Discussion: Current Professional Issues in Nursing
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NSG 470 Leadership, Management and Current Professional Issues in Nursing
Select and arrange to interview a nurse leader. This may be a nurse leader from your work, a hospital, an educator, a friend, but the nurse must hold a leadership position.
Possible interview questions, but you may create your own:
When was the activity completed?
- Name of the person interviewed? Job title and job description based upon interview questions.
- What was the reason for selecting this nurse leader for the interview?
- What were the objectives of the interview? (you should write objectives if you are interviewing a leader and share them at the beginning of the interview)
- What is the nurse leader’s leadership style?
- What are some of your leadership strengths and weaknesses?
- Has there been a situation during your career when you made a communication error? If so, how did you resolve it?
- How would you resolve a conflict with a coworker, patient, or physician?
- How do you manage stress at work?
- What do you believe is the role of leadership in fostering a health workplace?
- How does critical thinking influence decision-making observed during the activity or for the person interviewed? (you will have to prepare for this by looking up critical thinking skills)
- How is teamwork and collaboration fostered? Discussion: Current Professional Issues in Nursing
What essential communication skills did you use during the interview? Provide a specific example?
Analysis:
How does the nurse leader’s position impact nursing practice?
This is an APA formatted paper.
Have the nurse leader sign a copy of this rubric verifying the time and date of the interview.
The rubric is attached
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NSG 470 Profesisonal Activity Rubric Criteria Introduction Exemplary Constructs well thought introduction clearly preparing reader for contents of paper. 5 Level of Proficiency Accomplished Constructs introduction preparing reader for contents of paper. Main idea clear 4 Conveys essential elements of the interview related to the objectives Well-stated written paper of the essential elements and clearly relates the intervew to the objectives 15 Expression of how the activity or nursing impacts nursing practice Developing Constructs introduction with minimal preparation for contents of paper. Main idea vague 3 Beginning Introduction disorganized. Main idea vague or missing. 1: no introduction earns a zero (0) Good paper of the essential elements and clearly relates the intervew to the objectives 12 Good paper of the essential elements and clearly relates the intervew to the objectives identifiable gaps. 8 Disorganized summary with multiple gaps. 5: Well-stated analysis of how the activity/nurse leader position impacts nursing practice 10 Analyzes how the activity/nurse leader position impacts nursing practice 8 Analyzes how the activity/nurse leader position impacts nursing practice with identifiable gaps 5 Poor analysis of how the activity/nurse leader position impacts nursing practice with identifiable multiple gaps 2 Conclusion Constructs well thought conclusion clearly summarizing contents of paper. ‘ Discussion: Current Professional Issues in Nursing
5 Constructs conclusion summarizes contents of paper. Main idea clear. 4 Constructs conclusion with minimal summary of contents of paper. Main idea vague 3 Conclusion disorganized. Main idea vague or missing. 1; No conclusion earns a zero (0) Attribution ___ All sources properly ___ Sources properly attributed, no plagiarism, attributed, no plagiarism 4 paraphrasing and direct quotes where appropriate 5 ___ Attribution present but significantly incomplete, papers contains plagiarism 2 ___ No attribution which leads to plagiarism 0; may result in paper earning zero points. NSG 470 Profesisonal Activity Rubric APA format ___ Entire paper is double- ___ Adheres to APA spaced with 1″ margins format but lacks 1-2 ___ 12 pt font, New Times elements 4 Roman ___ Correct running head (header) with pagination ___ Title, name, school name centered and doublespaced (please also include course number and title, date and instructor’s name) ___ Length sufficient to properly develop written communication with respect to the main idea, subtopics, etc. (ca. 5-7 or perhaps a few more pages) 5 ___ Adheres to a small number of APA elements 2 ___ Does not adhere to APA elements 1 NSG 470 Profesisonal Activity Rubric References & Citations ___ References on separate titled page (centered, bolded) ___ In correct APA format (all information included and appropriate for type of source) ___ Listed alphabetically ___ Hanging indent ___ Each source is cited at least once and all cited sources are included in references ___ All in-text citations complete and correctly applied 5 ___
References on separate titled page (centered) ___ Not all in correct APA format (all information included and appropriate for type of source) ___ Less than the following (listed alphabetically; hanging indent; minimum of four credible, accurate and appropriate sources; each source is cited at least once and all cited sources are included in references, citations complete and correct) 4 ___References present but significantly incomplete, unclear or otherwise minimally acceptable 3 ___ No references for unoriginal work 0 – may result in a zero for the entire paper. NSG 470 Profesisonal Activity Rubric Writing Mechanics (Spelling/standard Grammar/ organizational flow of thoughts ___Provides logical flow of content ___ Assignment is at least checked using word processing spelling and grammar tools ___ Assignment is also checked visually for errors not detected electronically ___ Syntax, grammar, spelling, punctuation, usage, mechanics, organization, and clarity are at the highest level 4 ___Provides logical flow of content ___ Assignment is at least checked using word processing spelling and grammar tools ___ Few to several issues with writing mechanics 3 ___Flow of content with gaps. ___ Assignment shows evidence of minimal review for spelling and grammar errors ___ Multiple issues with writing mechanics 2 ___Flow of content poor. ___ Multiple issues with writing mechanics and no evidence of review 1 … Discussion: Current Professional Issues in Nursing