A leader has the ability to combine commitment for improvement with knowledge regarding how to exercise influence and engage support (Dickson & Tholl, 2014). In the areas of nursing and public health, the focus is on improving health. Porter-O’Grady and Malloch (2015) noted several major tasks of 21st-century healthcare leaders. Applying essentials of leadership, select two (2) tasks from the following list of tasks and discuss how you would exercise influence and engage support for each of your selected tasks.

1. Deconstructing the barriers and structures of the 20th century
2. Alerting staff about the implications of changing what they do
3. Establishing safety around taking risks and experimenting
4. Embracing new technologies as a way of doing work
5. Reading the signposts along the road to the future
6. Translating the emerging reality of health reform into language that the staff can use
7. Demonstrating personal engagement with health reform
8. Helping others adapt to the demands of a value-driven health system
9. Creating a safe milieu for the struggles and pain of changing practice and service
10. Enumerating small successes as a basis for supporting staff

In the majority of healthcare environments, so many types of expendable medical supplies are needed. You’ll have a limited amount of space to store them, and limited budgetary funds to purchase each type of them. There will be an uncertainty of who’s coming in your facility’s doors, and for what conditions they need care. You’ll make your best prediction of how many will come to your facility this year vs. last year and the year before, but those numbers won’t be exact – as demographic and economic trends can easily influence them. Given all the uncertainty in the healthcare environment (that’s not going to go away) – what is the best way to evaluate your inventory management performance? How are budgetary item shortages best safeguarded against? Explain your answers in a concise 200-word response, using peer-reviewed sources to support your points.

A 35-year-old woman comes to your office to discuss her “bad headaches,” which started after having her first child 2 years ago. The headaches sometimes awaken her from sleep and at times can be disabling and occasionally require her to take Tylenol and rest in a dark room. Sometimes she vomits during an attack. Over the past 6 months, her headaches have become more severe and frequent, prompting her visit today.

• What additional questions would you ask to learn more about her headaches?
• How do you classify headaches?
• How can you determine if this is an old headache or a new headache/s? Is this a chronic or episodic condition?
• Can you make a definite diagnosis through an open-ended history followed by focused questions?
• How can you use the patient history to distinguish between benign headaches and serious ones that require urgent attention?
• What diagnostic tests do you want to include to help you with your diagnosis? Minimum 250 words

