COMPETENCIES
738.1.3 : Identify Leadership and Management Principles
The learner differentiates between nursing leadership and management principles across the healthcare environment for quality care delivery.
738.1.4 : Explore Leadership Mindset
The learner explores leadership mindset, including cultural sensitivity, diversity, equity, and inclusion, to positively influence patient care outcomes.
738.1.5 : Application of Leadership Skills
The learner applies leadership skills to influence professional practice in a healthcare environment.
INTRODUCTION
Throughout your time at WGU, you will develop skills and knowledge that will support your practice as a baccalaureate-prepared nurse. The purpose of this task is to create a shell of your portfolio. You will complete the remaining sections of the portfolio in later courses. A professional portfolio showcases your knowledge and skills to prospective employers and will increase your marketability as a baccalaureate-prepared nurse. This portfolio will help you focus on the concepts, strengths, and clinical reasoning abilities that will define your professional nursing practice.
Near the end of the Intrapersonal Leadership and Professional Growth course, you will reflect on leadership applications, mindset, and skills, as well as potential challenges you will encounter in the healthcare environment. Through this process, you will learn how to incorporate leadership principles for professional growth into your professional practice.
Your e-portfolio should include strategies used to ensure self-care and resilience both personally and professionally. This task also promotes a leadership mindset, including cultural sensitivity, diversity, equity, and inclusion. In completing this task, you will increase self-awareness and knowledge of how to interact effectively with different cultures. Additionally, you will learn to apply the newly acquired leadership skills to positively affect patient outcomes.
REQUIREMENTS
Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. The similarity report that is provided when you submit your task can be used as a guide.
You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
Tasks may not be submitted as cloud links, such as links to Google Docs, Google Slides, OneDrive, etc., unless specified in the task requirements. All other submissions must be file types that are uploaded and submitted as attachments (e.g., .docx, .pdf, .ppt).
E-Portfolio Creation
A. Create an e-portfolio shell using the “E-Portfolio Template” in the Weblinks section.
Note: The e-portfolio shell will be submitted and evaluated with this task at the end of D218, and the final e-portfolio will be submitted and evaluated at the completion of the program in D226 BSNU Capstone.
1. Include the following 11 headings in your e-portfolio:
• Introduction
• Ethically Competent Practice
• Scholarship
• Informatics and Technology
• Safety
• Leadership and Professional
• Innovation
• Quality Assurance
• Compassionate Holistic Care
• Professional Communication and Collaboration
• Personal, Professional, and Leadership Development
2. Complete the required D218 artifact and corresponding reflection from the “Portfolio Artifact Table” located in the Weblinks section, and include the D218 artifact and the corresponding reflection in the Ethically Competent Practice section of your e-portfolio.
Note: Add the artifact from each assigned course to the corresponding section listed in the “Portfolio Artifact Table” in the Weblinks section as you complete the course.
Leadership Skills and Mindset Reflection
Note: The suggested length of your response for each part is ½–1 page.
B. Include your responses to parts C through E within the Introduction heading of your e-portfolio.
C. Complete the following:
1. Explain the differences between the roles of a leader and a manager.
2. Identify three present leadership skills and three present management skills (i.e., skills you possess).
a. Provide an example of how you use each of the leadership and management skills identified in part C2 in your practice.
3. Identify three absent leadership skills and three absent management skills (i.e., skills you currently lack).
a. Provide an example of how you can improve upon each of the three absent leadership skills from part C3.
D. Explain the importance of a leadership mindset and how it influences your professional practice, including the following:
1. Discuss how having a leadership mindset supports long-term personal growth, including two examples.
2. Discuss how having a leadership mindset supports long-term professional growth, including two examples.
E. Discuss how you would ensure equity and inclusivity as a leader in a healthcare environment, including two examples.
F. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
G. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.
File RestrictionsFile name may contain only letters, numbers, spaces, and these symbols: ! – _ . * ‘ ( )
File size limit: 400 MB
File types allowed: doc, docx, rtf, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx, odt, pdf, txt, qt, mov, mpg, avi, mp3, wav, mp4, wma, flv, asf, mpeg, wmv, m4v, svg, tif, tiff, jpeg, jpg, gif, png, zip, rar, tar, 7z
RUBRICA:PORTFOLIO SHELL CREATION
NOT EVIDENT
An e-portfolio is not provided.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
Not applicable.
COMPETENT
An e-portfolio is provided.
NOT EVIDENT
The e-portfolio does not include any headings.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The e-portfolio does not include 1 or more of the 11 headings. Or the sections are not labeled according to the given list.
COMPETENT
The e-portfolio includes each of the 11 headings, and all of the sections are correctly labeled according to the given list.
