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Leadership and Nursing Roles

American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.) [3rd printing: October 2009]. Washington, DC: Author.

Marquis, B., & Huston C.J. (2012). Leadership roles and management functions in nursing (7th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.

Sherman, R., & Pross, E. (2010). Growing future nurse leaders to build and sustain healthy work environments at the unit level. The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing 15(1), Manuscript 1. Retrieved from http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/-ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/-TableofContents/Vol152010/-No1Jan2010/Growing-Nurse-Leaders.html

Curtis, E. A., Sheerin, F. K., & Vries, J. (2011). Developing leadership in nursing: the impact of education and training. British Journal of Nursing (BJN), 20(6), 344-352.

Curtis, E. A., Vries, J., & Sheerin, F. K. (2011). Developing leadership in nursing: exploring core factors. British Journal of Nursing (BJN), 20(5), 306-309.

Downey, M., Parslow, S., & Smart, M. (2011). The hidden treasure in nursing leadership: informal leaders. Journal of Nursing Management, 19(4), 517-521.

Williams, I., McDowell, J., & Kautz, D. (2011). A caring leadership model for nursing's future. International Journal for Human Caring, 15(1), 31-35.

This week your learning Journal will be focused on nursing leadership and the different types of nursing leadership roles in health care and your practicum site. You also are asked to develop your own plan for leadership.

Please read at least one of the listed articles under this week’s readings. After you have read the article, address the following questions and topics:

· How do the ideas/suggestions of this article relate to your practicum?

· Discuss the current leadership structure at your practicum. I.e., how many layers of administration, satisfaction of employees, where does your preceptor fall in the leadership structure?

Who stands out as a leader at your practicum? What role is that person in at the practicum?

· Provide a constructive critique of your preceptor’s ability to function as a leader.

· What have you learned about leadership at your practicum?

· What types of leadership roles have you witnessed at your practicum?

Lastly, synthesize the information from the readings, your practicum, and prior nursing experience to discuss what your future plans are as a nursing leader. How do you plan to use your leadership skills in your nursing roles?

Feel free to expand on these questions if necessary.

Your finished Journal entry should be, at minimum, 8 well-developed paragraphs with more than 3 sentences per paragraph.