Assignment: Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Part 2: Academic Resources and Strategies New construction projects begin with a design phase, where architects blueprint the vision complete with design details. They work in collaboration with builders who use the designs to prepare the appropriate strategies, tools, and materials to bring the vision to reality. You are both architect and builder of your success. You have started to blueprint your vision in your Academic Success and Professional Development Plan. You have identified others with whom you will collaborate. Now you can begin to prepare the appropriate strategies, tools, and materials How will you approach your studies? What types of resources are available to you, and how will you access and utilize them? Taking the opportunity to prepare these strategies, tools, and materials will help ensure you can “break ground” without incident and successfully move to the phase where you begin building your vision. To Prepare: Consider your goals for academic accomplishments while a student of the MSN program. Reflect on the strategies presented in the Resources for this week. The Assignment: Clearly identify and accurately describe in detail at least three academic resources or strategies that can be applied to the MSN program. Clearly identify and accurately describe in detail at least three professional resources that can be applied to success in the nursing practice in general or in a specialty. Clearly and thoroughly explain in detail how you intend to use these resources, and how they might benefit you academically and professionally. Note: Add your work for this Assignment to the original document you began in the Week 1 Assignment, which was built off the Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Template. By Day 7 Submit your completed Assignment. Remember to include an introduction paragraph which contains a clear and comprehensive purpose statement which delineates all required criteria, and end the assignment Part with a conclusion paragraph. Rubric Detail Select Grid View or List View to change the rubric’s layout. Name: NURS_6002_Week_2_Assignment_Rubric Grid View List View Excellent Good Fair Poor Continue developing your Academic Success and Professional Development Plan by appending the original document you began in Week 1 to develop the second component: academic resources and strategies. To do this: · Identify and describe at least three academic resources or strategies that can be applied to the MSN program. 23 (23%) – 25 (25%) The response clearly identifies and accurately describes in detail at least three academic resources or strategies that can be applied to the MSN program. 20 (20%) – 22 (22%) The response partially identifies and partially describes at least three academic resources or strategies that can be applied to the MSN program. 18 (18%) – 19 (19%) The response vaguely identifies and vaguely describes at least two academic resources or strategies that can be applied to the MSN program. 0 (0%) – 17 (17%) The response only vaguely and inaccurately identifies one academic resource or strategy or the three academic resources or strategies that can be applied to the MSN program are vague and inaccurate, or is missing. · Identify and describe at least three professional resources that can be applied to success in the nursing practice in general or your specialty in particular. 23 (23%) – 25 (25%) The response clearly identifies and accurately describes in detail at least three professional resources that can be applied to success in nursing practice in general or in a specialty. 20 (20%) – 22 (22%) The response partially identifies and partially describes at least three professional resources that can be applied to success in nursing practice in general or in a specialty. 18 (18%) – 19 (19%) The response vaguely identifies and vaguely describes at least two professional resources that can be applied to success in nursing practice in general or in a specialty. 0 (0%) – 17 (17%) The response only vaguely and inaccurately identifies and vaguely describes one professional resource or the three professional resources that can be applied to success in nursing practice in general or in a specialty are vague and inaccurate, or is missing. · Explain how you intend to use these resources, and how they might benefit you academically and professionally. 32 (32%) – 35 (35%) Response clearly and thoroughly explains in detail the intended use of these resources, including a detailed explanation of how they might be beneficial academically and professionally. 28 (28%) – 31 (31%) Response explains the intended use of these resources, including an explanation of how they might be beneficial academically and professionally. 25 (25%) – 27 (27%) Explanation of the intended use of these resources, including an explanation of how they might be beneficial academically and professionally is vague or inaccurate. 0 (0%) – 24 (24%) Explanation of the intended use of these resources, including an explanation of how they might be beneficial academically and professionally is vague and inaccurate, or is missing. Written Expression and Formatting – Paragraph Development and Organization: Paragraphs make clear points that support well developed ideas, flow logically, and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences are carefully focused–neither long and rambling nor short and lacking substance. A clear and comprehensive purpose statement and introduction is provided which delineates all required criteria. 5 (5%) – 5 (5%) Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity. A clear and comprehensive purpose statement, introduction, and conclusion is provided which delineates all required criteria. 4 (4%) – 4 (4%) Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 80% of the time. Purpose, introduction, and conclusion of the assignment is stated, yet is brief and not descriptive. 3.5 (3.5%) – 3.5 (3.5%) Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 60%- 79% of the time. Purpose, introduction, and conclusion of the assignment is vague or off topic. 0 (0%) – 3 (3%) Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity < 60% of the time. No purpose statement, introduction, or conclusion was provided. Written Expression and Formatting – English writing standards: Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation 5 (5%) – 5 (5%) Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors. 4 (4%) – 4 (4%) Contains a few (1-2) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors. 3.5 (3.5%) – 3.5 (3.5%) Contains several (3-4) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors. 0 (0%) – 3 (3%) Contains many (≥ 5) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors that interfere with the reader’s understanding. Written Expression and Formatting – The paper follows correct APA format for title page, headings, font, spacing, margins, indentations, page numbers, parenthetical/in-text citations, and reference list. 5 (5%) – 5 (5%) Uses correct APA format with no errors. 4 (4%) – 4 (4%) Contains a few (1-2) APA format errors. 3.5 (3.5%) – 3.5 (3.5%) Contains several (3-4) APA format errors. 0 (0%) – 3 (3%) Contains many (≥ 5) APA format errors. Total Points: 100 Name: NURS_6002_Week_2_Assignment_Rubric Learning Resources Required Readings ANA Enterprise. (n.d.). Resources to succeed. Retrieved October 12, 2018, from https://www.nursingworld.org/resources/ Kaufffman, H. (2015). A review of predictive factors of student success in and satisfaction with online learning. Research in Learning Technology, 23, 1–13. Online Colleges. (2011, July 14). 10 traits of a successful online learner. Retrieved October 12, 2018, from https://www.onlinecollege.org/2011/07/14/10-traits-of-a-successful-online-learner/ Walden University. (2018). Field Experience: School of Nursing. Retrieved from https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/fieldexperience/son/home Walden University. (2019). Master of Science in Nursing (MSN). Retrieved from https://www.waldenu.edu/online-masters-programs/master-of-science-in-nursing Walden University Writing Center. (n.d.). Scholarly voice: Active and passive voice. Retrieved October 12, 2018, from https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/scholarlyvoice/activepassive Walden University. (n.d.). Subject Research: Nursing. Retrieved November 9, 2018, from https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/subject/nursing Walden University Writing Center. (n.d.). Walden templates: Overview. Retrieved from https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/templates NOTE: Download and review the School of Nursing template by navigating to ‘Program-Specific Templates’, ‘School of Nursing’, and selecting ‘School of Nursing Writing Template With Instructions’. Walden University Writing Center. (n.d.). Writing a paper: Revising. Retrieved from https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/writingprocess/revising Document: 10 Tips for Being a Successful Online Learner (PDF) Document: Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Template (Word document) Required Media Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2018). Tips for effective online composition and communication [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author. PLS TELL THE WRITER TO USE MY TEMPLATE FROM WEEK1 IS A CONTINUATION, THANKS. See less

