Discussion questions: 1. Compare and contrast Congruent Leadership theory with another leadership theory presented in the text readings. 2. How do you think Stanley's theory of congruent leadership could provide a framework for changes at your place of work? 3. Describe a situation where you might reflect on applying these leadership principles to lead a project in your organization. Tie these concepts to the work of development of a project. How might you apply these leadership principles in working with others to prepare for your capstone or change project implementation? Describe the first steps to begin this change. Please be sure to include identification of the stakeholders.

Directions Please do not use any of the Nurse Daniel information for your own topic, nursing intervention, or change project. Nurse Daniel serves as an example only to illustrate the change process. Please review the infographic as way to guide you in getting started with your assignment: Developing an Assignment with Integrity (Links to an external site.) View a short tutorial with tips for completing this assignment: Evidence-Based Practice Change Process Assignment Tutorial (Links to an external site.) or by reading the transcript (Links to an external site.). Download the EBP Change Process form (Links to an external site.) during Week 1. The use of this specific form is REQUIRED  Identify a clinical topic and related nursing practice issue you think needs to be changed.  Locate a systematic review on your topic from the CCN Library databases. Be sure this involves nursing actions. Work through each step of the ACE Star Model as outlined on the assignment form (Star Points 1-5: Discovery, Summary, Translation, Implementation, and Evaluation). Respond to the instructions provided on the form. Follow the activities and thinking of Nurse Daniel in Weeks 1-6 in the 'Illustration' part of each lesson. He will be working through a clinical topic and nursing practice issue to demonstrate a change (ACE Star Model and systematic review). Work on a portion of the process each week, as the illustration unfolds.

Discussion Question: Change is inevitable in healthcare and in nursing. When thinking of the change process, what is the role of the nurse leader/manager in the change process? What impact does change have within health care organizations as a whole? PART II Assignment Description Qualities of a Nurse Leader It is important for nurse leaders to engage with other nurse leaders to understand professional roles; a practice experience is assigned to achieve this end. It is expected that you will spend 8-10 hours with the nurse leader, shadowing them in their position, observing them go about their day, and interviewing them. The interview can take place before, during, or after the shadow period or can be on a different day. **All students are to submit a completed Practice Hour Log of at least 8-10 hours into the Mod 6 dropbox. Note: Students who hold an RN license in the state of Washington must complete a minimum of 10 hours of practice experience as noted on their Log. Upload the Log as a separate document. ** You will engage with and interview a nurse leader in person. You should begin thinking about this activity as soon as possible and identify how you will identify and gain access to the interview. You may include photos, graphs, or charts. 1.Choose a nurse leader who holds a leadership nursing position in their organization who have direct reports (they supervise other employees). Examples of this include Director of Nursing, Director, Unit Manager. *You may not be employed in the same facility as your interviewee or shadow during personal work hours* (If special accommodations need to be made, approval by your instructor is required first).  2.Develop an interview guide before conducting the interview. Identify information that you want to know before the interview and plan clarifying questions. You must include at least one question about technology/informatics. 3.Conduct an interview regarding their professional role in the organization, and a current health care issue that is of interest to you (ethics, conflict management, budget, staffing, culture of safety, “just culture”, career advancement, quality improvement, etc.). Identify the name of the organization and use names of all involved (no anonymity). 4.Prepare a written report of the interview. Required questions below. Feel free to add to the list below but these questions must be asked to your interviewee and answered. Please describe the nursing and inter-professional teams that operate in this facility/on this unit. Can you provide an example of a nursing practice that has been changed in the last year based on current best evidence? Please identify the impact of change within your organization and your role as leader/manager in this change process Please identify strategies used for fiscal and human resources that contribute to the organization’s ability to deliver quality cost-effective patient-centered care What do you consider your biggest challenge as a leader/manager? What do you love most about your job? Why did you choose this job? What other kinds of nursing/other job did you ever do? How would you describe your company’s culture? How would you describe your role in admission and staffing decisions? • What is your leadership style? * If you are employed in a large healthcare facility that has more than one location, you may interview the nurse leader in that organization with prior permission from your instructor. The purpose of this is to get you out of your organization and explore other nursing leadership roles that you might be familiar with.