NUR 670 – Selection of Nurse Leader Preceptor

NUR 670 – Selection of Nurse Leader Preceptor

NUR 670 – Selection of Nurse Leader Preceptor

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

Submit the preceptor documentation to the instructor.

You may submit up to 2 extra credit commentaries on any of the assigned (non-textbook) readings throughout the semester.  NUR 670 – Selection of Nurse Leader Preceptor. Each commentary is worth 2 points of extra credit added to your overall point total for the semester.  To earn these points, you must submit a 3-5 page double-spaced response to a selected assigned research article on Canvas.

Your commentary should have a clearly stated argument which you then support with logic and additional academic sources. NUR 670 – Selection of Nurse Leader Preceptor. As long as you critically engage with a reading in an organized, coherent manner that is generally free of grammatical and spelling errors, you will earn both possible points.  Some example prompts for a commentary include (but are not limited to):

• Explain why the article made an important contribution to the field.
  • Briefly summarize the state of research prior to the article and how the article built off of that foundation and propelled the field forward in a meaningful way. Use class readings or outside sources to support your argument.

NUR 670 – Selection of Nurse Leader Preceptor

• Argue that the article’s findings are suspect and should be interpreted with caution.
  • Point out some limitations of the author’s methods or logic using class readings or outside sources to support your claims.
• Propose a follow-up study for the research presented.
  • No study is perfect. Describe a follow-up study the authors could do to improve upon the one they presented in the article.  Use class readings or outside sources to support your suggestion.

NUR 670 – Selection of Nurse Leader Preceptor Assignment Requirements

Before finalizing your work, you should:

• Minimum requirement of at least 5 sources of support
• be sure to read the Assignment description carefully (as displayed above);
• consult the Grading Rubric (under the Course Resources) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and
• utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.

NUR 670 Leadership Journal: Power

NUR 670 Leadership Journal: Power
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 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 for NUR 670 Leadership Journal: Power, but solid academic writing is expected.

You are required to submit this NUR 670 Leadership Journal: Power assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Assignment Details – NUR 670 Leadership Journal: Power

For this Assignment, you are going to write a paper explaining how you developed your theory through the four stages (theorizing, syntax, theory testing, and evaluation). Your paper must be 3 to 5 pages, not including the title and reference pages.

To view the Grading Rubric for this Assignment, please visit the Grading Rubrics section of the Course Resources.

Assignment Requirements

Before finalizing your work, you should:

• Minimum requirement of at least 5 sources of support
• be sure to read the Assignment description carefully (as displayed above);
• consult the Grading Rubric (under the Course Resources) to make sure you have included everything necessary; and
• utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors.

NUR 670 – Selection of Nurse Leader Preceptor

NUR 670 GC Week 5 Assignment Leadership Journal: Authority

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 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 Leadership Journal: Power.

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 Midterm Practicum Evaluation of Student by Preceptor

Details:

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.

NUR 670 GC Week 8 Models of Leadership

Details:

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 – Selection of Nurse Leader Preceptor

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 Nurse Leader Interviews Paper

Details:

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 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 13 Leadership Journal: Example

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 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)

NUR 670 GC Week 15 Final Practicum Evaluation of Student by Preceptor-Benchmark

Details:

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 Final Clinical Evaluation. http://www.typhongroup.net/gcu
2. The preceptor will complete the “Final Clinical 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.

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 benchmark assignment will result in failure of the course.

NUR 670 – Selection of Nurse Leader Preceptor

NUR 670 GC Week 15 Evaluation of Preceptor by Student

Details:

Use “Nurse Leadership Practicum Evaluation of Preceptor by Student” to evaluate your preceptor and the agency in which your practicum was conducted.

NUR-670-RS-EvaluationofPreceptorbyStudent.docx

NUR 670 GC Week 15 Leadership Journal: Humility

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 humility, including the following:

1. Provide observations and thoughts on the activities in Weeks 13-14.
2. Describe an interaction or decision point this semester in which your nurse leader demonstrated humility or a missed opportunity to promote the success of others.
3. Summarize your practicum experience with your nurse leader. What insight into your own leadership style were you able to see? What do you believe was the most important thing you learned in this experience?
4. Utilizing servant leadership principles, outline a plan to improve your own success as a leader. Identify specific steps you plan to take to create this improvement.
5. Reflect on at least two things you learned from the “Issue of Humility” 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.