In this assignment, you will be writing a paper describing the differing approaches of nursing leaders and managers to issues in practice. To complete this assignment, do the following:
Select an issue from the following list: bullying, unit closers and restructuring, floating, nurse turnover, nurse staffing ratios, use of contract employees (i.e., registry and travel nurses), or magnet designation.
Describe the selected issue. Discuss how it impacts quality of care and patient safety in the setting in which it occurs.
Discuss how professional standards of practice should be demonstrated in this situation to help rectify the issue or maintain professional conduct.
Explain the differing roles of nursing leaders and nursing managers in this instance and discuss the different approaches they take to address the selected issue and promote patient safety and quality care. Support your rationale by using the theories, principles, skills, and roles of the leader versus manager described in your readings.
Discuss what additional aspects mangers and leaders would need to initiate in order to ensure professionalism throughout diverse health care settings while addressing the selected issue.
Describe a leadership style that would best address the chosen issue. Explain why this style could be successful in this setting.
Resources: Review “Code of Ethics for Nurse With Interpretive Statements,” by the American Nurses Association (ANA) (2015), located on the ANA website.
URL:
https://www.nursingworld.org/coe-view-only
Read “A Servant Leader and Their Stakeholders: When Does Organizational Structure Enhance Leader’s Influence?” by Neubert, Hunter, and Tolentino, from The Leadership Quarterly(2016).
URL:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1048984316300297
Read “Growing Nurse Leaders: Their Perspectives on Nursing Leadership and Today’s Practice Environment,” by Dyess, Sherman, Pratt, and Chiang-Hanisko, from Online Journal of Issues in Nursing(2016).
URL:
http://ojin.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Vol-21-2016/No1-Jan-2016/Articles-Previous-Topics/Growing-Nurse-Leaders.html
Course Code
NRS-451VN
Class Code
NRS-451VN-O500
Criteria
Content
Percentage
80.0%
Selected Issue, Setting, and Impact on Patient
Safety
15.0%
Professional Standards of Practice to Rectify
Issue or Maintain Professional Conduct (D3.4)
15.0%
Differing Roles and Approaches of Nursing
Leaders and Nursing Managers (C1.3)
15.0%
Ensuring Professionalism Through Diverse Health
Care Settings (C1.1)
20.0%
Leadership Style to Address Issue
15.0%
Organization, Effectiveness, and Format
20.0%
Thesis Development and Purpose
5.0%
Argument Logic and Construction
5.0%
Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling,
punctuation, grammar, language use)
5.0%
Paper Format (use of appropriate style for the
major and assignment)
2.0%
Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes,
references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to
assignment and style)
3.0%
Total Weightage
100%
Assignment Title
Benchmark – Effective Approaches in Leadership and Management
Unsatisfactory (0.00%)
The issue described does not meet the assignment criteria.
The description of the issue and its impact to quality of care
and patient safety is omitted.
How professional standards of practice should be
demonstrated in this situation to help rectify the issue or
maintain professional conduct is not discussed.
Explanation of the differing roles and approaches for nursing
leaders and nursing managers is omitted.
Discussion on what additional aspects mangers and leaders
would need to initiate to ensure professionalism throughout
diverse health care settings while addressing the selected
issue is omitted. The discussion fails to meet the assignment
criteria.
A leadership style to address the chosen issue is omitted. The
proposed item is not a leadership style.
Paper lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing
claim.
Statement of purpose is not justified by the conclusion. The
conclusion does not support the claim made. Argument is
incoherent and uses noncredible sources.
Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede
communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice or
sentence construction is used.
Template is not used appropriately, or documentation format
is rarely followed correctly.
Sources are not documented.
Total Points
150.0
Less Than Satisfactory (75.00%)
A partial summary of the issue is presented. How it impacts
quality of care and patient safety is unclear. There are
omissions of key information.
A summary of how professional standards of practice should
be demonstrated in this situation to help rectify the issue or
maintain professional conduct is presented. The summary is
incomplete. More information is needed. There are
significant inaccuracies.
A partial explanation of the differing roles and approaches for
nursing leaders and nursing managers is presented. It is
unclear how the roles and approaches relate to the selected
issue, or how they would promote patient safety and quality
care. Rationale using theories, principles, skills, and nursing
manger or nursing leader roles is not used.
A partial summary on what additional aspects mangers and
leaders would need to initiate to ensure professionalism
throughout diverse health care settings while addressing the
selected issue is presented. The summary contains significant
omissions. There are inaccuracies.
A leadership style to address the chosen issue is partially
summarized. The characteristics of the leadership style are
vaguely presented. It is unclear why this style could be
successful in this setting.
Thesis is insufficiently developed or vague. Purpose is not
clear.
