CLASS NAME: PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS OF ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE
LESSON: Leadership for APNs: If Not Now, When?
DISCUSSION 7.1: Power in Leadership
Lesson Introduction
Welcome to the eighth week of Professional Aspects of Advanced Nursing Practice. This week, we will review APNs and the need for their role in leadership. You will read selected content from your textbook, watch a video selected by your instructor, and participate in a discussion.
This week, we will review how healthcare reform has created both barriers and opportunities for APNs. You will illustrate the use of power, authority, and influence in practice.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
• Identify barriers and opportunities in practice for APNs
• Provide examples of how APNs can use power, authority, and influence
Before attempting to complete your learning activities for this week, review the following learning materials:
Learning Materials
Read the following in your Advanced Practice Nursing: Essentials for Role Development textbook:
• Chapter 21, “Leadership for APNs: If Not Now, When?” (pp. 368-385)
This chapter provides context for this week’s topic.
Discussion Guidelines
Initial Post
After reviewing page 378 of your textbook, provide an example of a time when you have demonstrated "power" leadership as an RN and how you might demonstrate this leadership quality in the future as an APN.
Reference for required text book
Joel, L. A. (2022). Advanced practice nursing: Essentials for role development 5th ed.) Philadelphia: F.A. Davis
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RUBRIC
Criteria Expectations
Content Follows directions, answers all questions thoroughly and appropriately; provides examples from personal experience where appropriate/ applicable.
Grasp of significance Projects knowledge and understanding of the significance of the assignment to professional development as an APN.
Evidence and documentation Provides thorough explanation of rationales and skillfully selects resources to substantiate conclusions.
Terminology Uses appropriate terminology correctly throughout.
Structure and mechanics Contains no spelling or grammatical errors No APA errors.
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