LEADERSHIP ASSESSMENT
Leading Organizations for Quality Improvement Initiative
: LEADERSHIP ASSESSMENT
What personal strengths do you have that would make you an effective nurse leader? What potential gaps might you need to address to improve your ability to be an effective nurse leader?
As a future DNP-prepared nurse, you will be called upon as a leader in your field, a leader in your practice, and a leader in your organization. Throughout your program of study, you will develop the skills, strategies, and knowledge to not only harness this role successfully but to do so at a high level of achievement and performance.
However, everyone must acknowledge both their own strengths and weaknesses, as a leader, and identify potential areas of improve to enhance these capabilities.
For this Assignment, you will explore your strengths and potential gaps based on the nurse leadership competencies provided. Review the competencies that best fit into your current nursing role (nurse executive competencies, system CNE competencies etc…). Reflect on potential goals you might set to improve as a nurse leader. You will also reflect on how this goal setting and self-examination will not only improve your nursing practice but also your healthcare organization.
Note: Access the AONL Nurse Leader Competencies from the Learning Resources link. Download the AONL Nurse Leader Core Competencies and review the pdf document to complete the Week 9 Assignment. You do not need to access and pay for the nurse leader skill assessment at the end of the competencies list provided.
RESOURCES
LEARNING RESOURCES
Required Readings
· American College of Healthcare Executives. (2017).
The healthcare executive’s role in ensuring quality and patient safety
Links to an external site.
[Policy statement]. https://www.ache.org/about-ache/our-story/our-commitments/policy-statements/healthcare-executives-role-in-ensuring-quality-and-safety
· American Organization for Nursing Leadership. (n.d.).
AONL nurse leader competencies
Links to an external site.
. https://www.aonl.org/resources/nurse-leader-competencies
· Feldman, S. S., Buchalter, S., Zink, D., Slovensky, D. J., & Hayes, L. W. (2019). Training leaders for a culture of quality and safety.
Leadership in Health Services
Links to an external site.
, 32(2), 251–263. https://doi.org/10.1108/LHS-09-2018-0041
· International Hospital Federation. (2015).
Leadership competencies for healthcare services managersLinks to an external site.
. https://www.ache.org/-/media/ache/about-ache/leadership_competencies_healthcare_services_managers.pdf
· Johannessen, T., Ree, E., Strømme, T., Aase, I., Bal, R., & Wiig, S. (2019). Designing and pilot testing of a leadership intervention to improve quality and safety in nursing homes and home care (the SAFE-LEAD intervention).
BMJ Open
Links to an external site.
, 9(6), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027790
· The Joint Commission. (2017). The essential role of leadership in developing a safety culture.
Sentinel Event AlertLinks to an external site.
, 57, 1–8. https://www.jointcommission.org/-/media/tjc/documents/resources/patient-safety-topics/sentinel-event/sea-57-safety-culture-and-leadership-final2.pdf
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
TO PREPARE:
· Review the nurse leadership competencies presented in the Learning Resources for this week.
· Reflect on these competencies, and consider your own personal strengths and potential gaps in relation to these competencies.
· Consider potential goals for your leadership development in relation to the nurse leadership competencies presented.
THE ASSIGNMENT: (4–5 PAGES)
· Explain your self-assessment in relation to the nurse leadership competencies. Be sure to identify your strengths and potential gaps in relation to these competencies.
· Describe at least four goals for nurse leadership development that you would like to pursue, given the results of your self-assessment. Be specific.
· Explain why these goals are pertinent to your development as a nurse leader. How will developing these leadership competencies support your healthcare organization or nursing practice? Be specific.
Reminder: The College of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references. The Sample Paper provided at the Walden Writing Center provides an example of those required elements (available at
https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/templates/general#s-lg-box-20293632
Links to an external site.
). All papers submitted must use this formatting.
Rubric
NURS_8302_Week9_Assignment_Rubric
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Pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeExplain your self-assessment in relation to the nurse leadership competencies. Be sure to identify your strengths and potential gaps in relation to these competencies. |
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35 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDescribe at least four goals for nurse leadership development that you would like to pursue, given the results of your self-assessment. Be specific. |
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25 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeExplain why these goals are pertinent to your development as a nurse leader. Explain how the development of these leadership competencies support your healthcare organization or nursing practice. Be specific. |
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25 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWritten Expression and Formatting—Paragraph Development and Organization: Paragraphs make clear points that support well-developed ideas, flow logically, and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences are carefully focused—neither long and rambling nor short and lacking substance. A clear and comprehensive purpose statement and introduction is provided which delineates all required criteria. |
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5 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWritten Expression and Formatting – English writing standards: Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation |
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5 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWritten Expression and Formatting – The paper follows correct APA format for title page, headings, font, spacing, margins, indentations, page numbers, parenthetical/in-text citations, and reference list. |
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5 pts |
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Total Points: 100 |