Sufficient justification of claims is lacking. Argument lacks
consistent unity. There are obvious flaws in the logic. Some
sources have questionable credibility.
Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the
reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register) or word
choice are present. Sentence structure is correct but not
varied.
Appropriate template is used, but some elements are missing
or mistaken. A lack of control with formatting is apparent.
Documentation of sources is inconsistent or incorrect, as
appropriate to assignment and style, with numerous
formatting errors.
Satisfactory (79.00%)
A general description of the issue is presented. A summary of
how it impacts quality of care and patient safety is presented;
more information is needed. There are some inaccuracies.
A general discussion of how professional standards of
practice should be demonstrated in this situation to help
rectify the issue or maintain professional conduct is
presented. There are some gaps in the discussion; some
information is needed. There are minor inaccuracies.
Rationale is needed for support.
A general explanation of the differing roles and approaches
for nursing leaders and nursing managers is presented. A
general summary of how the roles and approaches relate to
the selected issue, and how they would promote patient
safety and quality care, is provided. Some rationale using
theories, principles, skills, and nursing manger or nursing
A general discussion on what additional aspects mangers and
leaders would need to initiate to ensure professionalism
throughout diverse health care settings while addressing the
selected issue is presented. It is unclear how some of the
aspects continue to address the selected issue, or the aspects
do not appear to relate to a diverse health care setting.
The characteristics of the identified leadership style are
described. A general explanation of why this style could be
successful in this setting is presented. There are some gaps in
the explanation. More information or rationale is needed.
Thesis is apparent and appropriate to purpose.
Argument is orderly but may have a few inconsistencies. The
argument presents minimal justification of claims. Argument
logically, but not thoroughly, supports the purpose. Sources
used are credible. Introduction and conclusion bracket the
thesis.
Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but they are
not overly distracting to the reader. Correct and varied
sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are
employed.
Appropriate template is used. Formatting is correct, although
some minor errors may be present.
Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and
style, although some formatting errors may be present.
Good (89.00%)
A description of the issue is presented. How the issue impacts
quality of care and patient safety is presented. Some detail is
needed for clarity or accuracy.
A discussion of how professional standards of practice should
be demonstrated in this situation to help rectify the issue or
maintain professional conduct is presented. Minor detail is
needed for clarity or accuracy. Rationale provides adequate
support.
An explanation of the differing roles and approaches for
nursing leaders and nursing managers is presented. An
explanation of how the roles and approaches relate to the
selected issue, and how they would promote patient safety
and quality care, is provided. Rationale using theories,
principles, skills, and nursing manger or nursing leader roles is
A discussion on what additional aspects mangers and leaders
would need to initiate to ensure professionalism throughout
diverse health care settings while addressing the selected
issue is presented. Overall, the aspects presented address the
selected issue and relate to a diverse health care setting. The
items proposed in the discussion generally support
The characteristics of the identified leadership style are
described. An explanation of why this style could be
successful in this setting is presented. Some rationale is
needed for support.
Thesis is clear and forecasts the development of the paper.
Thesis is descriptive and reflective of the arguments and
appropriate to the purpose.
Argument shows logical progression. Techniques of
argumentation are evident. There is a smooth progression of
claims from introduction to conclusion. Most sources are
authoritative.
Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may
be present. The writer uses a variety of effective sentence
structures and figures of speech.
Appropriate template is fully used. There are virtually no
errors in formatting style.
Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and
style, and format is mostly correct.
Excellent (100.00%)
A clear description of the issue is presented. How the issue
impacts quality of care and patient safety is detailed and
accurate.
A through discussion of how professional standards of
practice should be demonstrated in this situation to help
rectify the issue or maintain professional conduct is
presented. An understanding of the importance of
professional standards of practice in resolving issues and
maintaining professional conduct is demonstrated. Strong
A detailed explanation of the differing roles and approaches
for nursing leaders and nursing managers is presented. A welldeveloped explanation of how the roles and approaches
relate to the selected issue, and how they would promote
patient safety and quality care, is provided. Rationale using
theories, principles, skills, and nursing manger or nursing
A detailed discussion on what additional aspects mangers and
leaders would need to initiate to ensure professionalism
throughout diverse health care settings while addressing the
selected issue is presented. The aspects presented clearly
continue to address the selected issue and relate to a diverse
health care setting. The items proposed in the discussion
The characteristics of the identified leadership style are
clearly described. A detailed explanation of why this style
could be successful in this setting is presented. Strong
rationale is provided for support.
Thesis is comprehensive and contains the essence of the
paper. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper
clear.
Comments
Clear and convincing argument presents a persuasive claim in
a distinctive and compelling manner. All sources are
authoritative.
Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic
English.
All format elements are correct.
Sources are completely and correctly documented, as
appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of
error.
Points Earned
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