As part of NUR444 you will be completing an interview with a Healthcare Leader at your place of employment (or another healthcare organization) or at a practicum site.
• Create your paper in APA format with a title page and a reference list.
- The finished paper should be 2-3 pages long not including the title page or reference list page. Therefore, the complete paper should be 4-5 pages in length, including the separate Title and References pages.
• Please include an Introduction statement including the following: - When did the interview take place?
- Where did the interview take place?
- How long did the interview take?
- Who did you interview?
What is their role in their organization? - Was anyone else in the room for the interview?
• List the Interview Questions with the Interviewee’s Responses (see below).
• Please include a closing, Reflection statement/summary of the interview including: - Were you comfortable in the interview process?
- What is the most important thing you learned from the interview regarding leadership qualities or traits?
- Were you surprised by any of the responses?
- Did the interview process change your view of leaders?
- Will you include anything you learned (in the interview) in your current nursing practice?
- Include at least 2 APA citations in your Reflection summary.
These citations must be from peer-reviewed journals, not from a book or internet site or internet journal or company brief or position statement. You can use books and other pertinent sources but remember to include and upload your required peer-reviewed journal articles
• The APA citations/sources can be related to the interview process, leadership traits in general, nurse leader traits, etc.
• You must also upload a copy of each peer-reviewed journal article cited and listed in the reference list when you submit your paper.
The following are the questions I would like you to ask in the interview. Of course, you can add in additional questions with responses if you would like to. - What are the most important decisions you make as a leader of your organization or department?
- How do you encourage creative thinking within your organization or department?
- Where do the best ideas come from in your organization or department?
- Which is most important to your organization—mission, core values or vision?
- How do you help a new employee understand the culture of your organization or department?
- What is one characteristic that you believe every leader should possess?
- What is the biggest challenge facing leaders today?
- What is one mistake you witness leaders making more frequently than others?
- What is the one behavior or trait that you have seen derail more leaders’ careers?
- What are a few resources you would recommend to someone looking to gain insight into becoming a better leader?
- What advice would you give someone going into a leadership position for the first time?
- What are you doing to ensure you continue to grow and develop as a leader?
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