thoughts and feelings, this Leadership Journal is a record of your activities, assessments, and learning related to this academic experience.

Journal entries should include a record of the number of hours spent with your nurse leader each week.

Write a journal entry of 750-1,500 words on the subject of power, including the following:

Provide observations and thoughts on the activities in Weeks 1-2.
Identify your given “power” at your workplace or in your professional life. What is your greatest contribution in the lives of others?
Find three people with whom you interact professionally and ask them to affirm the influence you bring to their lives. How and why did you choose the individuals? What pearls of wisdom did they share that you had not considered?
Reflect on at least two things you learned from the “Issue of Power” video.

NUR 670 Week 4 Discussion

What is your given “authority” at your work place and/or professional life? Describe a time when you have exercised this authority in your journey as a professional nurse? How does your response compare to the secular view of power? How-does your response compare to the secular view of authority? How does your response compare to the view of power according to servant leadership? How does your response compare to the view of authority according to servant leadership?

NUR 670 Week 5 Discussion: Describe a time in your professional life when you felt used and manipulated. What were the circumstances? Did you feel valued by the leader? Based on the textbook, explain how the issue of purpose, in the servant-leader paradigm, could have yielded a more beneficial outcome for the leader and yourself.

NUR 670 Week 5 Assignment Leadership Journal: Authority

Unlike a personal journal of thoughts and feelings, this Leadership Journal is a record of your activities, assessments, and learning related to this academic experience.

Journal entries should include a record of the number of hours spent with your nurse leader each week.

Write a journal entry of 750-1,500 words on the subject of authority, including the following:

Provide observations and thoughts on the activities in Weeks 3-4.
Explain your place of influence in your professional life.
Describe any opportunities you have had to help people be successful.
Identify actions you have taken to serve people and your relationship to those individuals.
Reflect on at least two things you learned from the “Issue of Authority” video.

NUR 670 Week 6 Discussion: Resentment tears people and organizations apart. A servant leader focuses on leading and not dictating. Explain how you could transform feelings of resentment into a force for leading.

NUR 670 Week 7 Discussion: How do servant leaders, as compared with leaders using the transformational model of leadership, manage organization dynamics and lead change to ensure that the continued success of the stakeholders will be served? Is servant leadership or transformational leadership the best approach to these tasks? Why?

NUR 670 Week 7 Leadership Journal: Purpose

Unlike a personal journal of thoughts and feelings, this Leadership Journal is a record of your activities, assessments, and learning related to this academic experience.

Journal entries should include a record of the number of hours spent with your nurse leader each week.

Write a journal entry of 750-1,500 words on the subject of purpose, including the following:

Provide observations and thoughts on the activities in Weeks 5-6.
Describe how your nurse leader’s leadership style affects the people the nurse leads. Do staff members express feelings of support and helpfulness? Are there examples of leading rather than dictating? Did the leader say or do things designed to “build up” staff or were there missed opportunities?
Reflect on at least two things you learned from the “Issue of Rule” video

NUR 670 Week 8 Discussion: When we consider the word love as a verb instead of a feeling, the biblical worldview would state that this loving relationship is related to two principles: honor and protection. Explain how these two principles guide servant leadership in the workplace.

NUR 670 Week 8 Midterm Practicum Evaluation of Student by Preceptor

Complete the midterm preceptor evaluation as follows:

Please make sure that all current hours have been entered into Typhon and your preceptor has approved all your current hours. This must be done prior to submitting your Midterm Clinical Evaluation. http://www.typhongroup.net/gcu
The preceptor will complete the “Nurse Leadership Practicum Final Evaluation of Student by Preceptor” form. Instructor discretion may vary the due date depending on student’s clinical practicum experience.
Review the evaluation with your preceptor.
Both the student and preceptor will sign electronically, and the preceptor will email one copy to the instructor and one to the student.
This form must be submitted directly from the preceptor to the instructor. The student, preceptor, and instructor sign the form electronically.
The student must submit a signed copy to the instructor.
Unsigned submissions or those not submitted appropriately do not meet completion criteria.

NUR 670 Week 8 Models of Leadership

As a nurse leader, it is important to understand a variety of leadership models and styles. This will help you adapt to different settings and apply strategies to support and inspire others. It may also be necessary to apply models in different professional settings to satisfy certification requirements.This assignment is composed of two parts, a graphic organizer and a written paper.

