Week 7Professional DNP Leadership Capacity
Assignment
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate your leadership capacity to manage a practice change project. You will create a collective manuscript that incorporates the revised Week 2 and Week 5 assignments with an additional section that you will create this week.
This assignment will allow for the assimilation of professional leadership competencies in project management as a DNP-prepared nurse. Assignment content supports professional formation, communication, and dissemination skills relevant to the DNP-prepared nurse.
Please note that this is the third part of a 3-part assignment submitted in Weeks 2, 5, and 7. You have received feedback from your course faculty on the Week 2 and Week 5 assignments, which you should use to prepare the Week 7 assignment.
Instructions
Include the following in your paper:
- Introduction: The organizing introduction is the first paragraph that does the following:
- Introduce the paper’s topic and establishes its importance.
- Present a clear purpose statement.
- Create a brief overview for the combined paper using the three primary Level 1 headings.
- Integrate the Week 2 corrected content under the first Level 1 heading, “Organizational Needs Assessment.â€
- Problem
- Practice Gap
- Practice Question
- Integrate the Week 5 corrected assignment content under the second Level 1 heading, “Leading the Practice Change Project.
- Interprofessional Collaboration in Leading Project Teams
- Communicating Comportment in Project Management
- Leadership Ethics
- Create the content to place under the third Level 1 heading, “Leading Practice Change Teams with Innovation and Effective Management.â€
- Leading Through Innovation
- Integrating Leadership and Management Models
- Managing Materials and Human Resources
- Conclusion
- Recap the paper’s purpose statement and brief overview criteria (Level 1 headings).
- Draw major conclusions from the body of your paper.
- Summarize the paper’s relevance to the practice change project.
- References (minimum of 4 scholarly, peer-reviewed sources)
- Create a reference page.
- Include the references from the first two papers that you have used in this paper.
- Ensure each reference has a matching citation.
- Support your paper by using evidence from at least four (4) scholarly peer-reviewed journal article sources (preferably research or systematic reviews) that are retrieved from the Chamberlain library databases. Do not use the internet, textbooks, government sources, or organizational websites for these four sources in this assignment. However, you may use other gray materials for additional sources if you need them.
Review the rubric for the grading criteria.
APA Guidelines
Use the current Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA Manual) and the Chamberlain Guidelines for Writing a Professional Paper (located in the APA Basics section of the Writing Center) to complete this assignment. Follow these guidelines when completing each component. Contact your course faculty if you have questions.
- Use the NR703 Week 7 Assignment Template provided to format this assignment. Construct your title page by adding your name and the session month and year of the course where indicated. The title is already provided for you.
- Link (Word doc): Week 7 Assignment Paper Template (Links to an external site.)
- Turn on Grammarly to check the correctness of the grammar and punctuation as you write. (Note: if you have not already done so, please download the free version at Grammarly.com before construction of the assignment.)
- Note: Because this assignment builds on the materials used in the Weeks 2 and 5 assignments as well as several discussions, similarities are expected; therefore, Turnitin will not be used in this cumulative assignment.
- Use the following prescribed Level 1 and Level 2 headings, which are already provided in the template, for this paper:
- Organizational Needs Assessment
- Problem
- Practice Gap
- Practice Question
- Leading the Practice Change Project
- Interprofessional Collaboration in Leading Project Teams
- Communicating Comportment in Project Management
- Leadership Ethics
- Leading Practice Change Teams with Innovation and Effective Management
- Leading Through Innovation
- Integrating Leadership and Management Models
- Managing Materials and Human Resources
- Conclusion
- Organizational Needs Assessment
Writing Requirements (APA format)
- Length: 8-11 pages for accumulated paper (not including title page, references page, or attachments)
- 1-inch margins
- Double-spaced pages
- 12-point Times New Roman or 11-point Arial font
- Headings & subheadings
- In-text citations
- Title page
- Reference page
- Standard English usage and mechanics
- Revisions based on course faculty feedback from Week 2 and 5 Assignments
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:
- Compare and contrast theories of organizational behavior and leadership. (PO 6)
- Investigate the role of advanced nursing practice in innovation and transformation to propose solutions impacting healthcare systems. (PO 6)
- Differentiate attributes of effective leaders and followers in influencing healthcare. (PO 6)
- Assimilate attributes for interprofessional collaboration across healthcare settings. (PO 8)
- Formulate selected strategies for leadership and influence across healthcare systems. (PO 8)
Due Date
- By 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday
- Late Assignment Policy applies
Rubric
W7 Assignment Grading Rubric
W7 Assignment Grading Rubric
CriteriaRatingsPts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIntroduction
Requirements:1. Introduce the paper’s topic and establishes its importance.2. Present a clear purpose statement.3. Create a brief overview for the combined paper using the three primary Level 1 headings.
