Leadership Journal
Name:
Weeks Covering:
Preceptor/Mentor:
Clinical/Practicum Site:
Hours Worked (past 2 weeks): ___
Total Hours: ____/150 total of all hours worked up to this point
Practicum Activities Reflection:
In the past two weeks, my preceptor has been significant in learning important things connected to my nursing practice. I have been taking my practicum practice in an assisted living facility that is fairly large with many nurses. One of the main activities discussed with my preceptor was the best way of working with other nurses to meet the needs of patients in the facility (De Brún et al., 2019). The discussion we had was full of the lesson on nurse leadership and the various personalities I would deal with in my practicum practice. The expectations made within the last two weeks impacted how I used to view leadership, especially in the healthcare setting.
My practicum practice has been essential in defining my obligations as a nurse in an assisted living community and my colleagues. In my perception, I was certain that nurse leadership gives a nurse the power to manage others. I thought that a competent nurse leader is all about stepping up to the plate and proving that you possess strength, courage, and dedication to your subordinates. I realized it was all about humility and service. However, I define effective nursing leadership as directing a team or an organization towards a shared goal while serving as a role model (Perez, 2021). In healthcare, effective leadership entails motivating, inspiring, and coordinating health providers and other support staff toward improving patients’ experience and clinical outcomes. The effect
of a leader in healthcare would depend on their ability to rally workers to meet the desired quality in healthcare.
In the healthcare setting, the management of the healthcare worker has the most significant impact on
obtaining the desired healthcare outcomes. Therefore, an organization’s choice of a leader would define its ability to meet its clinical needs (De Brún et al., 2019). Being a leader in an organization involves adopting suitable strategies and skills to help you win the loyalty and trust of your colleagues and senior management. Besides, health care leadership is pivoted on the capacity to recognize priorities, offer tactical direction to numerous players within the health organization, and fashion commitment across the health segment to attend the primacies to enhance health services.
Application of Leadership:
Honesty is one of the features defining a good leader. The trust developed between leaders and workers aids in developing a positive working environment that drives excellence. A leader’s success depends on delegation, which requires on
e to know how to manage his team effectively (Moldoveanu & Narayandas, 2019). However, this ability comes from a leader’s trust in the employees. Practicing discipline and developing a situational consciousness are effective measures that allow a leader to develop trust among the subjects. Ways to demonstrate discipline and trust in a working environment include a meeting time limit, keeping appointments, and terminating meetings on time, all of which depend on the trust that a leader has in their employees.
A good leader teaches legitimate power and authority among the subjects. A leader does not need to force power on the subjects but drives employees to automatically feel the need to give the leader the respect they deserve as a leader. These principles have a critical function in a healthcare organization, and it requires a good leader who can balance their emotions and those of the subjects. A good leader earns authority and power within the healthcare setting. This is opposed to the situation where healthcare leaders demand power and authority (De Brún et al., 2019). The power of healthcare leaders relies on the connection they have with the healthcare workers. Leadership qualities should bind the organization in one accord and rally all subjects toward meeting the desired goals. The success of the healthcare institution starts from the relationship that a leader develops with the subjects. The respect and authority developed among the employees would allow the leader to lead the employees to the desired goal.
The humility principle of leadership is significant in understanding employees in the healthcare setting. Humble leaders always have the best way of connecting with their subjects. In my practicum, it was evident that nurses could perform differently in the sense that some could be better than others. These differences should allow a better leader to learn that all the nurses have their areas of weakness and strengths (Moldoveanu & Narayandas, 2019). However, it takes a humble nurse leader to study employees and align them with the tasks they can perform to the best of their abilities. Managing nurses in healthcare institutions entails developing a close relationship with them, as this would be important in understanding the strength and weaknesses of each nurse. I would see our nurse leader showing love and friendship to us. For instance, the leader would always correct nurses without shouting and encouraging us that mistakes are possible, but we are looking forward to reducing errors in this industry. Correcting leaders in love not only motivates the leader to meet reduce their weaknesses but also allows them to help others become better nurses.
