NUR670 DQs & Assignments

NUR 670 GC Complete Course Latest

NUR 670 GC Week 1 Discussion Latest

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 GC Week 1 Nurse Leadership Practicum Clinical Log

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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.

Students must log into Typhon and update their clinical hours each week.

 

NUR 670 GC Week 1 Selection of Nurse Leader Preceptor

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

Submit the preceptor documentation to the instructor.

 

 

NUR 670 GC Week 2 Discussion Latest

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?

 

NUR670 DQs & Assignments GC Week 3 Discussion Latest

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 GC Week 3 Leadership Journal: Power

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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:

1. Provide observations and thoughts on the activities in Weeks 1-2.
2. Identify your given “power” at your workplace or in your professional life. What is your greatest contribution in the lives of others?
3. 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?
4. Reflect on at least two things you learned from the “Issue of Power” video.

APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

 

 

NUR 670 GC Week 4 Discussion Latest

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?

 

 

Week 5 Discussion Latest

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 GC Week 5 Assignment Leadership Journal: Authority

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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 authority, including the following:

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

APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

 

 

NUR 670 GC Week 6 Discussion Latest

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.

 

 

 

NUR670 DQs & Assignments GC Week 7 Discussion Latest

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 GC Week 7 Leadership Journal: Purpose

Details:

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 purpose, including the following:

1. Provide observations and thoughts on the activities in Weeks 5-6.
2. 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?
3. Reflect on at least two things you learned from the “Issue of Rule” video

APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

 

 

 

NUR 670 GC Week 8 Discussion Latest

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 GC Week 8 Midterm Practicum Evaluation of Student by Preceptor

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Complete the midterm preceptor evaluation as follows:

1. 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
2. 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.
3. Review the evaluation with your preceptor.
4. Both the student and preceptor will sign electronically, and the preceptor will email one copy to the instructor and one to the student.
5. This form must be submitted directly from the preceptor to the instructor. The student, preceptor, and instructor sign the form electronically.
6. The student must submit a signed copy to the instructor.
7. Unsigned submissions or those not submitted appropriately do not meet completion criteria.

This is a pass/fail assignment. Students will receive 1 point for the successful completion of the assignment. Failure to successfully complete this assignment will result in failure of the course.

 

NUR670 DQs &Assignments GC Week 8 Models of Leadership

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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:

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

Submit the graphic organizer and paper to your instructor.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

 

 

NUR 670 GC Week 9 Discussion Latest

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 GC Week 9 Leadership Journal: Provision

Details:

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 provision, including the following:

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

APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

 

 

 

NUR 670 GC Week 10 Discussion Latest

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?

 

 

 

NUR670 DQs & Assignments GC Week 10 Nurse Leader Interviews Paper

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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:

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

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

 

 

NUR 670 GC Week 11 Discussion Latest

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 GC Week 11 Leadership Journal: Serving

Details:

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 serving, including the following:

1. Provide observations and thoughts on the activities in Weeks 9-10.
2. 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.
3. Reflect on at least two things you learned from the “Issue of Servant” video.

APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

 

 

 

NUR 670 GC Week 12 Discussion Latest

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?

 

 

 

 

NUR670 DQs & Assignments GC Week 13 Discussion Latest

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.

 

 

 

NUR670 DQs & Assignments GC Week 13 Leadership Journal: Example

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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 example, including the following:

1. Provide observations and thoughts on the activities in Weeks 11-12.
2. 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?
3. Reflect on at least two things you learned from the “Issue of Example” video.

APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Week 14 Servant Leadership From a Christian Perspective: The Issue of Humility (Continued).

 

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What characteristics of nurses make them leaders?

Introduction

When you think of a leader, what comes to mind? Some might say it’s someone like Steve Jobs, whose vision and determination led Apple to become the global tech giant it is today. Other leaders may be more down-to-earth: they’re the person who keeps your community running smoothly, without fail. But whatever kind of leader you are, at some point in your life you’ve probably had an influence on someone else’s life–whether or not they realize it! What if we told you that one of the most important qualities for becoming a great leader isn’t necessarily intelligence or talent; instead it’s something as simple as being a good nurse? That might sound crazy at first blush but hear us out…

Patience

Patience is a quality that is important for all people. It’s especially critical for nursing professionals, who must spend time with patients who may be sick or in pain.

To be patient means to endure something without becoming angry or upset about it. You can also be patient if you wait your turn while others talk and try not to get annoyed when they take longer than you think they should take. In any profession where there are deadlines and strict rules of conduct, patience helps make things run smoothly by ensuring everyone follows through on their responsibilities at the right time (even if it means doing things like waiting until an activity has finished).

Dedication

Nurses are dedicated to the patient, the profession and their organization. They also want to make a difference in the community and family.

Compassion

Compassion is the ability to feel with others. It means looking at a situation from their perspective and trying to see how you could feel what they are feeling, or how they might be feeling if your own situation were reversed.

It’s also important for leaders because compassion allows them to put themselves in someone else’s shoes while taking into account their own feelings and needs as well. This helps them understand where others are coming from when they make decisions about how best handle situations such as those involving nursing care (e.g., assigning patients).

Toughness

Nurses are tough, and this quality can be seen in their ability to deal with difficult situations. While some may think that nurses’ jobs are easy, the truth is that they encounter many instances of stress and difficulty on a daily basis. When you’re dealing with someone who’s sick or has died, you need to have the emotional strength needed to handle such situations as well as your other responsibilities (like patient care).

While it may seem like being tough means only being able to handle physical pain or stressors like these; being tough also means having the emotional strength needed for these types of situations too!

Hard work

Nurses are constantly busy. They’re always on call, and they never have time to do their own dishes or cook a meal. Nurses are also constantly multitasking: they’re working in the hospital and emergency room at the same time, so there’s no way to escape work even when you want to go home for dinner with your family. Even if you’re trying not to think about work during your break times at work (which is next-to-impossible), nurses will still be there making sure everything runs smoothly until everyone else goes home—and then they’ll come back again in two hours’ time!

Self-sacrifice

Self-sacrifice is a characteristic of nurses that makes them leaders. This is not a common trait in the general population, but it’s one that sets apart those who are willing to go above and beyond for others. Nurses know how valuable their time is, so they make sure every patient gets what they need—even if it means sacrificing personal time or experiences for the benefit of others.

Nurses are also leaders because they have an innate sense of compassion for all people around them, regardless of race, religion or socioeconomic status

Nurses have many qualities that make them leaders. You can learn how to be a great leader by becoming a nurse.

As a nurse, you have many qualities that make you a great leader. The qualities of nurses are patience, dedication, compassion and self-sacrifice. These are all traits that can be learned by anyone who wants to become a leader.

The best thing about being a nurse is that it teaches you how to be patient with people who need help or care from your job as well as yourself! Being patient will help you not only in your personal life but also when dealing with others on the job! It also helps when dealing with difficult situations because having patience means taking time out for reflection rather than just rushing into things without thinking them through first (which could result in bad decisions).

Conclusion

So, if you are considering a career in nursing and want to become a leader, then you should become a nurse!