Are you ready to venture out into the world as a BSN graduate? Have you planned out your next career step?

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Module 7: Role Transition and Career – End of Course/Wrap-Up
Role Transition and Career

Are you ready to venture out into the world as a BSN graduate? Have you planned out your next career step? This week we will examine the transition to leading and managing and the importance of recognizing personal strengths, available resources, and personal expectations regarding the transition to a position of greater responsibility. Self-management, time-management, and stress reduction techniques will be discussed. A growth plan for your career will be discussed.
Module 7: Learning Objectives:

After working through this module, students should be able to:

Categorize responsibilities of the nurse manager and leader (T/C)
Identify ways to effectively transition into the role of nurse manager (I)
Determine strategies for time-management and review stress reduction techniques (EBP, T/C)
Discuss career options and development activities to advance your role in the nursing profession (T/C)
(Key: S- Safety; EBP- Evidence-Based Practice; T/C- Teamwork and Collaboration; QI- Quality Improvement; PCC- Patient Centered Care; I- Informatics)
Learning Activities:
Learning activities in this module will allow you to consider how the role of BSN graduate may be different from your current role. We will discussion transition and your career.
Required:
Read Chapters 7, 26, & 24 of the Yoder-Wise text. (EBP, T/C)
Consider taking Strengthfinders 2.0 to help understand what your personal strengths are in order to better plan your role transition and career growth. Please note this is not required but recommended for better understanding of personal leadership development. This is a great tool for understanding yourself and your personality. This assessment cost $19.95 and can be found at the following website http://strengthstest.com/strengths-tests/strengthsfinder-20-access-code.html. There is also a free book summary available for download. (T/C)
Read about the importance of Leadership Development at http://nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Vol152010/No1Jan2010/Growing-Nurse-Leaders.aspx (T/C, EBP)
Optional:
None

End of Course/Wrap-Up

You have reached the end ofNURS 4420 Leadership and Management. I hope that you understand and utilize the key concepts of this course in your professional roles. You have the foundation to lead change in your organizations. This change can impact your profession, your organization and the care you provide to your patients.

During the course wrap-up period, I will work to get all grades posted. Continue to check Blackboard for new grades. If you have any problems or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Leadership and Management QSEN Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs):
As you complete your reflective assignment for this module, remember that you should discuss how you have met all of these QSEN outcomes throughout the course.
Discuss the significance of evidence based principles of leadership and management to promote the efficient performance of the health care team (EBP & T/C)
Characterize the responsibility inherent in leader/manager nursing roles related to assuring quality in delivery of patient centered care (PCC)
Participate in a quality improvement process (QI)
Explore the role of the nurse leader/manager as an integral member of the interdisciplinary team (T/C)
Elaborate on methods to promote a culture of safety within the health care team or organization (S)
Explore the facilitation of information dissemination throughout an organization (I)
(Key: S – Safety; EBP – Evidence-based practice; T/C – Teamwork and Collaboration; QI – Quality Improvement; PCC – Patient-centered Care; I – Informatics)
Learning Activities:
You will tell how well you achieved each of these QSEN SLOs in your reflective summary this week.
Required:
Submit reflective summary
Remember that you must cover all six course SLOs in your Reflective summary. Be sure to utilize the template that is provided.
This module addresses all of the course learning competencies.

Your work has strengthened your understanding of leading and managing in nursing and helped your growth in the profession.

Assignment
Turn In Assignment 6: Reflective Summary
Attached Files:
File NURS 4420 Leadership and Management Reflective Summary.docx (17.648 KB)
Due in Module 7. Use the template provided to reflect on how you met each QSEN based SLO:
Discuss the significance of evidence-based principles of leadership and management to promote the efficient performance of the health care team (EBP & T/C)
Characterize the responsibility inherent in leader/manager nursing roles related to assuring quality in delivery of patient-centered care (PCC)
Participate in a quality improvement process (QI)
Explore the role of the nurse leader/manager as an integral member of the interdisciplinary team (T/C)
Elaborate on methods to promote a culture of safety within the health care team or organization (S)
Explore the facilitation of information dissemination throughout an organization (I)
Remember, you are to explain how you met the above SLOs. Please use the template provided. Answer each question. You are required to use at least two scholarly references for this assignment, make sure to follow the APA format. Do not copy and paste your course assignments into this document. Please keep this submission under five pages.
Revicixew the rubric for grading criteria.

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