NUR2868 Role, Scope, Quality, and Leadership in Professional Nursing Module 2 Discussion
NUR2868 Role, Scope, Quality, and
Leadership in Professional Nursing
Module 2 Discussion
Case Study What Sort of Leader Is Needed?
Read the case study and comment on the following.
Case Study
Two new associate-degree graduates were hired for the
pediatric unit. Both worked three 12-hour shifts a week; Jan worked the
day-to-evening shift and Rosemary worked the night shift. Whenever their shifts
connected, they would compare notes on their experience. Jan felt she was
learning rapidly, gaining clinical skills and beginning to feel at ease with
her colleagues.
Rosemary, however, still felt unsure of herself and often
isolated. There have been times that she was the only registered nurse on the
unit all night. The aides and LPNs were very experienced, but Rosemary feels
she is not ready for that kind of responsibility. Rosemary knows she must speak
to the nurse manager about this, but she’s called several times, and she’s
never available. The shift assignments are left in the staff lounge by an
assistant.
Questions
Your discussion post should answer the following questions
in a well-constructed commentary. Use references, in APA format, where
appropriate.
To what extent is this problem due to a failure to lead? Who
has failed to act?
What style of leadership was displayed by Rosemary? The
nurse manager?
How effective was their leadership? What are your
suggestions for Rosemary?
NUR2868 Role, Scope, Quality, and
Leadership in Professional Nursing
Module 2 Discussion
Case Study What Sort of Leader Is Needed?
Read the case study and comment on the following.
Case Study
Two new associate-degree graduates were hired for the
pediatric unit. Both worked three 12-hour shifts a week; Jan worked the
day-to-evening shift and Rosemary worked the night shift. Whenever their shifts
connected, they would compare notes on their experience. Jan felt she was
learning rapidly, gaining clinical skills and beginning to feel at ease with
her colleagues.
Rosemary, however, still felt unsure of herself and often
isolated. There have been times that she was the only registered nurse on the
unit all night. The aides and LPNs were very experienced, but Rosemary feels
she is not ready for that kind of responsibility. Rosemary knows she must speak
to the nurse manager about this, but she’s called several times, and she’s
never available. The shift assignments are left in the staff lounge by an
assistant.
Questions
Your discussion post should answer the following questions
in a well-constructed commentary. Use references, in APA format, where
appropriate.
To what extent is this problem due to a failure to lead? Who
has failed to act?
What style of leadership was displayed by Rosemary? The
nurse manager?
How effective was their leadership? What are your
suggestions for Rosemary?