1. Explain the between a barrier and an obstacle. (3 points)
2. Choose one of the scenarios below and describe two potential barriers to teaching and two potential obstacles to learning that are applicable to your chosen scenario. See Bastable textbook, Chapter 1 pg 21 for suggestions and examples. (5 points)
   1. A very experienced nurse caring for a patient who frequently visits the emergency department and does not take their anti-hypertensive medications.
   2. A nurse who is using a brand new electronic health record and caring for a patient newly diagnosed with diabetes who is threatening to leave against medical advice.
   3. A beginning nurse caring for multiple high acuity patients on a med-surgical floor with no charge nurse, nurse technician, or secretary for the floor.
3. Based on your selected scenario, determine which learning theory would be most appropriate when developing an educational plan. Provide two possible solutions to each of the issues you identified as barriers and obstacles that serve to enhance client and staff education. (5 points).
4. Use two scholarly references to cite your work – a nursing scholarly article and/or reputable internet site and/or textbook. (2 points)

Choose one leadership, management, or organizational theory from your textbook and complete a library search for a peer-reviewed journal article that integrates the chosen theory with a nursing management/leadership topic.

The leadership theory that I decided to post about is an early leadership theory, but I think is one of the most important theories for nursing and medical professionals, Emotional Intelligence. According to (McEwen & Wills, 2018) “the concept of Emotional Intelligence includes the abilities of self-confidence, empathy, and visionary leadership”. The authors go on to explain that people with a high degree of Emotional  Intelligence have a passion for the work and the people with who they work and describe the four key competencies by Daniel Goleman and Richard Boyatzis (McEwen & Wills, 2018). There are four parts, or domains, to the Emotional and Social Intelligence Leadership Competency Model developed by Daniel Goleman and Richard Boyatzis:

1.Self-Awareness – The ability to understand our own emotions and their effects on our performance.

2.Self-management/self-control- The ability to keep disruptive emotions and impulses in check and maintain our effectiveness under stressful or hostile conditions.

3.Social awareness – the leader has empathy for others, the ability to sense others’ feelings and perspectives, taking an active interest in their concerns, and picking up cues about what others feel and think.

4.Relationship management – The ability to have a positive impact on others, persuading or convincing others to gain their support. (Emotional and social intelligence leadership competencies: An overview, 2020).

Present the article and discuss the theory used, the benefits of utilizing theory in this management/leadership article, and any weaknesses you identify with using the theory.

The article that I’m presenting is Emotional intelligence and personality characteristics of psychiatric nurses and their situations of exposure to violence. The research was done to investigate nurses who interact closely with patients and their relatives may be exposed to violence due to personal or institutional reasons or reasons related to patients’ relatives. The purpose is to examine the relationship between the emotional intelligence and sociotropic‐autonomic personality characteristics of nurses working in psychiatry clinics and their exposure to violence. The research data were collected using the Emotional Intelligence Evaluation Scale, the Sociotropy‐Autonomy Scale, and the Personal Information Form. Findings: A statistically significant relationship was determined between the “awareness of emotions” and the frequency of physical violence that was exposed; “management of emotions” and the number of psychological violence that was exposed; sociotropic personality characteristics; and the number of violent incidents.

The strength of the Emotional Intelligence study is understanding the emotions of the nurses and evaluate how a person exercising their skills of emotional intelligence can find ways to relate to others at a core level. This helps to improve their interpersonal relationships and draw people closer to them in social situations because emotional intelligence also increases the perception levels of those around the individual.

The weakness of using this type of theory is the fact that is difficult to measure subjective qualities and I believe the answers can be faked. This design is based on the participants’ recall of past events and exposure variables that may not be precise. In contrast, another limitation is the sample. Data were collected based on voluntary participation.

Discuss how the application of leadership theoretical frameworks and models can benefit nurse leaders personally and advance the nursing profession as a whole.

Emotional intelligence allows you to understand and manage your emotions to self-motivate and to create positive social interactions; it’s the first step in realizing your true potential. The value and benefits of Emotional Intelligence are vast in terms of personal, academic, and professional success, and advance the nursing profession as a whole. 

1) From the advances described on page 207 (conservation, classification, seriation, or transitivity), please select and describe the advance that you think is the MOST significant during this period and explain WHY you think it is important. Please be as specific as you can. (Feel free to look up more information on these advances if the description in the text is not completely clear to you.)

(2) Provide a SPECIFIC example of how this advancement would lead you to interact with a middle child differently than you would with a younger child who has not yet developed that ability. In other words, describe a specific situation NOT already described in the textbook, where you would need to interact with a younger and an older child differently.

VARK Analysis Paper

Learning styles represent the different approaches to learning based on preferences, weaknesses, and strengths. For learners to best achieve the desired educational outcome, learning styles must be considered when creating a plan. Complete “The VARK Questionnaire,” located on the VARK website, and then complete the following:

1. Click “OK” to receive your questionnaire scores.
2. Once you have determined your preferred learning style, review the corresponding link to view your learning preference.
3. Review the other learning styles: visual, aural, read/write, kinesthetic, and multimodal (listed on the VARK Questionnaire Results page).
4. Compare your current preferred learning strategies to the identified strategies for your preferred learning style.
5. Examine how awareness of learning styles has influenced your perceptions of teaching and learning.

In a paper (750-1,000 words), summarize your analysis of this exercise and discuss the overall value of learning styles. Include the following:

1. Provide a summary of your learning style according the VARK questionnaire.
2. Describe your preferred learning strategies. Compare your current preferred learning strategies to the identified strategies for your preferred learning style.
3. Describe how individual learning styles affect the degree to which a learner can understand or perform educational activities. Discuss the importance of an educator identifying individual learning styles and preferences when working with learners.
4. Discuss why understanding the learning styles of individuals participating in health promotion is important to achieving the desired outcome. How do learning styles ultimately affect the possibility for a behavioral change? How would different learning styles be accommodated in health promotion?

Cite to at least three peer-reviewed or scholarly sources to complete this assignment. Sources should be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

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