Describe the organizational characteristics of a facility in which you currently work. Include the following: the type of organization, its organizational culture, its structure, and its formal and informal goals and processes.

Define three different kinds of power, and describe how power affects the relationships between people of different disciplines (e.g., between staff in nursing, medicine, physical therapy, housekeeping, administration, finance, social work) in a health-care organization.

at least 400 words in length and utilize at least one scholarly source other than the textbook.

On the Discussion Board we will be discussing core competencies:

• If on NP tract: Describe the NP core competencies as identified by NONPF and discuss how you can attain basic mastery of those competencies.

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• If on a tract other than NP: Describe core competencies in your role and who defines these. Discuss how you can attain basic mastery of those competencies.

In addition, answer the following question in your post:

• Define your leadership style.
• What are elements of role transition from RN to APN, and what are you currently experiencing in this process?

Leadership journals from SOU Library are The Journal of Nursing Scholarship or Nursing Leadership Forum or the American Journal of Nursing, Journal of Nursing Administration, Nursing Administration Quarterly, Nursing Management or Health Care Management Review.

Guidelines: Support your responses with scholarly academic references using APA style format. Assigned course readings and online library resources are preferred. Weekly lecture notes are designed as overviews to the topic for the respective week and should not serve as a citation or reference.

In your discussion question response, provide a substantive response that illustrates a well-reasoned and thoughtful response; is factually correct with relevant scholarly citations, references, and examples that demonstrate a clear connection to the readings.