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NR523 Health Care System, Leadership Advanced Nursing Role

Week 5 Assignment  

Healthcare Leadership Appraisal

Select a health care leader of your choice and using the six key traits of leadership discussed widely in leadership research and/or the seven characteristics of innovative leaders discussed in Weberg & Davidson as a framework, appraise how your selected leader exemplifies these traits. This leader may be a local or national leader (see suggestions). To support your appraisal, consider the following questions(5-7 pages following APA Style Requirements):

APPRAISAL         POINTS

Introduction: who is your leader ?– set the context and describe the position this leader holds in the health care system.                50

Impact: What contribution has this leader made?             50

Barriers: What barriers or challenges did they face?         40

Attributes/Traits: What leadership attributes or traits were most important in making their contribution?             40

Steps: How /what steps did this leader take accomplish the contribution?            40

Questions: If you were to meet this leader, what questions would you ask?        40

Leader Suggestions: (you are not limited to this list, leaders exist throughout and at all levels of organizations – choose a leader who inspires you)

American Presidents: Lyndon B. Johnson ( Medicare), Barack Obama ( Affordable Care Act)

Surgeon Generals: US Surgeon General, Dr. Luther Terry, first Surgeon General's Report on Smoking and Health, David Satcher, MD, PhD, US Surgeon General work on Health Care disparities.

Health Policy Leaders: Any of the member of the task force responsible for the IOM Report "The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health" IOM Consensus Report October 2010

Nursing Leaders: President of ANA or AANP

Your health system leaders: CEO, CNO, Chief Quality Leaders, Unit Leader

Public Health Leaders: Dr. Anthony Fauci, your state commissioner for Public Health, your Governor

Legislative leaders: national: Lauren Underwood, Eddie Bernice Johnson, Lois Capps local: what health care leaders are in your legislature? Are there nurses making change?

Community Leaders: Look to your own community, what health care organizations are active and who are the stand out leaders making change?