this essay focuses on power sources for a nurse leader.Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research about power sources for a nurse leader. Based on your understanding, answer the following questions:
Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research about power sources for a nurse leader. Based on your understanding, answer the following questions:
1. In your opinion, what are the three most important power sources for a nurse leader? Why?
2. How are they best used in a leadership role? Describe.
3. What sources of power do you see most often displayed in your work environment? Why?
Discussion Questions 2
People are different and exhibit different personalities. Determining the traits of leaders is an important skill in the study of leadership theories.
Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research about personality traits, and answer the following questions:
What personality traits do you have that aid in your leadership abilities?
Which traits do you have that hinder your leadership abilities?
· What can you do to lessen the detrimental affects of the traits that hinder your leadership abilities?
Discussion Question 1
Engaging in a political process enables a nurse leader to influence others in order to achieve a set of professional goals. Conduct extensive research on the importance of political process in nursing, and answer the following questions:
Firstly, how can average nurses be involved in the political process?
Secondly, what do you do or should do in order to become more politically active?
Discussion Question 2
Effective leadership can help nurse leaders to bring about a desirable change within the system. Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, gain adequate insight into change theories and change management, and answer the following questions:
· What does it mean to be a change agent? Give two examples of when you were a change agent or witnessed another nurse as a change agent
· What happened and how did the change occur?