Week 3 discussion Leading and Managing in Nursing, Ch . 9, 10, 23–25 Read the following from Leading 

Week 3 discussion

Leading and Managing in Nursing, Ch. 9, 10, 23–25

Read the following from Leading and Managing in Nursing:

Ch. 9: Cultural Diversity in Health Care

Ch. 10: Power, Politics, and Influence

Ch. 23: Conflict: The Cutting Edge of Change

Ch. 24: Managing Personal/Personnel Problems

Ch. 25: Workplace Violence and Incivility

Defining Culturalism

Nurse leaders must work with staff to foster respect for varied lifestyles. Showing respect to all patients and colleagues, irrespective of their cultural differences, tells staff that differences are valuable. This exercise is designed to introduce key principles nurse leaders must address in leading and managing diverse groups.

Use Google Scholar™, Leading and Managing in Nursing, or the University Library to define multiculturalism, cross-culturalism, and transculturalism.

Write a 175-word summary explaining the definitions in your own words and give an example of applying each term to a leadership situation. For example, think of a time in your practice when you, as a leader, or your leader used multiculturalism to promote inclusion among colleagues or patients.

Local campus students: Prepare to present and discuss your summary in the next class meeting.

Online students: Post your summary and respond to at least one classmate's post.

Care of Diverse Populations

One way of ensuring respect for all patients and staff is to consider how an individual's point of view, past experiences, and background affect their decisions or how they approach situations. This activity is designed to demonstrate how different organizations operationalize culturally competent care.

Think about the organization where you currently practice or one where you practiced in the past.

Does the organization have programs related to cultural/social diversity, either with relation to patient care or in understanding team dynamics?

What do the programs entail? When were you exposed to them?

If programs do not currently exist, explain why you think that is and suggest ways for your organization to integrate awareness of social and cultural diversity into the culture.

Write a 175-word summary.

Local campus students: Prepare to present and discuss your summary in the next class meeting.

Online students: Post your summary and respond to at least one classmate's post.

Assignment adapted from Leading and Managing in Nursing (Ch. 21), by Patricia S. Yoder-Wise, 2015, St Louis, MI: Elsevier. Copyright 2015 by Elsevier. Adapted with permission.

Ebook Central™ Bookshelf: Critical Conversations

Effective communication is essential to addressing challenges at all levels of an organization. This activity is designed to introduce communication strategies to work through the critical conversations that happen frequently in nursing. This text from Sigma Theta Tau is an item you can add to your leadership toolbox for future use.

Add the following book to the Ebook Central™ bookshelf you created in NSG/302: Professional Contemporary Nursing Role and Practice.

Clancy, C. (2014). Critical conversations in healthcare: Scripts and techniques for effective interprofessional and patient communication. Indianapolis, IN: Sigma Theta Tau.

Note: If you have not created a bookshelf, access the Ebook Central™ website from the Student Resources website and visit the help page to learn how to create your account and use your bookshelf.

Read the Preface, Introduction, and Ch. 1.

Use the Critical Conversations graphic organizer to create a one-page sheet to review when you need to have a critical conversation.

Exercising Power

Nurses use power to influence others in an effort to achieve goals. This activity is designed to encourage you to think about all the different ways you can use power to influence patients and colleagues to improve outcomes and the workplace environment.

Review Theory Box: Sources of Power on page 171 of Leading and Managing in Nursing by clicking the Discussion tab.

Give an example of how a nurse can exercise each kind of power:

Personal

Expert

Position

Perceived

Information

Connections

Write a 175-word summary.

Local campus students: Prepare to present and discuss your summary in the next class meeting.

Online students: Post your summary and respond to at least one classmate's post

Conflict Self-Assessment

Workplace conflict is unavoidable. Although it tends to have a negative connotation, it can be a positive catalyst for change. Conflict can and should be effectively managed by everyone at every level of the organization. This self-assessment is designed to make you more aware of how you could and do handle conflict at work.

Complete the Conflict Self-Assessment from Box 23-2 of Leading and Managing in Nursing by clicking the Exploration tab.

Read boxes 23-3–23-8 to see some of the appropriate uses for each approach. As you read, think about times when you have applied each approach effectively or ineffectively.

Bullying and Lateral Violence

Part of a nurse leader's responsibility is to create an environment that fosters creativity, innovation, and success. This activity is designed to show you some of the resources that are available to leaders looking for information to address and improve bullying and violence in the workplace.

Review the Incivility, Bullying, and Workplace Violence web page from the American Nurses Association website.

Write a 95-word summary in which you:

Explain and summarize two tools or resources.

Explain how you will use the material to address organizational issues or promote positive change at your facility.

Local campus students: Prepare to present and discuss your summary in the next class meeting.

Online students: Post your summary and respond to at least one classmate's post.

FIRST MESSAGE #1

COMMUNICATION

1. We all have a primary style in communicating – one style tends to be more dominant than others. Think about your primary and secondary interactions styles. How do they impact your communication with others – e.g., supervisor, patients, and friends?

FIRST MESSAGE #2

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

1. Can teams function effectively with nurses who have great clinical skills but very poor interpersonal skills? Explain and support your answer.