Better leaders lead by example. Acting as examples and servants for the subjects is important in encouraging all the nurses to perform. While healthcare professionals would need the theoretical concept in nursing, the practical work is all about following examples from mentors (Belrhiti et al., 2018). Health care leadership is pivoted on the capacity to recognize priorities, offer tactical direction to numerous players within the health organization, and fashion commitment across the health segment to attend the primacies to enhance health services.
I would express these values in my personal life by attending leadership seminars and workshops organized by the healthcare institution. These pieces of training enable people to develop positive leadership strategies that affect the healthcare setting. Besides, learning and practicing these principles in my practicum setting would also be significant in making me a better leader.
I learned two things from the servant leadership video: inspiration and trust, motivating and steering actions in employees. Individual and team performance levels have heightened and ignited innovation through joint partnerships, openness with followers, being honest, and bearing responsibility (van Diggele et al., 2020). In addition, permitting members to contribute to the decision-making in the organization has enhanced individual potential, thus tapping into team members’ inner motivation and values. Moreover, I have motivated others to follow my leadership style of inclusivity, partnership, and respect in realizing goals (Bratton, 2020). Similarly, reinforcing professional relationships by spending quality time on one-on-one interactions to share with employees on their professional inputs, challenges, and concerns are ways that I employ to inspire followers.
Practicum Project Preparation:
The evaluation of my practicum project would take place at regular intervals within the two weeks assigned to complete the practicum. This will be essential in having a picture of my personal development progress through the course. My practicum practice would start with an effective evaluation process on the aims and objectives that I would want to achieve at the end of the practicum (Perez, 2021). I will be collecting all essential information within the facility that would be helping me in undertaking an ongoing evaluation as I continue with my practicum. I will undertake an initial evaluation, ongoing evaluation, and final evaluation. Undertaking these stages would be important in allowing me to take a break in the middle of the practice and check whether I am in the correct direction towards meeting my original objectives. The process will also assist me in viewing the progress of what has happened and adjusting to the next stage.
The three stages that I will adopt in the evaluation of my practicum project will as well play a vital role in readjusting my plans to meet my objectives. The three stages would be providing me with enough data and evidence to support the change of my plans to meet the desired outcome (Xuan et al., 2019). For instance, I will increase the time to spend with the patients to gain more information about the patients and the nurses working during the night shift. This readjustment would align with the need to learn more about dealing with nurses and feeling the work that night nurses face when dealing with the patients. The readjustment for my practicum project would not have a definite time of start, but it would start immediately after starting my practicum project.
Leadership Video Reflection:
Servant leadership is premised on inspiration and esteeming followers’ worth, enabling leaders to utilize several ways and procedures to perform leadership obligations for different teams. The amalgamated leadership attributes allow leaders to be on edge in collaborative teamwork with peers and followers and reinforcement of interdisciplinary partnership during leadership projects (Hu et al., 2022). The videos have given more insights into the role of a servant leader in building an effective team that would aid in driving success. There is a need for order in the organization’s operations. Therefore, a leader must be orderly in conducting the responsibilities vertically and horizontally. A disorganized leader paralyzes the organizational systems and puts followers in disarray.
Servant leaders understand that knowledge is progressive. A leader must continuously grow through learning to undertake the various duties in the organization. Similarly, the employees in an organization should know what they need to do. Hence, learning and perpetual work need to acquire advanced knowledge (Moldoveanu & Narayandas, 2019). A leader should be able to develop what needs to be done by fostering skills through study and practice. Thus, leaders must continuously develop their leadership to achieve the organization’s goals. Leaders function within the set guidelines and policies that bestow them with authority and powers; thus, a rational leader should not abuse power to intimidate followers. Reinforcing professional relationships by spending quality time on one-on-one interactions to share with employees on their professional inputs, challenges, and concerns are ways that servant leaders use to inspire followers.
