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Effective leadership is essential in addressing challenges in the workplace. Reflect on the characteristics you believe an effective leader possesses.
· Identify characteristics that you believe a leader should possess?
· Do you think leadership is innate, or is it a skill you have consciously developed? If it is developed, share how you have cultivated these skills.
· Define your predominant leadership style (authoritarian, democratic, or laissez-faire) and consider the style of leadership you work best under.
Now, imagine you are a nurse manager of a unit that has experienced high turnover among newly graduated and newly hired nurses over the past two years. Preceptors have remained committed, but new nurses often leave despite a general six-week orientation for new graduates and a two-week program for experienced hires. Your Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) has asked you to address this issue.
· Describe specific staff development strategies you would employ as a Nurse Leader to identify and meet the educational needs of these newly hired nurses.
· Incorporate Knowles’ Adult Learning Theory into your response and propose the best educational methods for effectively orienting and retaining newly hired nursing staff.
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RNSG 2121 Discussion Board Grading Rubric
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Initial Post Content
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Initial posting is rich in content full of thought, insight, and analysis.
Posting thoroughly answers the discussion prompts and demonstrates understanding of
material with well-developed ideas. Posting integrates assigned
content and makes strong connections to practice.
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Initial posting has substantial information. Thought, insight, and analysis have taken place.
Posting addresses most of the prompt(s) and demonstrates mild understanding of material with well-developed ideas. Posting references assigned content and may not make connections to practice.
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Initial posting is generally competent. Information is thin and commonplace.
Posting fails to address all components of the prompt. Makes short or irrelevant remarks. Posting lacks connection to practice.
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Initial posting is not relevant or no subject matter knowledge is evident.
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Initial Post Submission
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8
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Fully answers the prompt by
Thursday (11:59 p.m. CST) of the week assigned. Initial posting contains at least 2 references.
*Initial post must be a minimum of 500 words.
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Fully answers the prompt by Thursday (11:59 p.m. CST) of the week assigned. Initial posting contains less than 2 references.
*Initial post must be a minimum of 500 words.
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Fully answers the prompt by
Thursday (11:59 p.m. CST) of the week assigned. No references included.
*Initial post must be a minimum of 500 words.
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No initial posting by Thursday (11:59 pm CST) or posting is less than the minimum of 500 words.
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Peer Responses
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Provides a minimum of two substantive peer replies with reference by the end of the
week (Sunday 11:59 pm). A minimum of one (1) reference is required per peer reply.
*Each peer reply must be a minimum of 250 words.
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Provides replies to two peers with simple comments and/or reference(s) not provided. A minimum of one (1) reference is required for each peer reply.
*Each peer reply must be a minimum of 250 words.
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Provides only one peer reply by the end of the week (Sunday 11:59 pm). Appropriate references are not included on both peer
responses.
*Each peer reply must be a minimum of 250 words.
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No replies to peer postings or postings are less than the minimum of 250 words.
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APA Format
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Correct APA format of in-text citations (within the body of the posting) and references (in the list). Both are required to earn any points.
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1- 2 APA errors.
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3-4 APA errors.
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No use of APA format or 5+ errors.
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References
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All references are relevant, scholarly, and within last 5 years.
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Some references are not relevant, scholarly, or more than 5 years old.
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No use of references.
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Spelling & Grammar
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Spelling, grammar,
punctuation, mechanics and
word usage are correct and consistent with American English.
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Spelling, grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and word usage are adequate and consistent with American English. errors do not interfere with meaning or understanding.
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Spelling, grammar,
punctuation, mechanics, and word usage are distracting and could interfere with meaning or understanding.
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Spelling, grammar,
punctuation, mechanics and/or
word usage interfere with understanding and do not reflect scholarly writing.
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