For this Assignment, you
evaluate an issue and consider how you could act as a moral agent or advocate,
facilitating the resolution of the issue for a positive outcome.
To
prepare:
•Consider the examples
of leadership demonstrated in this week’s media presentation and the other
Learning Resources.
•To further your self-knowledge,
you are required to complete the Kiersey Temperament as indicated in this
week’s Learning Resources. Consider your leadership style, including your
strengths for leading others and include your results from Kiersey Temperament
Sorter to describe potential challenges related to your leadership style.
•Mentally survey your work
environment,or
one with which you are familiar, and identify a timely issue/dilemma that
requires you to perform the leadership role of moral agent or advocate to
improve a situation (e.g., speaking or acting on behalf of a vulnerable
patient, the need for appropriate staffing, a colleague being treated
unfairly).
•What ethical, moral, or legal skills,
dispositions, and/or strategies would help you resolve this
dilemma? Define the differences between ethical, moral, and legal leadership.
•Finally, consider the values and principles that guide the nursing
profession; the organization’s mission, vision, and values; the leadership and
management competencies addressed in this course; and your own values and
reasons for entering the profession. What motivation do you see for taking a
stand on an important issue even when it is difficult to do so?
To
complete: USE ALL THE 4 RESOURCES
INCLUDING THE MEDIA AS REFERENCES FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT
Write a
4 page paper (page count does not include title and reference page,The
School of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction,
summary, and references.) that
addresses the following:
•Introduce
the conceptual frameworks of the ethical constructs of ethics, moral, or legal
standards and the purpose of the paper.
•Consideran ethical, moral, or legal dilemma that you have encountered in
your work environment and describe it.
•Analyze
the moral, ethical, and legal implications utilized in this situation. Describe
your role as a moral agent or advocate for this specific issue.
•Consider
your leadership styles identified by your self-assessment and determine if they
act as a barrier or facilitation during this dilemma
REFERENCES/MEDIA
Readings
•Marquis,
B. L., & Huston, C. J. (2015). Leadership roles and management functions in
nursing: Theory and application (8th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott,
Williams & Wilkins. ?Chapter 4, “Ethical Issues
•Cianci,
A. M., Hannah, S. T., Roberts, R. P., & Tsakumis, G. T. (2014). The effects
of authentic leadership on followers’ ethical decision-making
in the face of temptation: An
experimental study. The Leadership Quarterly, 25(3), 581-594.
doi:10.1016/j.leaqua.2013.12.001
•Disch,
J. (2014). Using Evidence-Based Advocacy to Improve the Nation’s Health. Nurse
Leader, 12(4), 28-31. doi:10.1016/j.mnl.2014.05.003
•Martin,
M. B. (2014). Transcultural Advocacy and Policy in the Workplace: Implications
for Nurses in Professional Development. Journal for nurses in professional
development, 30(1), 29-33.doi: 10.1097/NND.0000000000000027