10 pts
Includes all requirements and provides an excellent introduction.
9 pts
Includes all requirements with a very good introduction.
8 pts
Includes all requirements with a basic introduction.
0 pts
Includes 1 or fewer requirements and/or a poor introduction.
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOrganizational Needs Assessment: Problem: Using the information that you gathered on the Organizational Needs Assessment: Practice Gap Identification (Table 1), describe the practice problem.
Requirements:1. Describe a specific location (hospital unit, community health clinic, surgical suite, primary care practice).2. Identify the key stakeholders (decisionmakers).3. Relate the practice problem identified by the stakeholders.
20 pts
Includes all requirements and provides an excellent description of the problem.
18 pts
Includes all requirements and provides a very good description of the problem.
16 pts
Includes no fewer than 2 requirements with a basic description of the problem.
0 pts
Includes 1 or fewer requirements and/or provides a poor description of the problem.
20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOrganizational Needs Assessment: Practice Gap
Requirements:In 1-2 organized paragraphs, summarize the Organizational Needs Assessment: Practice Gap Identification (Table 1)
20 pts
Includes all requirements and provides an excellent summary of the Organizational Needs Assessment: Practice Gap Identification (Table 1).
18 pts
Includes all requirements and provides a very good summary of the Organizational Needs Assessment: Practice Gap Identification (Table 1).
16 pts
Provides a basic summary of the Organizational Needs Assessment: Practice Gap Identification (Table 1).
0 pts
Provides a poor or no summary of the Organizational Needs Assessment: Practice Gap Identification (Table 1).
20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOrganizational Needs Assessment: Practice Question-Define and briefly explain the project’s intended population, evidence-based intervention, and measurable outcomes (PICO).
Requirements:1. Population. Describe the specific characteristics of the population.2. Intervention. Based on the evidence in the Johns Hopkins Individual Evidence Summary Tool (Table 2) gathered in previous courses, describe evidence for an evidence-based intervention.3. Comparison: State as “compared to current practice†for the purposes of this assignment.4. Outcome. Create and explain specific outcome measurements based on the current evidence collected in the Johns Hopkins Individual Evidence Summary Tool (attach as Table 2).5. State the Practice Question.
20 pts
Includes all requirements and provides an excellent summary of the practice question.
18 pts
Includes all requirements and provides a very good summary of the practice question.
16 pts
Includes no fewer than 4 of the requirements with a a basic summary of the practice question.
0 pts
Includes 3 or fewer requirements and/or provides a poor summary of the practice question.
20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLeading the Practice Change Project: Interprofessional Collaboration in Leading Project Teams
Requirements:Create an approach to implementing the practice change project with an interprofessional team, including a description of how you will manage the following challenges:1. Creating a climate of mutual respect and shared values.2. Facilitating team roles and flexibility to perform effectively.
20 pts
Includes all requirements and an provides an excellent analysis of leading project teams.
18 pts
Includes all requirements and a very good analysis of analysis of leading project teams.
16 pts
Includes all requirements with a basic analysis of leading project teams.
0 pts
Includes 1 or fewer requirements and/or with a poor analysis of leading project teams.