Communication is used to inform, to persuade and to analyze. In this assignment, you will persuade the reader of your point of view by supporting a thesis with objective facts and credible evidence.

In the week 2 forum, you selected your topic for this paper. You will take a stance on this issue and support your stance with credible evidence in your body paragraphs.

For this assignment, you have traditional and creative options. Choose what will challenge your writing and what would be appropriate for your topic and field:

• Traditional 5 paragraph essay with 1 paragraph introduction, 3 body paragraphs, and 1 paragraph conclusion.
• Op-ed newspaper article.
• Blog post.
• Letter/proposal to stakeholders.
• Press release.
• Letter to the editor.
• Presidential address.
• Election speech (written only).
• Application for a position related to the topic.
• Defense attorney’s opening statement.
• Case brief.
• Advocacy statement.
• Call to action paper.

Guidelines:

In order to persuade the audience to accept the position you are advocating in this paper, you will use different kinds of appeals:

• ethos (which involves the credibility of the speaker, writer, or authority being cited);
• logos (which involves facts, statistics, and logic); and
• pathos (which involves emotions).

A good persuasive argument uses credible sources, objective evidence, and emotional “hooks” to make use of logos, ethos, and pathos respectively.

Be sure your thesis statement is very clear.  It should be a single complete sentence, including both a subject and a predicate, that combine to make claim. Example: “The USA should be more competitive in establishing a presence on Mars.”

Your introduction paragraph should include a “hook” to grab the reader’s attention.  The thesis statement is typically seen in the first paragraph. Your body paragraphs will support the thesis. You should use credible sources and cite them according to the style of your discipline. Your conclusion should reiterate the strongest points from your paper and give the audience something to consider, moving forward.

Requirements:

• PURPOSE:   To persuade
• AUDIENCE:   The applicable audience for the type of document you’ve chosen to write.
• LENGTH:   500 – 750 words (Times New Roman font)
• SOURCES:   A minimum of 3 with at least 1 from the library, and at least 1 from a professional journal or organization
• FORMAT:   The citation style that is appropriate for your discipline
• DUE:   SUNDAY 11:55 pm EST of Week 5
• SUBMIT:   In ASSIGNMENTS submit your essay by uploading your Word file

Use only third person (he/she/they) for a more professional tone. Avoid first person (I, my, us, we) and second person (you and your) in your essay.