discuss the top three traits you feel makes a good nurse leader

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Question description

Choose one or more leadership topic(s) from your textbook or from a scholarly source from a previous discussion or assignment from this course and write about its application to nursing practice. Provide definitions, history/background, and major concepts of chosen topic. Describe the topic’s function in nursing practice by examining at least three different nursing roles (for example, bedside nurse, public health nurse, CNO, unit manager, etc.). Discuss how the leadership topic can be used in your own practice. Discuss your personal growth in regard to your chosen leadership topic. Evaluate personal strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to your career advancement.

Then, discuss the top three traits you feel makes a good nurse leader. Support your statements with examples from your practice experience and scholarly sources.

Assignment Expectations:

Length: 1750 to 2000 words in length

Structure: Include a title page and reference page in APA format. These do not count towards the minimum word count for this assignment. Your essay must include an introduction and a conclusion.

Consider the political issues described in your textbook. Examine the related ethical issues and how nursing could impact legislation

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Question description

There are many political issues of interest to nursing ranging from societal issues, to moral/values issues, to regulatory issues. The beliefs and experiences of nurses lead to diverse opinions related to many of these political issues.

In this assignment, you will examine a selected political issue and the role of nurses in politics.

Tasks:

Consider the political issues described in your textbook. Examine the related ethical issues and how nursing could impact legislation.

In a 3- to 4-page essay, post your response to the following case:

Select an example from your reading this module, of a political issue that is also a health issue.

  • Discuss the political and health concerns surrounding the selected issue.
  • Identify the ethical issues that policy makers should be aware of when developing legislation about the selected issue.
  • Discuss the impact the nursing profession could have on this issue if nurses became familiar with the issue and reached out to policy makers.

Support your findings with examples and scholarly references. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

interview a nursing manager or nursing director of a unit or department to discuss the local budget to include staffing, supplies, and other costs

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Question description

Below is the description of the essay and the requirements. Note it says that it is suppose to include an interview aspect, but just remember that this can be made up.

Utilizing information from your readings and practice, interview a nursing manager or nursing director of a unit or department to discuss the local budget to include staffing, supplies, and other costs.

  • Provide an overall description of the budget development and monitoring process.
  • Describe the strategies used when there is a variance in the budget.
  • Provide your thoughts on where the staff or organization has opportunities to make the budget sustainable and stable.
  • Make recommendations for how you believe budget issues should be communicated to staff on a regular basis.
  • State why you believe this budget communication should occur.
  • Do not provide proprietary budget information with the paper – no budget documents are required.
  • Minimum of 3 journals should be used for citation and provided on the reference list.

The paper should be 5 to 6 pages in length, excluding references.

Research the different medical professions (nursing, MD, DO, DDS, OD, etc.) and investigate a method that is being used to integrate them, such as electronic healthcare records, or a specific reason why they need to be integrated

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Question description

Select one of these topics for your Research Essay:

  1. Research the different medical professions (nursing, MD, DO, DDS, OD, etc.) and investigate a method that is being used to integrate them, such as electronic healthcare records, or a specific reason why they need to be integrated. Do not try to tell the reader if the integration effort is good or bad; just present research about this new direction of healthcare.
  2. Research a drug that is either in common use or is new to healthcare. Do not try to tell the reader if the drug is good or bad; just present what’s known about the drug, including its history, uses and precautions, and what information is out there about it.
  3. Your own research topic. You must discuss this with the professor and have the topic approved before moving forward.

Prewriting and Annotated Bibliography Details

Prewriting and planning are essential to writing an effective essay, so for this week’s assignment, you will complete the prewriting and planning steps of the process for developing the Research Essay. Additionally, you will also included an annotated bibliography, which includes a full APA Style reference followed by a brief summary of the source, and a description of how that source may be used in your essay. To complete the prewriting assignment, you will submit one document (or perhaps multiple documents) that include ALL of the following:

  1. A prewriting/”discovering” exercise to generate lots of ideas, like freewriting, brainstorming, or concept mapping. (3 points)
  2. A working thesis statement (directly addresses the prompt; most effective as the last sentence of the introduction. (2 points)
  3. An outline of your essay. (3 points)
  4. An annotated bibliography with 6 sources. Make sure to review this document for information about how the annotated bibliography should be constructed. (10 points)

this essay will ask you to gather extensive research and present it with a neutral attitude. Very carefully read the “Writing and Planning a Research Paper” and “Documenting a Research Paper” chapters of your textbook, and use the information there to develop your essay.

Whichever topic you choose, your essay must include the following:

  • At least one direct quotation from each source named on your references page
  • At least one paraphrase from each source named on your references page
  • A total of at least 4 unique sources, cited and referenced properly
  • A clear thesis statement in the introductory paragraph
  • Excellent organization of your ideas
  • A references page with the full reference details
  • A word count of 1000 words, at minimum