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My Leadership SMART Goal:
Guidelines
PURPOSE
The purpose of this assignment is to develop a SMART-formatted goal related to your professional
leadershipapplicable to your current practice setting or future leadership aspirations. This goal is about
YOUR leadership development, not those of the organization or the department where you work. Many
organizations have developed the SMART-goal framework as they strive for performance improvement.
Your goal may tie to one of the departmental or organizational SMART goals but the components of the
goal are about YOUR leadership development The Institute of Medicine’s quality initiative has identified
five core healthcare profession competencies. This assignment focuses on only two of those
initiatives.Either Patient-Centered Care or Working in Interdisciplinary and/or Interprofessional Teams
willserve as a framework for identification of YOUR leadership SMART goal.
COURSE OUTCOMES
Completion of this assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes.
CO1: Apply leadership concepts, skills, and decision making in the provision of high quality nursing
care, healthcare team management, and the oversight and accountability for care delivery in a
variety of settings. (PO #2)
CO4: Apply concepts of leadership and team coordination to promote the achievement of safe and
quality outcomes of care for diverse populations. (PO #4)
CO5: Apply improvement methods, based on data from the outcomes of care processes, to design
and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of healthcare. (PO #8)
CO8: Apply concepts of quality and safety using structure, process, and outcome measures to
identify clinical questions as the beginning process of changing current practice. (PO #8)
DUE DATES
This assignment consists of the completion of the My Leadership SMART Goal paper. Submit
assignment to the Dropbox by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT, by the end of Week 4.
POINTS
This assignment is worth 200 points.
DIRECTIONS
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Review the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) core healthcare competencies. Select ONE of the
competencies that you will work on for developing a Leadership SMART Goal. You are to select
one of the following competencies for YOUR SMART goal.
Managing Patient-Centered Careor
Working in interdisciplinary and/or interprofessional teams;
1. CreateONE leadership goalthat is in the SMART goal format. You practiced this in the Week 3
Discussion, and received valuable feedback from your instructor and peers. Please refer to this
as you work on the assignment.
S – Specific(Who besides YOU is involved in the goal, what is YOUR goal, where will it take
place?)
M – Measurable(How are YOU going to achieve the goal?) Be specific with measureable
outcomes.
A – Attainable(What resources and/or experts are available to assist YOU with attaining YOUR
goal?)
R – Realistic(Is YOUR goal something that is realistically obtainable in YOUR professional
practice?) Be specific.
T – Time bound(What specific dates or weeks will YOUaccomplish each task related to your
leadership goal?)
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Example NOT in SMART format:I will learn how to be a manager. This goal is lofty, not
measurable, and unattainable in the time allotted, probably not realistic, and not time
bound.
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Examplein SMART Format:I will learn the disciplinary process of an employee who has
excessive absences, by locating the organization’s attendance policy and meeting with the
unit manager, reviewing peer-reviewed articles and credible websites to obtain information
on the disciplinary process by Week 4 (or specified date).
Note: This particular example relates to Core Competency: Managing Patient-Centered Care.
This example is a SMART goal that is Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timebound.
S-Specific
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o
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Who- Your name, or “I” Indicate others who may be involved.
What- Learn the disciplinary process of employees who have excessive absences
Where- Your organization
M-Measurable
o How: Through locating the organization’s attendance policy and passing a quiz
on the content of the policy.
A-Attainable
o Resources and/or Expert: Meeting with the unit manager, reviewing peerreviewed articles, and credible websites
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R-Realistic
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Realistically obtainable: Access to the organization, policies, and unit manager.
Various resources are available.
T-Time bound
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Specific dates: By Week 4 (or specific date)
2. Go to the Chamberlain library (http://library.chamberlain.edu) and search the databases (under
Menu tab) to locate scholarly articles related to your SMART goal. Also, search for credible
websites to gain insight into how to accomplish your goal.
3. Construct a plan of action to reachMy LeadershipSMART goal. Be specific by creating a timeline
of when you plan on doing each action; explain how, when, and where you planto communicate
with an expert; and identify specific resources you will use to help you achieve your goal.
a. Example Plan of Action for above mentioned example:
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Seek approval to review the organization’s policies and schedule a
meeting/interview with the unit manager by _____ (fill in date).
Review the policies on disciplinary action by_____(fill in date).
Review the American Nurses Association website and peer-reviewed articles in the
American Journal of Nursing and Journal of Advanced Nursing by_____(fill in date).
Evaluate the findings from the above resources by_____(fill in date). Pass the quiz.
4. Write a scholarly paper that follows APA formatting guidelines. Organize your content logically
and express your thoughts clearly. Use appropriate headers to separate sections of your paper.
Check for any grammar or spelling errors before submission.
5. Submit yourcompleted NR 447 MyLeadership SMART Goal paper, which should be
approximately six pages (excluding title page and references) to the Week 4 My Leadership
SMART Goal PaperDropbox by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 4.Note: This
assignment is automatically submitted to Turn It In.
Grading Criteria: My Leadership SMART Goal
Category
Selects ONE of the
IOM core
competencies
indicated to
develop a
leadership SMART
Points
10
%
Description
5%
Selects the specific IOM core competency upon which
SMART goal is based.
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goal
Develop one
specific leadership
SMART goal.
70
35%
Develops a professional leadership (SMART) goal, formatted
correctly containing Specific, Measurable, Attainable,
Realistic, and Time bound components.
