Module 1: Reflective Journal: Role Competence
Due Sunday by 11:59pm Points 100 Submitting a text entry box or a file upload Available Oct 14 at 12am – Oct 20 at 11:59pm
Reflective Journal Assignment: Use your textbook and source included in question 4 to support your answers for the following questions and include references in APA 7th ed. Meets Module SLOs 1, 2.
Describe your own leadership style? What do you believe the leadership style should be for an effective charge nurse and why?
In what way does a charge nurse use management components, or leadership components? (Use “Table 4.2a Management and Leadership Characteristics” of textbook to help answer the question). Belcik, K. D. (2022). Leadership and Management of Nursing Care. Pressbooks. Retrieved from https://pressbooks.txst.edu/nursinglm/Links to an external site.
Examine the job description of the charge nurse where you currently practice as a nurse and summarize the role the nurse needs to take? (If you are not currently working as a nurse, find a job description for a charge nurse on the Internet for the question).
Describe a situation where you currently practice or practiced as a nurse that needs to be changed? Explain how you could help act as a change agent to bring about the change needed? Attached is a pdf to further help you with the concept: Reference: Davis, C.. (2017). Change agents wanted, Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!: 15: 1, 4. doi: 10.1097/01.NME.0000508543.58154.dd. Retrieved from https://journals.lww.com/nursingmadeincrediblyeasy/fulltext/2017/01000/change_agents_wanted.1.aspx. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Change_agents_wanted.1-2.pdf Download Change_agents_wanted.1-2.pdf
( pdf used with permission per open access agreement: https://www.wolterskluwer.com/en/solutions/lippincott-journals/lippincott-open-accessLinks to an external site. ).
Take the Self-Care Assessment : Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2015). Mindfulness and yoga for embodied self-regulation: A primer for mental health professionals. York, NY: Springer Publishing. Provided with permission: https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/5556058/mscsLinks to an external site.. Reflect on how you scored on the self assessment and what areas need improvement. Write a plan to improve your self-care, wellness and resilience. Carry out the plan over the next weeks of the course. If you purchased, “Who Cares for the Nurse” you may find strategies to help you with writng your plan.
Complete the leadership worksheet and give a basic overview of the questions asked. You do not have to answer every question. Introduction to Professionalism and Leadership Worksheet Sp22.docx Download Introduction to Professionalism and Leadership Worksheet Sp22.docx
Remember to use APA 7th edition formatting for all reflective journals including a title page and reference page.
reflective journal week 1 example.docx Download reflective journal week 1 example.docx This example is for week one. The formatting can be applied to each additional module journal.