Interview a nurse manager

5 Questions for my nurse Manger and her answers (Am Interviewing a Nurse Manager) Analyze the skills required of a nurse leader/manager including, but not limited to: analyzing organizational culture and structure, planned change, staffing, conflict resolution, motivation, project planning, financial management, time management, evaluation of employee performance, and quality improvement of nursing care. What is your leadership style? “I am an authentic leader- My boss says am transparent, open, oversharing of information, and I plan together with my program care supervisor (PCS) and my staff” Manager 2) How do you manage your time to achieve your goals? – My workload is too much, so I group similar activities together. – I try not to do too many big projects at ones. I take some tasks home and do them in between my house task. – I plan meetings and get my stuff ready before the day of the meeting. E.g I make sure the meeting has an agender and all resources needed. – I share some work with the PCS – I only attend meetings that have and agenda and will benefit my unit. I chancel any meeting without an agenda 3) Which performance appraisal style to you use? Which one gives you the best results? – Employee review is focused on 95% positives. – I encourage employees to identify goals they are passionate about and focus on how they can grow over time – Also encourage them to choose the path that they want to use for their growth – We typically use the Performance review form Performance Review form – Reviews employee’s self-assessment – Review job descriptions and establish standards – Document work performance and outcomes – Summarizes, review any additional feedback – Review completed or pending mandatory education – Identify development plan – Verify license and or certificates if they are current 4) How do you manage resistance to change? If you were to start a change process, how will you manage staff that are not compliant with the policy. Very great question. It depends on where the change is coming from. If it is a mandatory policy, I will take it first to the operation quality committee (OCQ), where this will be brought to the floor for the rest of the staff to follow. If it doesn’t work, I will take it to the clinical action team (CAT). If it doesn’t work, I will explain the pros and cons to the 1) staff and I and the PCS will get down to the floor and make sure every staff follow the policy or face disciplinary actions. An example of a recent policy that has passed through all these phases and staff are not still compliant with is the “breaking policy” where each staff has to write their name, time break started, and a break buddy on the board at the nursing station before going on break. We are at the last phase, where I and the PCS must come to the floor and follow up with staff to make sure this policy is followed. 5) What are your strategies to promote quality improvement in nursing care? – I make sure the employees have the right resources and information required to do their job – I empower the employee to makes choices that can bring change, making them know that am always available for help and for questions. This also make them feels a sense of belonging and connection to the organization. – Am always vigilant and hold my staff at high standards to improve their self-esteem and promote independence – To promote safety, I encourage the “see something, say something, do something principle” and discourages the blame culture. We try to use the RCA to address safety concerns. – Promote teamwork and collaboration – Encourages patient and family involvement and participation in patient care You can rephrase the questions and answers to look better if possible NB: Please follow the rubric attached Textbook (If you can lay hands on this book it will be very great. You can read this book for fr ee on Amazon). These questions are formulated from the book content) Marquis, B.L., & Huston, C.J., (2021). Interview a nurse manager

Leadership roles and management functions in nursing: Theory and application, 10th edition. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. Instructions & Rubric for Interview with Nursing Manager/Leader A good leader is one who knows his/her resources. The purpose of this interview is two-fold. First, you will gain new knowledge from an “expert” and second, you will add to your own resources as a nurse leader. Your interview will be with a nurse leader or a nurse manager. To begin the process, you are required to develop approximately 5 questions to ask the leader. These questions should be related to the information in your text and from the course. You will then schedule your interview and ask your questions. Anticipated length: 5-6 pages (not including cover page or references page). After the interview, you will write a paper (APA format) including a summary of the interview and a reflection (see rubric below). Interview a nurse manager

You do not need to record the interview verbatim; instead, you will summarize responses in your paper and relate these to what you have learned about leadership styles and leadership from the course. Individual reflection should also be included in the paper as to what you learned about aspects of leadership and how what you have learned has influenced your own leadership development. Submit to the “Assignments” area of D2L. You must complete the Contact Information Form for Experiential Learning and submit to the drop box for this assignment Element Element Fully Address ed Element Partially Address ed Element Insufficient ly Address ed Pts Poss Pts Earned Part I: Interview Summary (note: This should be about ½ the paper length) and follows APA 7th ed. Format.  Asks 5 questions during interview that relate to course content/learning objectives and each question:  Appropriately and adequately summarizes interview responses (not a verbatim) 1 point/each summary of each question  Relates each interview question to content learned in the class by providing analysis and synthesis of question and response and includes: 5 pts  Minimum : one citation per question- you may cite the text &/or other source(s) 2.5 pts Part II: Reflection (note: This should be about ½ the paper length)  What aspects of leadership have you learned about from the interview? Provide detailed synthesis as it relates to course content and learning. 5 pts  Did each of the responses fit with what you have learned in the course?-explain 2.5 pts  Be sure to provide at lea st 5 citations throughout this section of your reflection – you may cite the text &/or other source(s) 2.5 pts Interview a nurse manager

What surprised you the most during the interview?explain 2 pts How has/will what you learned influence your own leadership development? 3 pts Spelling, Grammar, 7th ed. APA Format 5 5 2.5 5 2.5 2.5 2 3 Free of spelling, typographical, & grammatical errors. Be sure to cite interviewee: see Purdue Owl https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/717/07/ for how to cite interviews and personal communications 2.5 Total 30 Contact Information Form for Experiential Learning Please complete this form for all experiential learning activities where you meet with someone (interviews, home visits, community activities, shadowing experiences). Submit this form to the assignments dropbox along with your assignment. Your Name:_____________________________ Contact Name:__________________________ Date(s) of meeting(s):_____________________ Contact Phone Number: ___________________ Contact email:___________________________ Note: Under normal circumstances this information will remain confidential and will not be shared beyond the course professor and stu