Discuss the roles and responsibilities of a Nurse Leader in a selected healthcare organization
ROLE OF BSN-PREPARED NURSE TO SUPPORT STRATEGIC PLAN AS IT RELATES TO THE SAME CORE SELECTED
Interview with a Nurse Leader
Interviewer Form
Your Name: Date:
Your Instructor’s Name:
| Criteria | Fill in the answers in this column. |
| Indicate 2 scholarly resources or texts used prior to the interview to familiarize yourself with the individual’s organization, role, or any of the questions you plan to ask that will make you a more knowledgeable interviewer. | Resource #1: |
| Resource # 2: | |
| Demographics: Provide initials, credentials, job title, and length in present position of the registered nurse interviewee. Include the date and time the interview was conducted. Provide a working phone number for instructor follow-up if needed. | |
| Required Questions(Ask the interviewee about EVERY topic in this section) | |
| Scope of responsibility: Major responsibilities, direct reports, and operational budget | |
| Organizational mission, vision, values, and beliefs | |
| Strategic planning related to ONE core competency (name the core competency) | |
| Role of BSN-prepared nurse to support the strategic plan | |
| Practice Impact Question(Reflect on the interview afterwards to ask yourself this question and provide it below.) | |
| How does completing this interview impact your practice as a BSN-prepared nurse? Give specific examples. | |
Interview With a Nurse Leader:
Guidelines
Purpose
The following is the purpose of this assignment,
- Discuss the roles and responsibilities of a Nurse Leader in a selected healthcare organization.
- Review the organization’s mission, vision, values, and beliefs.
- Discuss the Nurse Leader’s strategic plan as it relates to The Institute of Medicine’s Quality initiatives and ONE of the following five core competencies.
1) Provide patient-centered care
2) Work in interdisciplinary/interprofessional teams
3) Employ evidence-based practice
4) Apply quality improvement
5) Utilize informatics
- Articulate the role of the BSN-prepared nurse to support the strategic plan related to selected IOM core competency.
- Articulate what was learned from time spent with interviewee and how own nursing practice will change as a result of the encounter and completion of this assignment.
Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes.
CO 1: Apply leadership concepts, skills, and decision making in the provision of high quality nursing care, healthcare team management, and the oversight and accountability for care delivery in a variety of settings. (PO #2)
CO 3: Participate in the development and implementation of imaginative and creative strategies to enable systems to change. (PO #7)
CO 5: Apply improvement methods, based on data from the outcomes of care processes, to design and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of healthcare. (PO #8)
CO 6: Develop a personal awareness of complex organizational systems and integrate values and beliefs with organizational mission. (PO #7)
CO 7: Apply leadership concepts in the development and initiation of effective plans for the microsystems and/or system-wide practice improvements that will improve the quality of healthcare delivery. (PO #2 and 3)
Points
This assignment is worth a total of 200 points.
