Maryville NURS406 August 2022 Assignments Latest (Full)

NURS406 LEADERSHIP IN NURSING

Week 1 Assignment

Strengths Based Leadership Assessment Reports

Complete the StrengthsFinder Assessment online using the instructions below.

Once complete, share the list of your strengths identified from your Strengths Based Leadership report. Briefly describe your own leadership style and how you see yourself as a nurse leader.  This can be a short paper and doesn't need to be in APA format.

 

 

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Week 2 Assignment

Resume

This assignment will be introduced during Week 1, but is due at the end of Week 2. You are to prepare and submit your professional resume.

Resumes are a marketing tool used to highlight your skills, abilities, accomplishments and interests. They are often your first formalized introduction to an employer. When developing a resume, it is important to keep in mind that it can be changed, targeted or customized to specific kinds of jobs or industries.

Types of Resumes

Chronological resumes typically are recommended when you have a consistent employment history. This resume places emphasis on your previous employment, accomplishments and skills. The chronological resume is easiest for most individuals to write and is most accepted by employers. Your information is actually placed in reverse chronological order with your most recent experiences being listed first.

Functional or combination resumes are only recommended if you are changing careers or if you have significant gaps in your employment history. This type of resume emphasizes the skills that you have gained that transfer to the new occupational area.

Sections of a Resume

Personal Contact Information

Your Name

Address - You may want to provide both a current and permanent address so that employers can easily reach you.

Phone number – home, work or cell phone

Email address – make sure it is professional

Objective or Summary of Strengths

The objective is typically used when applying for entry-level positions. It contains the specific position you are seeking with a specific employer or industry.

A summary of strengths is used when you have significant work experience. It contains approximately 4 – 6 statements that provide a summary of your resume and highlight key points of interest. It can easily be tailored to each position that you apply for and is an effective way to get an employer interested in you.

Education

It is important to provide information about schools you attended after high school. It is not necessary to list all schools. Specifically list your current university or those where you earned a degree. This section can contain:

School name (Maryville University)

City and state of the school (St. Louis, MO)

Degree you are completing or obtained (Bachelor of Science in Accounting)

Month and year of anticipated or actual graduation (expected May 2014 or December 2013)

GPA information should be included only if your GPA is 3.0 or above

Experience

This section allows you to highlight your skills and abilities to an employer. It can include information about paid employment, significant volunteer positions, student teaching, field experiences, internships and/or cooperative education positions. Experience can include:

Employer name (KV Pharmaceuticals)

City and state of employer (St. Louis, MO)

Job title (Payroll Supervisor)

Dates of employment (October 2010 – present)

Concise, bulleted job descriptions that start with action verbs and clearly state your duties

Other possible Resume Headings

Computer/Technical/Language Skills: This section helps you describe additional information about specialized skills that you can offer to them. You many want to include information about foreign languages you are fluent in, technical skill proficiencies, or any professional certifications.

Campus or Community Involvement: This section includes information about organizations you belong(ed) to, dates of involvement, and any positions you held, responsibilities, and/or accomplishments.

Awards, Honors: You can include relevant award information; include the name of the award, the organization or company that presented it, and when you received it.

References: References are not included on your resumes; they are, however, included on a separate sheet and added to cover letter and resume information. In addition, it is no longer necessary to include the statement, “References available upon request,” on your resume.

General Resume Tips

Keep in mind that employers will spend less than thirty seconds reviewing your resume for the first time. Therefore, your resume should be easy to read, visually pleasing, and free from any spelling, grammar or typographical errors. Follow these guidelines when writing your resume:

Prepare your resume yourself; you know your background better than anyone else.

Use a conservative font and use 10-12 point type.

Try to keep your resume to one page, and use two pages only if you have the extensive skills and experience.

Eliminate the use of unnecessary words and phrases.

Avoid the use of personal information such as your social security number, religion, race, age, weight, health, height, marital status, etc.

