Compose a detailed discussion question post that reflects upon a contemporary leadership book
3 min read Purpose: Compose a detailed discussion question post that reflects upon a contemporary leadership book:
Engel, M. (2010). I’m here: Compassionate communication in patient care. Phillips Press:
Orlando, FL. ISBN: 978-0972000-2-4 Due Date: See course calendar for due dates. You will post your response to the DQ thread only.
Assignment Details: Apply and reflect on elements related to nursing and leadership after reading a contemporary book related to the patient experience and compassionate communication. This discussion question response should be detailed, provide a reflection on the book, and bring in outside evidence to support your answer/reflection. This assignment is worth more points than other discussions so expect the word limit to be more. Writing succinctly, compose a response and post your answer to the discussion question thread in the communication forum that addresses these elements:
After reading the book by Engel (2010), answer the following questions in your initial discussion post: 1. What elements of this book surprised you? 2. Do you believe this represents the care and communication that occurs in our
organizations (select the organization that best represents you) today? Why or why? 3. What is one key leadership concept that you can take away and apply to your
nursing practice? When describing that key concept, utilize at least one evidence based article that relates to this key concept, along with an example of application to practice. (For example: patient engagement could be a concept – describe what it is and how you might change your practice based on the readings).
Course Learning Outcomes that apply to this assignment
1. Analyze the role of the nurse leader as it relates to the provision of ethical, economically sustainable, evidence-based care to individuals, families, groups, and populations.
2. Examine concepts and theories of leadership in managing care. 3. Explore strategies for navigating change, mediating conflict, delegating and building
teams within systems. 4. Explore the role of the nurse leader as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare
team.
Grading Criteria Component Points
received Clarity/Organization/Development – 5pts
• Grammatically correct sentences (subject-verb agreement, appropriate verb tense, etc.).
• Appropriate sentence structure and punctuation (no run-on sentences, sentence fragments or awkwardly constructed sentences; correct use of commas, periods, colons, and semicolons).
• Appropriate word usage (no unprofessional or informal/conversational word usage, clichés, jargon, acronyms, misspelled or misused words).
• Appropriate organization of content into unified and coherent paragraphs.
• Logical and clear arrangement of paragraphs. • Clear and appropriate topic sentences. • Documentation includes information and subject matter that
addresses the questions and information outlined in Assignment Details.
• APA format used correctly. Reflects APA style guidelines. • Utilizes at least 1 evidence-based article to support answer
Critical Thinking/Synthesis – 10pts • Interpretation of assignment, fulfillment of assignment
requirements and guidelines • Range and depth of ideas presented • Evidence of synthesis of ideas • Evidence of original thought • Tone, frame of reference, terminology and articulation of
ideas appropriate to audience and consistent with purpose of assignment
Participation – 5 pts • Responds to at least two peer reflections with a substantial
posting that brings in new evidence, asks questions or offers professional/personal examples in that response.