Part I: Graphic Organizer

Research five leadership models and styles. One model must be transformational leadership.

Design a graphic organizer to compare servant leadership with the other models. Consider how these models or styles bring about organizational, team, or individual change or growth. How do leaders implement each of the models and how do they fit with your personal beliefs?

Part II: Personal Model of Leadership Paper

Write a 1,000-1,250 word paper about your personal model of leadership, including the following:

How may your personal model of leadership be applied in your professional setting?
How does your personal model of leadership compare to the models you researched for the graphic organizer?
Does your personal model follow the lines of servant leadership or transformational leadership?

NUR 670 Week 9 Discussion: Servant leaders must be internally consistent with their words and actions. Describe a mentor that you have had that displayed this kind of credibility. Share an example of what you witnessed from this person. Based on the text, contrast your response to the secular view of power.

NUR 670 Week 9 Leadership Journal: Provision

Unlike a personal journal of thoughts and feelings, this Leadership Journal is a record of your activities, assessments, and learning related to this academic experience.

Journal entries should include a record of the number of hours spent with your nurse leader each week.

Write a journal entry of 750-1,500 words on the subject of provision, including the following:

Provide observations and thoughts on the activities in Weeks 7-8.
Describe how your nurse leader influences the work environment. Consider how influence protects and values others in the work environment.
Identify two or more ways your own leadership could promote a feeling of protection and honor in your work environment.
Reflect on at least two things you learned from the “Issue of Headship” video.

NUR 670 Week 10 Discussion: A credible person will do what they say. Describe a time when you felt free in displaying your integrity at work. Describe a time when you felt fearful displaying your integrity at work. What was the determining factor(s) that allowed you to lead by example versus going against your heart? If you never felt free in displaying your integrity at work, describe what conditions would need to exist for you to do so?

NUR 670 Week 10 Nurse Leader Interviews Paper

Identify three nursing leaders you would like to interview for this paper. The nursing leaders may have a variety of leadership styles, but they must all currently hold positions of leadership.

Write a paper (1,000-1,250 words) that describes the results of the interviews and addresses the following:

Ask the leaders what they believe is their preferred leadership style and ask them to describe how that style has helped them achieve success.
Explain why you chose each individual leader.
Identify, compare, and contrast their styles and note any examples of servant or transformational leadership.
Identify missed opportunities or questions you wish you had asked during the interviews.

NUR 670 Week 11 Discussion: How do you serve others in the profession of nursing? Explain how the way you serve others in the profession of nursing could become more closely aligned with the issue of serving as explained by the servant-leadership paradigm. How does the issue of serving differ from the secular view of power?

NUR 670 Week 11 Leadership Journal: Serving

Unlike a personal journal of thoughts and feelings, this Leadership Journal is a record of your activities, assessments, and learning related to this academic experience.

Journal entries should include a record of the number of hours spent with your nurse leader each week.

Write a journal entry of 750-1,500 words on the subject of serving, including the following:

Provide observations and thoughts on the activities in Weeks 9-10.
Would your co-workers or those you “serve” consider you responsible for some aspect of their success? Describe a situation where you were able to assist another nurse with achieving a professional goal.
Reflect on at least two things you learned from the “Issue of Servant” video.

NUR 670 Week 12 Discussion: Choose one provision from the ANA Code of Ethics. How is ethical behavior an integral part of being a nurse leader? How does one display the characteristics of a role model with this provision? Does a nurse leader have an ethical foundation to inject into business practice?

NUR 670 Week 13 Discussion: Have you ever worked with a leader that made you feel that you were more important than they? How did this make you feel? What were the circumstances? What was the outcome? If you have never experienced this kind of treatment from a leader, imagine what it would be like. Based on your response, explain how the displays of humility by a leader exemplify servant leadership. Are displays of humility required to make someone else feel more important than you? Explain your answer.

NUR 670 Week 13 Leadership Journal: Example

Unlike a personal journal of thoughts and feelings, this Leadership Journal is a record of your activities, assessments, and learning related to this academic experience.

Journal entries should include a record of the number of hours spent with your nurse leader each week.

Write a journal entry of 750-1,500 words on the subject of example, including the following:

Provide observations and thoughts on the activities in Weeks 11-12.
Identify three to five personal values or characteristics that you believe are critical components of a good leader, such as honesty, compassion, or fairness. How do you express those values in your professional life?
Reflect on at least two things you learned from the “Issue of Example” video.

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