Nurse Leader Interview Week 2 Assignment
This assignment allows the student to gain insight into nursing leadership roles via an interview of a local nursing leader. Note! You are expected to interview this leader!! Your paper should be written from this perspective.
Instructions
You may conduct your interview via personal meeting (practicing safe distancing), telephone interview, and/or email with follow-up to clarify any information.
Choose a nurse leader that agrees to be interviewed. Using a structured and organized interview process, the student will be able to describe the leadership style and leadership skills of the nursing leader as well as reflection of personal leadership traits. The focus for the challenge in health care section should relate directly to managing these units, facilities, etc. during the COVID pandemic and what has been implemented for best management practices and safety. Pick a nurse leader from among those who is willing to be interviewed. The student will be able to define the leadership style and leadership skills of the nursing leader, as well as provide a reflection of their own personal leadership characteristics, by using an interview approach that is both planned and organized. The primary focus of the challenge in the health care part should be on the management of these units, facilities, and other locations during the COVID pandemic, as well as on the measures that have been taken to ensure the highest standards of management and safety.
Reading: Sullivan, Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4. See textbook attached
Guidelines
Interview this nurse leader/manager (RN), discussing the following elements in your nurse leader paper:
Choose a nurse leader that agrees to be interviewed and discuss why you chose this person.
Analyze and describe the nurse leader’s leadership traits and style using examples from your course textbook and relevant journal articles.
Describe the organizational structure, health care setting or health care model where your nurse leader practices.
Describe how your leader positively addresses a challenge in health care (as described in Chapter 1 of your Sullivan text).
Paper length is 5 pages excluding title page and reference page. The paper should follow APA guidelines
