UTA NURS4455 NURS4455 Nursing Leadership and Management Module 2 Assignment
Module 2 Assignment 1
Organizational Analysis–Shadowing Plan
Open the Assignment document and review the instructions for “shadowing” a nurse leader in your organization.
Overview: Organizational Analysis
The major assignment for this course is analysis of an organization. You will study and report on its structure, processes, and nurse leaders. To get a glimpse of the roles and responsibilities of a nurse leader, meet with a BSN nurse leaderat least two levels above your current position in your organization and request opportunities to observe some of the tasks the nurse leader directs.
Healthcare is continually changing, growing, improving, and nurses are also growing. It is essential strategic planning provides the structure to make day-to-day decisions that follow a larger vision, create a direction for your practice, and maximize your options for influencing your environment (Pract, 2009). Strategic planning occurs in a nurse’s day-to-day activities and sets short to long-term goals. For example, a nurse must plan their routine to ensure each patient is taken care of each day. Applying strategic planning skills is the cornerstone of a leadership or management position, it can be described as the conceptual framework of looking into the future and strategically planning the approach for what the future will look like in the short term and in the long term (Whitney, 2018). As a staple of strategic planning, SWOT analysis uses a mix of quantitative and qualitative information, most of which should be gathered and analyzed before the planning meeting (Pract, 2009). SWOT analysis is a tool used to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. All healthcare team members should be included in the process of developing strategic planning. Good communication is essential for strategic planning success because all the healthcare team needs to be involved.
If you are unable to observe these tasks you may interview the nurse leader/manager as an alternative. Obviously, there are situations in which you will not be able to observe or participate in meetings or other events or tasks, but you should be able to work with the nurse leader to schedule an interview and at least three specific leadership tasks to discuss.
Complete this assignment to describe which organizational leader you will interview and the plans for the experience. For verification of plans and scheduling, provide contact information of the leader with whom you will be working.
If you are unable to shadow or interview a nurse leader, you may shadow or interview a leader or manager in a non-healthcare related field. You will need to notify your coach.
Objectives
• Explain how organizations function.
• Compare and contrast characteristics of leadership and management.
• Apply trends, issues, theories, and evidence as guidelines for management decisions.
• Evaluate effectiveness of communications patterns using specific management situations.
Shadowing Plan
In the space below, describe your plan for observing a nurse leader in your organization as the leader is engaged in leadership tasks. First, schedule an interview with the nurse leader (at least two levels above your current position) and record that date and time. Include descriptions of activities, your expected roles or behaviors as an observer or participant, and schedules of the activities. Explain the types of things you will be looking for and how you will record your observations. (Space will expand as you type.)
Please remember to send a thank-you note to the nurse leader you interview.
NURS4455 Nursing Leadership and Management
Module 2 Assignment 2
Change Theories Project
Note: You will create a PowerPoint slide presentation (not an APA paper) for this assignment. Submit your assignment through Canvas for grading for this module. If you do not submit a PowerPoint slide presentation you will not receive credit for this assignment.
Overview: Change Theories Project
Each student will produce a plan for implementing a change project in nursing departments throughout the organization. You will beginby selecting one of the options provided in module one and propose a change to solve the problem. If you do not select one of the provided options you will not receive credit for this assignment. Then you will select one of the change theories you have studied that models how you want to implement the proposed change. You will conduct a SWOT analysisanddevelop a comprehensive action plan.
You will create a PowerPoint presentation of your planwith a“script”intheNotessectionbelow each slide, asifyou are presenting this to an audience.Your script must be in the Notes section that is below each slide within your PowerPoint presentation. See the Resource tab for examples. These will be your speaker notes as if you are presenting your PowerPoint to an audience. You MUST have a notes section for your slides. There will be a 50 point deduction if your notes are not below each slide.
Duringandafteryourwork,youwillexaminethetypesofcommunications,decision-making processes,andprocessesyouuse,andcommentuponthoseinthelastpartofthe“script.”
Objectives
1. Select and utilize a change theory model to implement the proposedchange (chapter 5)
2. Analyzetheleadershiprolesandmanagementskillsnecessarytoimplementanewprogram.
3. Identify your decision-makingprocess.
4. Demonstrate the elements of the changeprocess.
Action Plan (Pivotal portion ofproject)
Your plan will include atleast-
• Supporting rationale for implementing the newprogram.
• Steps and processes necessary to assure staffcompliance.
• Ways in which you will communicate yourplan.
• Thechangeprocessyouhavechosen withanexplanationofhowandwhythismodelwas selected.
• A definition of the leadership style you expect to be mosteffective.
• What management functions you willutilize.
• Any budgetrequirements/implications.
• Theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofusingaworkgroupvs.sendingane-mailannouncing thechange.
• A plan for how you will handle noncompliance, late majority, laggards,andrejecters.
• Specifications regarding how you will evaluate the effectiveness of yourproposal.
Youareexpectedtousecurrentprofessionalreferencestosupportyour workthroughout.Atleast twoofyourreferencesmustbefromseparateprofessionalnursingmanagementjournals
ProjectPresentation
Yourpresentationshouldbeconstructedasfollows:
You willopen a newPowerPointpresentation andsave ittoyourcomputerdesktoporotherstorage device with the filename: N4455_ YOURNAME. In the actual file, YOURNAME shouldbereplaced by yourname.
ThepresentationshouldincludeslideswiththescriptintheNotessectionofeachslide.This scriptreflectswhatwouldbesaidatanoralpresentationofthechangeproposaltokey stakeholders.Theslidesshouldbecreatedasfollows-
Slide1: Title Slide – Title and YourName Slide2: Introduction with chosen
Change Theory
Slide3: SWOTAnalysis
IdentifytheStrengths,Weaknesses,Opportunities,andThreatsassociatedwith implementingorfailingtoimplementtheproposedplan.
Slides4-14: ActionPlan
Discussthedetailsoftheimplementationplan.Demonstratetheapplicationof theorytothespecificdecisionsandrecommendations.
• Change theorymodel
• Steps andprocesses
• Communicationplan
• Leadershipstyles
• Managementfunctions
• Budgetrequirements/implications
• Steps to assure staffcompliance
• Evaluation
Slide15: Decision-makingprocess
Analyze the decision-making process used. What was effective orineffectiveandwhat would you change in the future? (Note-Your slides should be indicativeof whatwouldbeusedinthepresentationtothestakeholders,andthescriptinthe Notessectionshoulddescribetothestakeholdershowyouarrivedatdecisions.Then,alsointheNotes,describeinparenthesestheeffectiveand ineffective methods or situations involved in your work. You would probably notgointosuchdetailsinyourpresentationtostakeholders!)
Slide16: References
Throughout: Minimum of three APA references, correct APAformat,spelling,andgrammar