Topic:
The IOM encourages nurses to practice their profession with a terminal degree. DNP Leadership, when coupled with organizational position, is an opportunity for nurses to accomplish group goals to advance the quality of care provided.
For this week’s discussion, analyze leadership styles and the role of leaders in change, innovation, organizational climate, and culture. Draw a parallel with your possible practicum site organizational dynamics.
Participation Requirements
The student must answer the graded discussion with a substantive reply to the graded discussion question(s)/topic(s) posted by the course instructor by Thursday, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Two scholarly sources references are required unless stated otherwise by your professor.
The student provides a substantive response to the discussion question or topic on Thursday day and posts a minimum of two additional responses to peers on another day(s). The answers to classmates must be posted by Sunday, 11:59 pm Eastern Time. We expect each student to participate in the discussion board in a respectful manner.
Remember that a new discussion rubric was approved by the professors, committee members, and a majority of the students. Please review the rubric before posting to ensure a maximum of points.
Here are the categories of the new discussion rubric:
Initial Post relevance to the topic of discussion, applicability, and insight. (20%)
Quality of Written Communication Appropriateness of audience and words choice is specific, purposeful, dynamic, and varied. Grammar, spelling, punctuation. (20%)
Inclusion of DNP essentials explored in the discussion as well as the role-specific competencies as applicable.(10%)
Rigor, currency, and relevance of the scholarly references. (Use articles that are below 5 years). (20%)
Peer & Professor Responses. The number of responses, quality of response posts. (20%)
Timeliness of the initial post and the answers to the peers. (10%)
