Reflect on everything you have accomplished in your program and what it means in terms of career advancement. There is no required minimum length for your summary, but be sure you address each program outcome as thoroughly as possible. 

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

• Competency 5: Communication – Communicate effectively with all members of the healthcare team, including interdepartmental and interdisciplinary collaboration for quality outcomes.
  • Write coherently to support a central idea with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics as expected of a nursing professional. 
• Competency 9: Professional Role – Incorporate the qualities, skills, behaviors, and knowledge required to function as a patient advocate, practice high-quality care, assess and evaluate patient outcomes, and provide leadership in improving care.
  • Reflect on growth in the qualities, skills, behaviors, and knowledge required to function as a patient advocate.
  • Reflect on how BSN experiences have improved abilities to practice high quality care, assess and evaluate patient outcomes, and provide leadership in improving care.
• Competency 10: Global Accountability and Public Service – Integrate a holistic approach to local, regional, national, and global dynamics in nursing and healthcare system delivery.
  • Reflect on the role of the BSN-prepared nurse in public service.
  • Reflect on aspirations to facilitate change and foster innovation to improve the health care system.

Competency Map

For this assignment, please address the following questions related to the above competencies:

• Reflect on how you have grown in the qualities, skills, behaviors, and knowledge required to function as a patient advocate.
• Reflect on how your BSN experiences have improved your abilities to practice high quality care, assess and evaluate patient outcomes, and provide leadership in improving care.
• Reflect on the role of the BSN-prepared nurse in public service.
• Reflect on your aspirations to facilitate change and foster innovation to improve the health care system.
• Write coherently to support a central idea with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics as expected of a nursing professional.

Additional Requirements

• Format: You do not need to use APA formatting for this assessment.
• Length: There is no required minimum length for your summary, but be sure you address each program outcome as thoroughly as possible.
• References: You do not need to use any supporting resources other than your completed assessments.
• Font: Use double-spaced, 12-point, Times New Roman font.

 
3 postsRe: Topic 1 DQ 2

Servant leadership is a type of leadership in which the main goal of the leader is to serve and place the needs and interests of their followers and organization over their own self-interest and needs (Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership, 2016). “Servant leadership is a philosophy and set of practices that enriches the lives of individuals, builds better organizations, and ultimately creates a more just and caring world,” states the Greenleaf Institute for Servant Leadership. The phrase “servant leadership” was coined by Robert K. Greenleaf in The Servant as Leader and in his thesis he makes several strong statements including the philosophy that, “caring for persons, the more able and the less able serving each other, is the rock upon which a good society is built” (Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership, 2016). This type of leadership style is set up to serve each member in the group. In a diverse workplace, this type of leadership would be beneficial in that it allows for personalized management and can help to establish cohesiveness in a team environment (Root, 2007). In other forms of management styles, the needs and visions of the company are often put ahead of the needs of the staff. In the servant leadership setting, all input and opinions are taken into consideration which helps to build loyalty from staff, can improve feelings of teamwork, and increase staff morale (Root, 2007). When employees are satisfied with their jobs and their company, workplace productivity tend to rise.

Transformational leaders work with their employees to implement change. This type of leadership involves creating a vision for followers and guiding changes through inspiration and motivation. This theory was developed by James Burins in the 1970s with the basic assumptions that, “Both leaders and followers have the ability to “raise each other to the highest levels of motivation and morality” (Marquis & Huston, 2017, p. 50).” (Grand Canyon University, 2018). “In Burns’ view, transformational leadership has the potential to motivate followers to satisfy higher-level needs, such as self-esteem and self-actualization. Those influenced by transformational leaders find meaning and value in their work, make significant contributions to the success of their employing organization, and become leaders’ themselves” (Rose O. Sherman, 2019). Transformational leaders use the following four elements when leading others; idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individual consideration. “Transformational leadership focuses on empowerment, viewing errors as learning opportunities, and valuing innovation which means staff members have a means of continually providing input about how to improve care. As a result, transformational leadership can revitalize healthcare from the point of patient care and more” (Rose O. Sherman, 2019). This can be a very powerful approach, but the visionary, big-picture aspect can distract the leader from the day-to-day tasks. It works best when the leader has a detail-oriented subordinate to keep him things grounded.

Grand Canyon University (Ed). (2018). Nursing leadership & management: Leading and serving. Retrieved from https://lc.gcumedia.com/nrs451vn/nursing-leadership-and-management-leading-and-serving/v1.1/

Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership. (2016). The Servant as a Leader. Retrieved from What is Servant Leadership: https://www.greenleaf.org/what-is-servant-leadership/

Root, G. N. (2007). The Advantages of the Servant Leadership Style. Retrieved from Leadership: https://smallbusiness.chron.com/advantages-servant-leadership-style-11693.html