References
Belrhiti, Z., Giralt, A. N., & Marchal, B. (2018). Complex leadership in healthcare: a scoping review. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 7(12), 1073. https://dx.doi.org/10.15171%2Fijhpm.2018.75
De Brún, A., O’Donovan, R., & McAuliffe, E. (2019). Interventions to develop collectivistic leadership in healthcare settings: a systematic review. BMC Health Services Research, 19(1), 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-3883-x
Hu, S., Chen, W., Hu, H., Huang, W., Chen, J., & Hu, J. (2022). Coaching to develop leadership for healthcare managers: a mixed-method systematic review protocol. Systematic Reviews, 11(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.04.001
Moldoveanu, M., & Narayandas, D. (2019). The future of leadership development. Harvard Business Review, 97(2), 40-48.
Perez, J. (2021). Leadership in healthcare: transitioning from clinical professional to healthcare leader. Journal of Healthcare Management, 66(4), 280-302. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-020-02288-x
van Diggele, C., Burgess, A., Roberts, C., & Mellis, C. (2020). Leadership in healthcare education. BMC Medical Education, 20(2), 1-6. doi: 10.1097/JHM-D-20-00057
Xuan, Q., Moslehpour, M., & Tien, D. (2019). An evaluation of project management tools and techniques in Vietnam. Management Science Letters, 9(2), 283-300. http://dx.doi.org/10.5267/j.msl.2018.11.011
| Excellent | Good | Fair | Poor | ||
| Main Posting | 45 (45%) – 50 (50%)
Answers all parts of the discussion question(s) expectations with reflective critical analysis and synthesis of knowledge gained from the course readings for the module and current credible sources.
Supported by at least three current, credible sources.
Written clearly and concisely with no grammatical or spelling errors and fully adheres to current APA manual writing rules and style. |
40 (40%) – 44 (44%)
Responds to the discussion question(s) and is reflective with critical analysis and synthesis of knowledge gained from the course readings for the module.
At least 75% of post has exceptional depth and breadth.
Supported by at least three credible sources.
Written clearly and concisely with one or no grammatical or spelling errors and fully adheres to current APA manual writing rules and style. |
35 (35%) – 39 (39%)
Responds to some of the discussion question(s).
One or two criteria are not addressed or are superficially addressed.
Is somewhat lacking reflection and critical analysis and synthesis.
Somewhat represents knowledge gained from the course readings for the module.
Post is cited with two credible sources.
Written somewhat concisely; may contain more than two spelling or grammatical errors.
Contains some APA formatting errors. |
0 (0%) – 34 (34%)
Does not respond to the discussion question(s) adequately.
Lacks depth or superficially addresses criteria.
Lacks reflection and critical analysis and synthesis.
Does not represent knowledge gained from the course readings for the module.
Contains only one or no credible sources.
Not written clearly or concisely.
Contains more than two spelling or grammatical errors.
Does not adhere to current APA manual writing rules and style. |
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| Main Post: Timeliness | 10 (10%) – 10 (10%)
Posts main post by day 3. |
0 (0%) – 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) – 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) – 0 (0%)
Does not post by day 3. |
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| First Response | 17 (17%) – 18 (18%)
Response exhibits synthesis, critical thinking, and application to practice settings.
Responds fully to questions posed by faculty.
Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by at least two scholarly sources.
Demonstrates synthesis and understanding of learning objectives.
Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues.
Responses to faculty questions are fully answered, if posed.
Response is effectively written in standard, edited English. |
15 (15%) – 16 (16%)
Response exhibits critical thinking and application to practice settings.
Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues.
Responses to faculty questions are answered, if posed.
Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by two or more credible sources.
Response is effectively written in standard, edited English. |
13 (13%) – 14 (14%)
Response is on topic and may have some depth.
Responses posted in the discussion may lack effective professional communication.
Responses to faculty questions are somewhat answered, if posed.
Response may lack clear, concise opinions and ideas, and a few or no credible sources are cited. |
0 (0%) – 12 (12%)
Response may not be on topic and lacks depth.
Responses posted in the discussion lack effective professional communication.
Responses to faculty questions are missing.
No credible sources are cited. |
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| Second Response | 16 (16%) – 17 (17%)
Response exhibits synthesis, critical thinking, and application to practice settings.
Responds fully to questions posed by faculty.
Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by at least two scholarly sources.
Demonstrates synthesis and understanding of learning objectives.
Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues.
Responses to faculty questions are fully answered, if posed.
Response is effectively written in standard, edited English. |
14 (14%) – 15 (15%)
Response exhibits critical thinking and application to practice settings.
Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues.
Responses to faculty questions are answered, if posed.
Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by two or more credible sources.
Response is effectively written in standard, edited English. |
12 (12%) – 13 (13%)
Response is on topic and may have some depth.
Responses posted in the discussion may lack effective professional communication.
Responses to faculty questions are somewhat answered, if posed.
Response may lack clear, concise opinions and ideas, and a few or no credible sources are cited. |
0 (0%) – 11 (11%)
Response may not be on topic and lacks depth.
Responses posted in the discussion lack effective professional communication.
Responses to faculty questions are missing.
No credible sources are cited. |
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| Participation | 5 (5%) – 5 (5%)
Meets requirements for participation by posting on three different days. |
0 (0%) – 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) – 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) – 0 (0%)
Does not meet requirements for participation by posting on 3 different days. |
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| Total Points: 100 | |||||
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Hello class and welcome to the class and I will be your instructor for this course. This is a -week course and requires a lot of time commitment, organization, and a high level of dedication. Please use the class syllabus to guide you through all the assignments required for the course. I have also attached the classroom policies to this announcement to know your expectations for this course. Please review this document carefully and ask me any questions if you do. You could email me at any time or send me a message via the “message” icon in halo if you need to contact me. I check my email regularly, so you should get a response within 24 hours. If you have not heard from me within 24 hours and need to contact me urgently, please send a follow up text to
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Plagiarism is highly prohibited. Please ensure you are citing your sources correctly using APA 7th edition. All assignments including discussion posts should be formatted in APA with the appropriate spacing, font, margin, and indents. Any papers not well formatted would be returned back to you, hence, I advise you review APA formatting style. I have attached a sample paper in APA format and will also post sample discussion responses in subsequent announcements.
Your initial discussion post should be a minimum of 200 words and response posts should be a minimum of 150 words. Be advised that I grade based on quality and not necessarily the number of words you post. A minimum of TWO references should be used for your initial post. For your response post, you do not need references as personal experiences would count as response posts. If you however cite anything from the literature for your response post, it is required that you cite your reference. You should include a minimum of THREE references for papers in this course. Please note that references should be no more than 5 years old except recommended as a resource for the class. Furthermore, for each discussion board question, you need ONE initial substantive response and TWO substantive responses to either your classmates or your instructor for a total of THREE responses. There are TWO discussion questions each week, hence, you need a total minimum of SIX discussion posts for each week. I usually post a discussion question each week. You could also respond to these as it would count towards your required SIX discussion posts for the week.
I understand this is a lot of information to cover in 5 weeks, however, the Bible says in Philippians 4:13 that we can do all things through Christ that strengthens us. Even in times like this, we are encouraged by God’s word that we have that ability in us to succeed with His strength. I pray that each and every one of you receives strength for this course and life generally as we navigate through this pandemic that is shaking our world today. Relax and enjoy the course!
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Please read through the following information on writing a Discussion question response and participation posts.
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Important information on Writing a Discussion Question
- Your response needs to be a minimum of 150 words (not including your list of references)
- There needs to be at least TWO references with ONE being a peer reviewed professional journal article.
- Include in-text citations in your response
- Do not include quotes—instead summarize and paraphrase the information
- Follow APA-7th edition
- Points will be deducted if the above is not followed
Participation –replies to your classmates or instructor
- A minimum of 6 responses per week, on at least 3 days of the week.
- Each response needs at least ONE reference with citations—best if it is a peer reviewed journal article
- Each response needs to be at least 75 words in length (does not include your list of references)
- Responses need to be substantive by bringing information to the discussion or further enhance the discussion. Responses of “I agree” or “great post” does not count for the word count.
- Follow APA 7th edition
- Points will be deducted if the above is not followed
- Remember to use and follow APA-7th edition for all weekly assignments, discussion questions, and participation points.
- Here are some helpful links
- Student paper example
- Citing Sources
- The Writing Center is a great resource