Continually update your resume to reflect new skills and experiences.

Use action verbs when describing your work experience.

Make your resume format visually appealing by the use of white space and bullets.

Review your resume thoroughly to ensure that there are no spelling or typing errors.

NURS406 LEADERSHIP IN NURSING

Week 3 Assignment

Ethical Dilemmas

Write a brief paper in APA format describing an ethical dilemma faced by you or an acquaintance in the clinical setting. Describe the ethical principles that applied in this situation.

 

NURS406 LEADERSHIP IN NURSING

Week 4 Assignment

Interview a Nurse Manager/Leader

Identify a nurse manager or leader you would like to know more about. This should be an individual with managerial or leadership duties (not a charge nurse or staff nurse). Ask him/her about the following topics: educational level and experience, career path, beliefs about nursing, their leadership style, what role he/she plays in the health care organization, view of the future of nursing, and greatest challenges he/she faces in the work environment. This is not an all-inclusive list. Have a conversation with the individual. Include your own reactions and reflections about what the nurse manager/leader tells you.

 

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Week 5 Assignment 1

The Model Shift

Write three to five paragraphs discussing the shift from a medical model to a health model and describe the effect of this shift on health care. Submit your essay (APA format). Use chapter 9 as a resource for this short paper.

 

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Week 5 Assignment 2

Self-Interview Practice

This free service provided by the Career Success & Professional Development office enables you to practice online mock interviews. Interviews are recorded so you can review (and share) for learning and development. Once you register to complete this assignment you can return as often as you like to continue improving your interview skills. If you have any issues or problems contact our office directly: (314) 529-9375 or career@maryville.edu

How InterviewPrep works:

Your interview will begin with a short introductory video. After each question there is a 3 second countdown before recording starts. For each question you will have 4 minutes to answer.

Press Stop Recording when you are finished with your answer. You will have the option to “Review, Retry or Continue”. You are allowed 2 retries if you wish to revise your response.

At the conclusion of your interview, click the Submit button. You will then be able to click on “Share” to obtain a link to your video interview.

 What you will need:

Your Maryville email address

Access to the internet

PC or mobile device (requires iPad 2+, iPhone 4+, or Android 4.0.3+). To get InterviewStream on a mobile device go to the App Store or Google Play and search "InterviewStream Mobile" and download.

 To get started:

Sign in to your free account: InterviewPrep (Links to an external site.)

Review this knowledge article: Interviewing and InterviewPrep

Get training help here. (Links to an external site.)

 Submit assignment in Canvas:

To submit your interview, copy the link to your interview that you obtained by clicking “Share” and paste it in the assignment upload. Then go to the Mock Interview self-assessment survey in the quiz section and complete the assessment.

 

NURS406 LEADERSHIP IN NURSING

Week 6 Assignment

Personal Leadership Style

Earlier in the semester, you completed the Strengths Based Leadership assessment.  You will use the results in this assignment.

Describe your own leadership style and how you see yourself as a nurse leader. Use your strengths from Strengths Based Leadership repots, as well as concepts and theories that appeal to you. Include references from your text in APA format. You may write this paper in the first person but it should not just be a listing of your strength traits. This should be an insightful and reflective paper about how you have been influenced by other leaders and how you will be a leader in your nursing role. This paper should take as much space as necessary for you to describe your leadership style.

 

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Week 8 Assignment

Final Project: Book Report and Presentation

In previous assignments, you have selected a partner and chosen a book from the management/leadership shelves. For your final presentation, summarize the major concepts presented in the book. Describe how this book can apply to nursing as a profession and to your future practice as a nurse. What messages are useful, and what messages are not? How did this book change your ideas about leaders or leadership?

Your presentation should be in the form of a PowerPoint presentation. Post it to this discussion board. You will facilitate discussion around your presentation, providing questions and prompts and answering questions from your peers. Provide at least two thought-provoking questions to engage your peers in conversation.