QUESTION # 7

A

Today’s complex organizations often require the smooth, integrated functioning of teams across several functional areas. Leading of a team of diverse individuals is quite a challenge. Encouraging the effective collaboration of multiple teams of diverse individuals is even more challenging and requires skilled leaders who can understand and impart organizational vision to team members. Skilled leaders must also foster leadership skills in others to achieve collaboration and organizational success.

Imagine yourself in the complex situation of ensuring the integrated functioning of multiple teams. How prepared are you for such a challenge? What knowledge and skills will you need to acquire on your own leadership development journey to successfully prepare for such a challenge?

B

Leadership positions within teams can often be fluid and dynamic. Circumstances may require an individual to step forward and lead in some situations and then adopt the role of follower in others. As a leader, how do you know when it is appropriate to lead and when it is appropriate to follow? How can you foster leadership skills in your team members so they too feel confident enough to lead when the situation calls for it?

                                                                     Resources

1. Constructing a Coaching Model to Promote Well-Being Based on Attributes of Spiritual Leadership: Keeping Leaders Healthy 

Read “Constructing a Coaching Model to Promote Well-Being Based on Attributes of Spiritual Leadership: Keeping Leaders Healthy,” by Nobles, from Journal of Practical Consulting (2012).

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2. Leadership Styles of Effective Project Managers: Techniques and Traits to Lead High Performance Teams 

Read “Leadership Styles of Effective Project Managers: Techniques and Traits to Lead High Performance Teams,” by DuBois, Koch, Hanion, Nyatuga, and Kerr, from Journal of Economic Department Management, IT, Finance and Marketing (2015).

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3. Shared Leadership and Innovation: The Role of Vertical Leadership and Employee Integrity 

Read “Shared Leadership and Innovation: The Role of Vertical Leadership and Employee Integrity,” by Hoch, from Journal of Business and Psychology (2013).

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4. Team Member Change, Flux in Coordination, and Performance: Effects of Strategic Core Roles, Information Transfer, and Cognitive Ability 

Read “Team Member Change, Flux in Coordination, and Performance: Effects of Strategic Core Roles, Information Transfer, and Cognitive Ability,” by Summers, Humphrey, and Ferris, from Academy of Management Journal (2012).

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Website 

1. Build a Tower, Build a Team 

Watch “Build a Tower, Build a Team. from Ted Talks.

http://www.ted.com/talks/tom_wujec_build_a_tower?language=en 

                                                          QUESTION 8

A

Select a female leader that faced challenges based on gender and whose circumstances would be different if the leader had been male. What challenges did this female leader face in the business world? How did the female leader you selected overcome those challenges?

B

What characteristics result in toxic leadership? What are possible repercussions of toxic leadership? Provide a personal experience (do not disclose specific names) or public example of toxic leadership.

                                                                    Resources

Textbook 

1. Advanced practice nursing: Essential Knowledge for the Profession 

Read Chapters 28 and 29.

2. Theoretical Basis for Nursing 

Read Chapters 21 and 22.

Electronic Resource 

1. Economism, Efficiency, and the Moral Ecology of Good Nursing Practice 

Read “Economism, Efficiency, and the Moral Ecology of Good Nursing Practice,” by Weiss, Malone, Merighi, and Benner, from the Canadian Journal of Nursing Research (2002), located on the McGill website.

http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/cjnr/pdfs/CJNR_Vol_34_Issue_02_Art_08.pdf 

e-Library Resource 

1. Individual, Practice, and System Causes of Errors in Nursing: A Taxonomy 

Read “Individual, Practice, and System Causes of Errors in Nursing: A Taxonomy,” by Benner, Sheets, Uris, Malloch, Schwed, and Jamison, from JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration (2002).

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Other 

1. Apply Middle-Range Nursing Theory Grading Criteria. 

Review “Apply Middle-Range Nursing Theory Grading Criteria.”

NUR502.v10R.ApplyNursingTheoryGradingCriteria_student.docx 

This is a Collaborative Learning Community (CLC) assignment.

Nursing theories are tested and systematic ways to implement nursing practice. Select a nursing theory and its conceptual model. Prepare a 10-15 slide PowerPoint in which you describe the nursing theory and its conceptual model and demonstrate its application in nursing practice. Include the following:

1. Present an overview of the nursing theory. Provide evidence that demonstrates support for the model’s efficacy in nursing practice. Explain how the theory proves the conceptual model.
2. Explain how the nursing theory incorporates the four metaparadigm concepts.
3. Provide three evidence-based examples that demonstrate how the nursing theory supports nursing practice. Provide support and rationale for each.

Refer to the resource, “Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations,” located in the Student Success Center, for additional guidance on completing this assignment in the appropriate style.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. 