20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLeading the Practice Change Project: Communication Comportment in Project Management
Requirements:Create a guideline for your professional communication to serve you in the practice change project and future roles. Include the following:1. Verbal and non-verbal communication competencies at a doctoral level:i) Communicating leadership comportmentii) Creating alignment of verbal and nonverbal messages2. Written professional communication:i) Writing with leadership tone and styleii) Using standard Englishiii) Creating summary and synthesis in writing
20 pts
Includes all requirements and provides an excellent communication comportment in project management.
18 pts
Includes all requirements and provides a very good communication comportment in project management.
16 pts
Includes no fewer than 4 requirements with a basic communication comportment in project management.
0 pts
Includes 3 or fewer requirements and/or provides a poor communication comportment in project management.
20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLeading the Practice Change Project: Leadership Ethics
Requirements: Discuss how you will create a consistent image of ethical comportment, including consideration of the following:1. Balance an Ethic of Justice with an Ethic of Care in your leadership style.2. Create a conflict resolution approach for the project team management of issues.3. Lead social justice change within the project environment.
20 pts
Includes all requirements and provides an excellent discussion of leadership ethics.
18 pts
Includes all requirements and provides a very good discussion of leadership ethics.
16 pts
Includes no fewer than 2 requirements and provides a basic discussion of leadership ethics.
0 pts
Includes 1 or fewer requirements and/or provides a poor discussion of leadership ethics.
20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLeading Practice Change Teams with Innovation and Effective Management
Requirements:1. Leading Through Innovation.2. Integrating Leadership and Management Models. 3. Managing Materials and Human Resources.
40 pts
Includes all requirements and provides an excellent discussion of leading practice change teams with innovation and effective management.
36 pts
Includes all requirements and provides a very good discussion of leading practice change teams with innovation and effective management.
32 pts
Includes no fewer than 2 requirements and provides a basic leading practice change teams with innovation and effective management.
0 pts
Includes 1 or fewer requirements and/or provides a poor leading practice change teams with innovation and effective management.
40 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeConclusion
Requirements:1. Recap the paper’s purpose statement and brief overview criteria.2. Draw major conclusions from the body of your paper.3. Summarize the paper’s relevance to the practice change project.
10 pts
Includes all the requirements and provides an excellent conclusion.
9 pts
Includes all requirements and provides a very good conclusion.
8 pts
Includes no fewer than 2 requirements with a basic conclusion.
0 pts
Includes 1 or fewer requirements and/or provides a poor conclusion.
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeReferences
Requirements:1. Create the reference page.2. Ensure each reference has a matching citation.3. Support your discussion by using evidence from at least two (2) scholarly peer-reviewed journal article sources (preferably research or systematic reviews) that are retrieved from the Chamberlain library databases.
10 pts
Includes all requirements and presents excellent references.
9 pts
Includes all requirements and very good references.
8 pts
Includes no fewer than 2 requirements with basic references.
0 pts
Includes one or fewer requirements and/or demonstrates poor references.
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeRevisions
Requirements:Revisions done based on course faculty feedback from Week 5 Assignment .
40 pts
Substantial revisions have been made based on course faculty feedback on the Weeks 2 and 5 papers.
0 pts
Limited or no revisions have been made based on course faculty feedback on the Weeks 2 and 5 papers.
40 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPA Style and Standards
Requirements:1. Use appropriate Level I headers.2. Reference and citations are in current APA style.3. Paper length is 8-11 pages excluding title, reference pages, and appendix.
10 pts
Includes all requirements and presents excellent APA style and standards.
9 pts
Includes 3 requirements and very good APA style and standards.
8 pts
Includes no fewer than 2 requirements of APA style and standards.
0 pts
Includes 1 or fewer requirements of APA style and standards.
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeClarity of Writing
Requirements:1. Use standard English grammar and sentence structure.2. No spelling or typographical errors.3. Organized presentation of ideas.
10 pts
Includes all requirements and demonstrates excellent clarity of writing.
9 pts
Includes all requirements and demonstrates very good clarity of writing.
8 pts
Includes no fewer than 2 requirements and/or demonstrates basic clarity of writing.
0 pts
Includes 1 or fewer requirements and/or demonstrates poor clarity of writing.
10 pts
Total Points: 250