Within the Discussion Board area, write 250 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. You are required to use 1 scholarly resource, in addition to your textbook. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas. You just got a new job in a leadership role in a nursing department. Identify and describe the leadership theory you would like to follow in your new job. Provide 3 specific examples of behaviors you can do to support the leadership theory that you would like to follow. Based on the leadership theory you selected: Identify 3 leadership skills that you wish to develop during this class that will help you in your new position. Explain how you anticipate developing those skills. DB2——— : Within the Discussion Board area, write 250 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. You are required to use 1 scholarly resource, in addition to your textbook. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas. In your new job as a leader in a nursing department, you want to prepare yourself for any situation that may occur. You take time to review your relevant experiences and some of the laws that will affect your actions. Staffing levels vary from work environment to work environment and depend on the type of nursing, from intensive care to long ­term care. Describe a situation when you were short­staffed. How did you handle the situation? What was the outcome? Reflecting on the outcome, how would you have handled this situation differently? Some states mandate staffing levels; others do not. What type of legislation exists in your state regarding nurse­ to­ patient staffing ratios? How does the legislation, or lack thereof, affect patient care? Unit 2 IP——- Length: 3-­5 pages excluding title and reference pages Assignment Description: Your objective for this assignment is to learn about the leadership styles that are used by nurse leaders in health care. Conduct a phone interview with a nurse leader. After establishing rapport, ask questions such as the following: Describe your leadership position. Describe your leadership style. In what ways do you think your leadership style has changed as you have gained more experience as a leader? Did you have a mentor? If so, what skills did you gain as a result of that relationship? Describe a change management project that you led and the steps taken to implement the change and to measure the effectiveness of that change. What obstacles did you face in implementing the change project? Describe how you would use your leadership skills to mentor a new nurse leader. In your opinion, what is the greatest challenge facing nurse leaders today in health care? (This question will be used in a later Discussion Board assignment.) After the interview, write up the narrative of your interview describing the responses of the nurse leader. You should have the following headings in your paper: I. Description of the nurse leader’s position II. Description of the nurse leader’s style and where it fits with the theories discussed in Unit I. III. Description of the nurse leader’s experience with a change management project including the implementation of the change and the evaluation of the change IV. Description of obstacles a nurse leader may face in implementing change V. Description of leadership skills used to mentor a new nurse leader. a. Discuss the value of a mentor b. Describe what you would look for in a mentor if you were in a new nurse leader position VI. Conclusion a. Based on your interview and what you have learned thus far, is an effective leadership style used by this nurse leader? DB3————— Within the Discussion Board area, write 250 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. You are required to use 1 scholarly resource, in addition to your textbook. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas. As a leader in your nursing department, you must review the registered nurse practice act for the state in which you work: the guideline for each nurse who works in that state. Part 1: Locate your own state’s nurse practice act and summarize it. In your own words, post what the act says about the nurses’ responsibility when delegating care to unlicensed assistive personnel. What does the delegation language mean to you in regard to your own delegation of care to unlicensed assistive personnel? Part 2: Describe a change that recently occurred in your workplace. What resources were used to implement the change? How did the staff react? From your perspective, what steps could the leadership team have taken to better implement the change? Unit 3 IP————————— Length: 2–3 pages; excluding the title page and references Assignment Description: Reflections on Leadership As a leader in a nursing department, you are taking time to reflect on everything you have learned thus far, the leadership theory you prefer to use, why you chose it, and how that theory influences staff morale and satisfaction. Write your thoughts in a 2 to 3­page paper, excluding the title page and references, that includes the following: An introductory paragraph including the sentence, “The purpose of this paper is to…” Define the leadership theory that you prefer to use. Provide your rationale for the leadership theory you chose. Describe how that leadership theory influences staff morale and satisfaction. Include specific examples of the theory’s influence on staff morale and satisfaction. Include at least 1 additional reference and accompanying citation in the body of the paper in addition to the textbook. Include these required headings: Preferred Leadership Theory and Description of Theory Rationale for Preferred Leadership Theory Leadership Theory Effects on Staff with Examples Conclusions References DB4—————————– : Within the Discussion Board area, write 250 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. You are required to use 1 scholarly resource, in addition to your textbook. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas. Considering the interview that you conducted with a nurse leader, what was your response to the following questions: What is the greatest challenge facing nurse leaders today in health care? What challenges have you seen nurse leaders face? DB5—————– Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 250 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. You are required to use 1 scholarly resource, in addition to your textbook. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas. Summative Discussion Board Review and reflect on the knowledge you have gained from this course. Based on your review and reflection, write at least 250 words on the following: What were the most compelling leadership topics learned in this course? How did participating in discussions help your understanding of the subject matter? Is anything still unclear that could be clarified? What approaches could have yielded additional valuable information? How will your new leadership knowledge change your future nursing practice?