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

 

Using the completed action plan, create a 500-750 word communication plan for disseminating your action plan to all of the stakeholders. Which strategies do you plan to utilize and why? Your plan should demonstrate how you plan to use formal and informal communication channels to implement the plan.

In addition, explain how the communication plan addresses what you are hoping to achieve with your strategic goal. What leadership or managerial skills will you draw upon in implementing this plan?

For this discussion, please do the following before responding to the discussion questions:

1. Go to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Solve the Outbreak application at https://www.cdc.gov/mobile/applications/sto/web-app.html
2. Select “Level 1” outbreaks.
3. Choose one of the 12 outbreaks to solve and select “Start”.
4. Read the “Your Mission” and select “I accept this mission.”
5. Review each clue in the investigation and answer the questions correctly to solve the outbreak.

In your discussion post:

1. Identify the outbreak you had chosen to solve.
2. Discussed how you rate as a disease detective based on points earned in the game?
3. Discuss what factors you examined to determine the occurrence of the outbreak.

Asthma is a respiratory disorder that affects children and adults. Advanced practice nurses often provide treatment to patients with these disorders. Sometimes patients require immediate treatment making it essential that you recognize and distinguish minor asthma symptoms from serious, life-threatening symptoms. Since symptoms and attacks are often induced by a trigger, advanced practice nurses must also help patients identify their triggers and recommend appropriate management options. Like many other disorders, there are various approaches to treating and managing care for asthmatic patients depending on individual patient factors. One method that supports the clinical decision-making of drug therapy plans for asthmatic patients is the stepwise approach, which you explore in this Assignment.

To prepare:

· Consider drugs used to treat asthmatic patients including long-term control and quick relief treatment options for patients. Think about the impact these drugs might have on patients including adults and children.

· Review Chapter 25 of the Arcangelo and Peterson text. Reflect on using the stepwise approach to asthma treatment and management.

· Consider how stepwise management assists health care providers and patients in gaining and maintaining control of the disease.

What to do:

· Describe long-term control and quick relief treatment options for asthma patients, as well as the impact these drugs might have on patients.

· Explain the stepwise approach to asthma treatment and management.

· Explain how stepwise management assists health care providers and patients in gaining and maintaining control of the disease.

Please pay attention to drug-drug interactions. 

 

The NLH guidelines for asthma are a good reference. 

– This work should have Introduction and conclusion

– This work should have at 4 to 6 current references (Year 2012 and up)

– Use at least 2 references from class Learning Resources

The following Resources are not acceptable:

1. Wikipedia

2. Cdc.gov- nonhealthcare professionals section

3. Webmd.com

4. Mayoclinic.com

Required Readings

Arcangelo, V. P., Peterson, A. M., Wilbur, V., & Reinhold, J. A. (Eds.). (2017). Pharmacotherapeutics for advanced practice: A practical approach (4th ed.). Ambler, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

• Chapter      18, “Otitis Media and Otitis Externa” (pp. 243-252)
       This chapter compares the causes and pathophysiology of two common ear      infections—otitis media and otitis externa. It also identifies types of      drugs used to treat these ear infections.
• Chapter      24, “Upper Respiratory Infections” (pp. 259-374)
       This chapter explores the causes, pathophysiology, and diagnostic criteria      of two upper respiratory infections—the common cold and sinusitis—as well      as drug therapy for both infections. It also covers monitoring patient      response and patient education of drug therapy for these infections.
• Chapter      25, “Asthma” (pp. 377-392)
       This chapter examines the causes, pathophysiology, pharmacogenomics, and      diagnostic criteria of asthma. It also outlines suggested drug therapy      plans for asthmatic patients.
• Chapter      26, “Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease” (pp. 395-406)
       This chapter explains the causes and pathophysiology of chronic      obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It also examines the process of      selecting, administering, and managing drug therapy for COPD patients.
• Chapter 27, “Bronchitis and      Pneumonia” (pp. 407-424)
       This chapter begins by examining the causes, pathophysiology, and      diagnostic criteria of acute bronchitis, chronic bronchitis, and      community-acquired pneumonia. It then explores the process of selecting,      administering, and managing drug therapy for patients with bronchitis and      pneumonia.

Drugs.com. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.drugs.com/

This website presents a comprehensive review of prescription and over-the-counter drugs including information on common uses and potential side effects. It also provides updates relating to new drugs on the market, support from health professionals, and a drug-drug interactions checker.

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. (2007). Expert panel report 3 (EPR3): Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma. Retrieved from http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/asthma/asthgdln.htm

This website presents guidelines for diagnosing and managing asthma and outlines treatment recommendations for specific age groups.