Leadership Theories and Personal

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Course Media: Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2010).Leadership competencies in nursing and healthcare.Baltimore: Author.

• “Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare,” featuring Dr. Kenneth J. Rempher, Dr. Diane Mancino, Dr. Don Arthur, Dr. David Nash, Dr. Cecilia K. Wooden, and Dr. Leslie Mancuso

Required Readings

Course Text: Sullivan, E. J., & Decker, P. J. (2013).Effective leadership and management in nursing(8th ed.). Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall.

• Chapter 4, “Leading, Managing, Following”

Course Text: American Nursing Association. (2010).Nursing: Scope & standards of practice.Silver Springs, MD: Nursesbooks.org. Retrieved fromhttp://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/limited/ANA.htm

Course Text: Fowler, M. (2008).Guide to the Code of Ethics for Nurses: Interpretation and application.Silver Springs, MD: Nursesbooks.org. Retrieved from
http://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/limited/ANA.htm

Articles:

• Jackson, J. R., Clements P. T., Averill J. B., & Zimbro K. (2009). Patterns of knowing: Proposing a theory for nursing leadership.Nursing Economic$,27(3), 149-159.
• Kerfoot, K. M. (2009). Denial and immunity to change: It starts with the leader.Nursing Economic$,27(6), 422-423.

Optional Resources are listed in the Week 1 Learning Resources.

Reflect on the information presented this week and on your own work environment. Then, respond to the following:

• Which theory of leadership do you think is most effective in today’s health care environment? Why?
• How does ANA’s Nursing: Scope & Standards of Practice influence nursing leadership?

Support your response with references from the professional nursing literature.

Post your response byDay 3of this week. Respond byDay 7to at least two of your colleagues’ postings. See the Week 1 Discussion area for details.

Throughout this degree program, you have been exposed to many great leaders in nursing and health care. Reflect on the leadership demonstrated by individuals such as Dr. Maggi McClure, Dr. Diane Mancino, Dr. Karen Drenkard, Ms. Joan Marren, Dr. Leslie Mancuso, Maria Manna, and Dr. Kenneth Rempher. Great leaders share common characteristics. As you have heard in this week’s media presentation, leadership skills can be learned and developed. The first step in developing leadership skills is increasing your self-awareness of your leadership qualities and abilities. In order to be an effective leader, you must find a style, or styles, that meet both your needs and those of the institution. Complete at least one of the following assessment inventories.

• Gallup Strength Finders
• Myers-Briggs
• DiSC

Review your assessment results, and determine your leadership style, strengths, and growing edges. Consider how your leadership strengths are demonstrated in your nursing practice. Then, review the list of leaders presented below.

• Winston Churchill
• Margaret Thatcher
• Eleanor Roosevelt
• John F. Kennedy
• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Mahatma Ghandi
• Rudy Guiliani
• Abraham Lincoln
• César Chavéz
• Mao Tse Tung
• Lillian Wald
• Mother Teresa

Select one person from the list. Research that individual, and write a 2–3 page summary of the selected leader’s leadership style and specific leadership characteristics demonstrated. Include in your summary any strengths or characteristics you have in common with the leader you selected. Also include how your identified strengths demonstrate mastery of ANA’sNursing:Scope & Standards of Practice, Standard of Professional Performance: Standard 12: Leadership as evidenced in your nursing practice.

Due byDay 7. See the Week 1 Application area for complete instructions.