Locate scholarly
articles and
credible websites
relevant to your
leadership SMART
goal.
40
20%
Locates scholarly articles and credible websites related to
SMART goal. Summarizes articles and websites in body of
paper.
Construct a plan of
action for SMART
goal.
60
30%
Constructs a plan of action for SMART goal, identifying what
is needed to do in order to achieve the goal; creates a
timeline, explains how the plan will unfold, and how specific
resources (articles and websites) will be utilized in effort to
achieve goal. Plan is apparent in body of paper.
Clarity of writing
20
10%
Content is organized, logical, and with correct grammar,
punctuation, spelling, and sentence structure are correct.
APA formatting is apparent and CCN template is utilized.
References are properly cited within the paper; reference
page includes all citations; proper title page and
introduction are present and evidence of spell and grammar
check is obvious.
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GRADING RUBRIC FORMY LEADERSHIP SMART GOAL
Assignment
Criteria
Outstanding or
Highest Level of
Performance
A
Selects ONE of
the IOM core
competencies
to develop a
SMART goal.
Basis for
selection is
obvious.
10 points
Developsone
specific
leadership
SMART goal.
70 points
Selects one IOM
core competency
upon which SMART
goal is based. Basis
for selection is
provided.
9–10 points
Locates
scholarly
articles and
credible
websites
relevant to
your SMART
goal.
40 points
Locates two
scholarly articles
and two credible
websites related to
the SMART goal.
Thoroughly
summarizes all of
them.
37–40 points
Develops a
leadership goal that
is formatted
correctly containing
specific,
measurable,
attainable, realistic,
and time bound
attributes AND it is
related to the
selected
competency
64–70 points
Very Good or High
Level of
Performance
B
Competent or
Satisfactory Level
of Performance
C
Poor, Failing, or
Unsatisfactory
Level of
Performance
F
Selectsan IOM core Selects a
Fails to choose any
competency but it is competency but it is competency.
not one of those
not an IOM core
0–6 points
indicated in the
competency.
Guidelines.
7 points
8 points
Develops a
leadership goal that
isformatted
correctly except for
one component
that does not meet
the SMART goal
criteria, i.e., not
specific,
measurable,
attainable, realistic,
or time bound.
The goal is related
to the selected
competency
59–63 points
Locates one
scholarly article and
two credible
websites.OR,
locates one credible
website and two
scholarly articles.
Generally
summarizes all of
them
34–36 points
Develops a
leadership goal that
is barely formatted
correctly, but two
or three
components do not
meet the criteria for
a SMART goal.
The goal is NOT
related to the
selected
competency
53–58 points
Does not follow
SMART goal
formatting. The
goal is not related
to the chosen
competency. Effort
is lacking.
0–52 points
Locates only one
scholarly article and
only one credible
website.
Inaccurately
summarized them.
30–33 points
Does not locatetwo
scholarly sources.
Therefore,
summary is missing
or inaccurate.
0–29 points
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Construct a
plan of action
for SMART
goal.
60 points
Clarity of
writing
20 points
Constructs a
detailed plan of
action for achieving
the SMART
goal.Creates a
timeline that
explains how the
plan will unfold.
Fully describes how
chosen scholarly
resources (articles
and websites)
provide insight into
achieving the goal.
Discusses
measurement
outcomes in detail.
55–60 points
Content is
organized, logical,
and with correct
grammar,
punctuation,
spelling, and
sentence structure
are correct. APA
formatting is
apparent utilizing
CCN template.
References are
properly cited
within the paper;
reference page
includes all
citations; proper
title page and
introduction are
present and
evidence of spell
and grammar check
is obvious. Less
than three errors
noted.
18–20 points
Constructs a clear
plan of action for
achieving the
SMART goal.
Creates a general
timeline.
Describes only
some of the chosen
scholarly articles
and websites to
achieve the goal.
Clearly discusses
measurement
outcomes but some
portions are
missing.
50–54 points
Content ismostly
organized, logical
and with correct
grammar,
punctuation,
spelling, and
sentence structure
are correct. APA
formatting is
apparent utilizing
CCN template.
References are
properly cited
within the paper;
reference page
includes all
citations; proper
title page and
introduction are
present and
evidence of spell
check and grammar
check is obvious.
Four to six errors
noted.
16–17 points
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Constructs a brief
plan of action for
achieving the
SMART goal.
Fails to create a
realistic timeline, or
fails to explain how
the plan will unfold.
Does not
adequately describe
howchosen
scholarly articles
and websites will
help achieve the
goal.
Outcomes are
vague.
46–49 points
Content is
somewhat
organized, logical
and with correct
grammar,
punctuation,
spelling, and
sentence structure
are correct. APA
formatting is
somewhat apparent
but CCN template
was not utilized.
References are
properly cited
within the paper;
reference page
includes all
citations; proper
title page and
introduction are
present and
evidence of spell
checkand grammar
check
arenotobvious.
Seven to 10 errors
noted.
14–15 points
Fails to complete a
realistic plan of
action.
Fails to include a
timeline.
Does not indicate
how scholarly
articles and
websites will
achieve the goal.
Outcomes are not
apparent.
0–45points
Content is
disorganized and
writing has
numerous
grammar, spelling,
or syntax errors and
APA formatting
errors are obvious.
Spell check and
grammar check are
not obvious. More
than 11 errors
noted.
0–13 points
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Total Points Possible= 200
Points Earned =
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A quality assignment will meet or
exceed all of the above
requirements.
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