Assignment: Personal Leadership Philosophies
Upcoming paper (week 6)
READ the rubric- the third part of this paper must be the bulk of your paper (worth 55% of grade)
In the first section (worth only 15 points max) be sure to include all three- they are not one and the same
· Philosophy statement- contains your beliefs, values, and the principles that guide you as you live your life as a nurse- it answer the question about who are you as a nurse.
· I believe that nursing is whatever nurses are doing, wherever they are doing it. Nursing is both an art and science and how we apply our nursing skills is as important as the skills themselves.
· Mission statement – defines who you are now as a nurse, what you stand for and your objectives as a nurse-
· My nursing goal is to endeavor to improve the life of everyone I care for, teach, and work by with freely offering my time, my skill and my knowledge without reservation or bias.
· Vision statement- describes your future goals, who you want to be and where you want to be in the future
· My future nursing goals are to contribute to the profession through teaching and service in professional organizations, and to inspire a passion for learning and caring in the next generation of nurses.
The second section (15 points max) of the paper asks you to submit a summary of your CliftonStrengths Assessment - summarizing the results of your profile; and to describe two key behaviors you wish to strengthen.
· Make sure you cite and references this tool in your paper
· Provide a comprehensive and substantive summary- DO NOT cut and paste the tool into your paper
· Pick the two behaviors you want to change wisely (make sure you can find research on how to change them)
· Describe the behaviors, do not just LIST them
The last major section of the paper is the PLAN- (worth 55% of your grade)
· Bulk of content belongs here
· All suggestions for the planned change MUST be supported by the evidence in the literature (no blogs, newspaper, or magazines)- Use the library and Professional journal articles, preferably research studies.
· Plan must be consistent with your personal vision (your future)
Steps to Behavior Change: my example
I think the most easily recognized change might be one to improve my overall health (goal).
Objectives:
1. I will begin walking 10,000 steps per day for the next 4 weeks (I know there is research on this I can cite)
a. Explain how you will do this and cite sources
i. Walk instead of ride in a golf cart on Monday and Thursday for my gold league
ii. Take dog for a walk each evening- twice around the block
2. I will eat at least 2 servings of fresh vegetables each day for 4 weeks(I know there is research on this I can cite)
a. Explain how you will do this and cite sources
i. I will create a meal plan ahead of time that includes fresh vegetables
ii. I will make sure I have fresh vegetable in the refrigerator
3. I will get 8 hours of sleep each night for 4 weeks (I know there is research on this also)
a. Explain how you will do this and cite sources
i. I will go to bed by 10 pm, shutting off lights and listening to my favorite relaxing music
ii. I will stop watching TV or using electronic devises by 9 pm to promote better sleep
Evaluation is the most important part of the plan- I will plan to reevaluate in 4 weeks (that was in my objective) by checking my Fitbit recorder to see how many days I hit my 10,000 step goal, I will check my food diary to see how many servings of vegetables I had each day, and I will check my Fitbit again to see how many hours of sleep I got each night. The will you do going forward?
YOUR Steps in Behavior Change Plan
· See that there is a problem.- You did this in the previous section of your paper with the Assessment
· Identify which behaviors are the problem.- this was also identified in the previous section of the paper
· NOW comes the PLAN-
· Set goals for behaviors you want to stop and start.
· Goals (one for each behavior)- what do you want to do (in general)
· Create a plan for how to reach the goals.
· To reach these goals you will need objectives- steps to get you there- objectives and goals are not the same. You will have at least 2-3 objectives for each goal
· Objectives use active verbs, are measureable, and have a timeframe
· Objectives tell your what you will do each day to achieve your goal
· Create a way and timeframe for evaluating your success or lack of success based upon the outcome you identified in your objective
Finally every paper must have an introduction and a conclusion, and your introduction must include a comprehensive purpose statement
NOW LETS TALK ABOUT OTHER WRITING ISSUES
Common error by Novice writer- Examples of trivia or material taken out of context- do not cite trivia
What not to do
Jones (2018) wrote a paper about leadership values.
Nurses provide holistic care and are ethical (Jackson, 2020).
See below for an example for what to cite and how- do not cite trivia
Strengths and Limitations of Correlation Designs
Strengths
Perhaps the biggest advantage of a correlation design is the ability to assess relationships between many variables in a single study (Adams, 2019). Correlation designs are excellent to use when little is known about a problem or phenomenon. It provides information that would be useful for designing more rigorous studies (Polit & Beck, 2017)
Limitations
REFERENCES- Dos and Don’ts
The most common mistakes in references is incorrect capitalization, italics or doi
Capitalization of titles (articles and BOOKS)
· Only Capitalize proper names, The first word in a title and the first word following a colon or dash)
Italics- Used for volume and name of a journal and for title of a book
· Journal of Advanced Nursing, 13(4), 122-125.
DOI numbers
· Found on the first page of text for professional journals
· DOES NOT include the words “Walden Library”- that is a cut and paste error
Correct:
Siedlecki, S. L. (2020). Understanding descriptive research designs and methods. Journal of Clinical Nurse Specialist, 34(1), 8-12. https://doi:10.1097/NUR.0000000000000493