Following completion of this week’s readings, what is your understanding of leadership? Identify and explain at least 3-4 essential qualities generally considered most important in the literature for a nurse to be considered an effective leader (describe these qualities and how they contribute to the effectiveness of a nurse leader. Your responses should stem from assigned course reading, IHI Modules and assigned articles; as well as outside evidence-based sources). Make sure to address how the Quadruple Aim and the Future of Nursing 2020-2030 initiatives influence the role of the nurse leader in today’s healthcare environment. What considerations do nurse leaders need to be cognizant of that might not have been as critical 10 years ago?
What qualities do you feel a nurse leader should possess and why? Compare and contrast, provide scenarios or examples comparing good versus bad nursing leadership (feel free to use examples from personal experiences and observations without; anonymously of course) to illustrate the point of poor and ineffective versus good and effective nursing leadership. What did you learn from this experience and how does it help shape your understanding of your role as a potential and effective nursing leader? Are nurse managers the same as nurse leaders? Use assigned readings and other scholarly sources to explain and support your response.
As a reminder, all discussion posts must be minimum 250 words, references must be cited in APA format 7th Edition, and must include minimum of 2 scholarly resources published within the past
5-7 years (not part of the classroom coursework).