NOT EVIDENT
The D218 portfolio artifact and corresponding reflection are not provided.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The D218 portfolio artifact or corresponding reflection is missing or is not provided in the correct section of the e-portfolio. Or both the portfolio artifact and reflection are provided, but the reflection is missing requirements according to the Portfolio Artifact Table.
COMPETENT
The D218 portfolio artifact and corresponding reflection are provided in the correct section of the e-portfolio and are complete according to the Portfolio Artifact Table.
NOT EVIDENT
None of the required content from parts C through E is included in the Introduction headingof the e-portfolio.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
Some of the required content from parts C through E is included in the Introduction heading of the e-portfolio, but some is missing.
COMPETENT
All the required content from parts C through E is included in the Introduction heading of the e-portfolio.
NOT EVIDENT
The submission does not explain the differences between the roles of a leader and a manager.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The submission explains only a leadership role or only a management role, or the explanation is not logical or relevant.
COMPETENT
The submission clearly explains the differences between the roles of a leader and a manager.
C2:PRESENT LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS
NOT EVIDENT
The submission does not identify any present skills.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The submission identifies only 1 or 2 present leadership skills and management skills, or the submission identifies only leadership skills or management skills. Or the skills identified are unrelated to leadership or management.
COMPETENT
The submission clearly identifies 3 present leadership skills and 3 present management skills.
C2A:LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS IN PRACTICE
NOT EVIDENT
The submission does not provide examples of how any leadership and management skills from part C2 are used in practice.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The submission provides examples of how some but not all the leadership and management skills from part C2 are used in practice, or the submission is not supported by an example for each skill.
COMPETENT
The submission provides examples of how each of the leadership and management skills from part C2 are used in practice, with an example for each skill.
NOT EVIDENT
The submission does not identify any absent skills.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The submission identifies only 1 or 2 absent leadership skills and management skills, or the submission identifies only leadership skills or management skills. Or the skills identified are unrelated to leadership or management.
COMPETENT
The submission clearly identifies 3 absent leadership skills and 3 absent management skills.
C3A:IMPROVEMENT OF LEADERSHIP SKILLS
NOT EVIDENT
The submission does not provide examples of how any leadership skills from part C3 can be improved.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The submission provides examples of how some but not all of the leadership skills from part C3 can be improved upon, or the submission is not supported by an example for each skill.
COMPETENT
The submission provides examples of how each of the leadership skills from part C3 can be improved upon, with an example for each skill.
D:INFLUENCE OF LEADERSHIP MINDSET
NOT EVIDENT
The submission does not provide an explanation relevant to a leadership mindset.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The submission does not explain the importance of a leadership mindset or does not explain how it influences the candidate’s professional practice.
COMPETENT
The submission explains the importance of a leadership mindset and how it influences the candidate’s professional practice.
NOT EVIDENT
A discussion about having a leadership mindset is not provided.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The discussion about having a leadership mindset does not logically address how it supports long-term personal growth, or the discussion does not include 2 relevant examples.
COMPETENT
The discussion logically addresses how having a leadership mindset supports long-term personal growth, and the discussion includes 2 relevant examples.
NOT EVIDENT
The discussion about having a leadership mindset is not provided.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The discussion about having a leadership mindset does not logically address how it supports long-term professional growth, or the discussion does not include 2 relevant examples.
COMPETENT
The discussion logically addresses how having a leadership mindset supports long-term professional growth, and the discussion includes 2 relevant examples.
NOT EVIDENT
The submission does not discuss how to ensure equity and inclusivity in a healthcare environment.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The submission does not discuss how the candidate would ensure both equity and inclusivity as a leader in a healthcare environment. Or the discussion does not include 2 relevant examples.
COMPETENT
The submission discusses how the candidate would ensure both equity and inclusivity as a leader in a healthcare environment. The discussion includes 2 relevant examples.
F:SOURCES
NOT EVIDENT
The submission does not include both in-text citations and a reference list for sources that are quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The submission includes in-text citations for sources that are quoted, paraphrased, or summarized and a reference list; however, the citations and/or reference list is incomplete or inaccurate.
COMPETENT
The submission includes in-text citations for sources that are properly quoted, paraphrased, or summarized and a reference list that accurately identifies the author, date, title, and source location as available.
NOT EVIDENT
Content is unstructured, is disjointed, or contains pervasive errors in mechanics, usage, or grammar. Vocabulary or tone is unprofessional or distracts from the topic.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
Content is poorly organized, is difficult to follow, or contains errors in mechanics, usage, or grammar that cause confusion. Terminology is misused or ineffective.
COMPETENT
Content reflects attention to detail, is organized, and focuses on the main ideas as prescribed in the task or chosen by the candidate. Terminology is pertinent, is used correctly, and effectively conveys the intended meaning. Mechanics, usage, and grammar promote accurate interpretation and understanding.