Health Care Organizations

Your objective for this assignment is to learn about the leadership styles that are used by nurse leaders in health care. Conduct a phone interview with a nurse leader. After establishing rapport, ask questions such as the following: Describe your leadership position. Describe your leadership style. In what ways do you think your leadership style has changed as you have gained more experience as a leader? Did you have a mentor? If so, what skills did you gain as a result of that relationship? Describe a change management project that you led and the steps taken to implement the change and to measure the effectiveness of that change. What obstacles did you face in implementing the change project?

Describe how you would use your leadership skills to mentor a new nurse leader. In your opinion, what is the greatest challenge facing nurse leaders today in health care? (This question will be used in a later Discussion Board assignment.) After the interview, write up the narrative of your interview describing the responses of the nurse leader. You should have the following headings in your paper: I. Description of the nurse leader’s position

II. Description of the nurse leader’s style and where it fits with the theories discussed in Unit I

III. Description of the nurse leader’s experience with a change management project including the implementation of the change and the evaluation of the change IV. Description of obstacles a nurse leader may face in implementing change V. Description of leadership skills used to mentor a new nurse leader a. Discuss the value of a mentor b. Describe what you would look for in a mentor if you were in a new nurse leader position VI. Conclusion a. Based on your interview and what you have learned thus far, is an effective leadership style used by this nurse leader? Use at least 2 scholarly references to support your materials. Please click into this APA Style for CTU Students link for help with APA formatting. Use the CTU Writing Style Guide (templates provided) – not the Introductory Writing Style Guide. Individual Project Rubric The Individual Project(IP) Grading rubric is a scoring tool that represents the performance expectations for the IP. This Individual Project grading rubric is divided into components that provide a clear description of what should be included within each component for the IP. It’s the roadmap that can help you in the development of your IP. Individual Project Grading Rubric Please submit your assignment. For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials. Reading Assignment Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7 & 10 Assignment Objectives Analyze nursing leadership opportunities and responsibilities in clinical practice. Apply effective leadership and management skills to change management processes and conflict resolution situations in a nursing care setting. Use a decision making process to analyze and solve a problem in patient care delivery or nursing systems.