Servant Leadership in Nursing Practice

The purpose of this assignment is to assess leadership styles, traits, and practices as a nursing professional, establish the importance of effective interprofessional communication as a leader in nursing, and to explore the role of servant leadership in nursing practice.
Read the study materials on leadership and complete the topic quiz activities to better understand your leadership qualities.
Upon completion, summarize and share with your group what you learned about your specific leadership qualities, so you can become familiar with how you are similar and different from your peers when it comes to being a leader.
As a group, review the study materials related to servant leadership. Using what you have learned about the tenets of servant leadership and traits and practices of successful leaders
Include the following in your presentation:
summarizes your leadership style, traits, and practices.
Compare the personal leadership styles of your group members, including commonalities between group members' strengths and weaknesses.
Discuss how leaders who practice servant leadership and have a strong understanding of their personal leadership traits can successfully lead others and navigate the unique challenges that are part of nursing and health care. Provide two examples that illustrate your main ideas.
You are required to cite to a minimum of three sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and relevant to nursing practice.
Bellow is the Rubric and please follow it very well:
Course Code Class Code Assignment Title Total PointsNRS-440VN NRS-440VN-OL191 CLC - Leadership Styles and Nursing 150.0
Criteria Percentage Unsatisfactory (0.00%) Less Than Satisfactory (75.00%) Satisfactory (79.00%) Good (89.00%) Excellent (100.00%) Comments Points Earned
Content 80.0%
Individual Group Slides 4.0% Slides summarizing leadership styles, traits, and practices of each group member are omitted. N/A N/A N/A Slides summarizing leadership styles, traits, and practices of each group member are presented.
Comparison of Leadership Styles 4.0% A comparison of the personal leadership styles of group members is omitted. A comparison of the personal leadership styles of group members is incomplete. The comparison is vague and fails to illustrate the various leadership styles of the group. A general comparison of the personal leadership styles of group members is presented. The comparison generally illustrates the various leadership styles of the group. More information on the various strengths and weaknesses is needed. A comparison of the personal leadership styles of group members is presented. The commonalities and various strengths and weaknesses among the group members are generally presented. A concise and well-developed comparison of the personal leadership styles of group members is presented. The commonalities and various strengths and weaknesses among the group members are clear and insightful.
Importance of Awareness of Leadership Styles, Traits, and Practices for Nursing Professionals 8.0% An explanation of why it is important for nursing professionals to be aware of their personal leadership styles, traits, and practices is omitted. The explanation of why it is important for nursing professionals to be aware of their personal leadership styles, traits, and practices is largely incomplete. A general explanation of why it is important for nursing professionals to be aware of their personal leadership styles, traits, and practices is presented. The explanation requires more information, rationale, or support. An explanation of why it is important for nursing professionals to be aware of their personal leadership styles, traits, and practices is presented. Some rationale or information is needed for support. A well-supported explanation of why it is important for nursing professionals to be aware of their personal leadership styles, traits, and practices is is presented. An understanding of the importance of personal awareness in leadership professionals is evident.
Leadership Traits and Styles of Effective Communicators and Adapting Communication Approaches When Working Interprofessionally 8.0% A discussion on the leadership traits and styles of effective communicators, and the importance of adapting communication approaches when working interprofessionally, is omitted. An incomplete discussion on the leadership traits and styles of effective communicators, and the importance of adapting communication approaches when working interprofessionally, is presented. A summary on the leadership traits and styles of effective communicators, and the importance of adapting communication approaches when working interprofessionally, is presented. There are some omissions or inaccuracies. A discussion on the leadership traits and styles of effective communicators, and the importance of adapting communication approaches when working interprofessionally, is presented. Some detail or rationale is needed for support. A well-supported and thorough discussion on the leadership traits and styles of effective communicators, and the importance of adapting communication approaches when working interprofessionally, is presented.
Benefits of Integrating Tenets of Servant Leadership to Empower and Influence 8.0% The benefits of integrating the tenets of servant leadership to empower and influence as nursing leaders are omitted. The benefits of integrating the tenets of servant leadership to empower and influence as nursing leaders are incomplete. General benefits of integrating the tenets of servant leadership to empower and influence as nursing leaders are summarized. Additional information or rationale is needed for support. Key benefits of integrating the tenets of servant leadership to empower and influence as nursing leaders are discussed. The benefits of integrating the tenets of servant leadership to empower and influence as nursing leaders are thoroughly discussed. Strong support and rationale are provided.
The Understanding of Personal Leadership Traits and Servant Leadership in Leading and Navigating Challenges in Nursing and Health Care 8.0% A discussion of how leaders who practice servant leadership and understand personal leadership traits can lead and navigate challenges of nursing and health care is omitted. An incomplete discussion for how leaders who practice servant leadership and understand personal leadership traits can lead and navigate challenges of nursing and health care is presented. A summary for how leaders who practice servant leadership and understand personal leadership traits can lead and navigate challenges of nursing and health care is presented. Additional information or rationale is needed for support. A discussion for how leaders who practice servant leadership and understand personal leadership traits can lead and navigate challenges of nursing and health care is presented. Some information or rationale is needed for support or clarity. A well-supported discussion for how leaders who practice servant leadership and understand personal leadership traits can lead and navigate challenges of nursing and health care is presented.
Presentation of Content 40.0% The content lacks a clear point of view and logical sequence of information. Includes little persuasive information. Sequencing of ideas is unclear. The content is vague in conveying a point of view and does not create a strong sense of purpose. Includes some persuasive information. The presentation slides are generally competent, but ideas may show some inconsistency in organization and/or in their relationships to each other. The content is written with a logical progression of ideas and supporting information exhibiting a unity, coherence, and cohesiveness. Includes persuasive information from reliable sources. The content is written clearly and concisely. Ideas universally progress and relate to each other. The project includes motivating questions and advanced organizers. The project gives the audience a clear sense of the main idea.
Organization, Effectiveness, and Format 20.0%
Layout 5.0% The layout is cluttered, confusing, and does not use spacing, headings, and subheadings to enhance the readability. The text is extremely difficult to read with long blocks of text, small point size for fonts, and inappropriate contrasting colors. Poor use of headings, subheadings, indentations, or bold formatting is evident. The layout shows some structure but appears cluttered and busy or distracting with large gaps of white space or a distracting background. Overall readability is difficult due to lengthy paragraphs, too many different fonts, dark or busy background, overuse of bold, or lack of appropriate indentations of text. The layout uses horizontal and vertical white space appropriately. Sometimes the fonts are easy to read, but in a few places the use of fonts, italics, bold, long paragraphs, color, or busy background detracts and does not enhance readability. The layout background and text complement each other and enable the content to be easily read. The fonts are easy to read and point size varies appropriately for headings and text. The layout is visually pleasing and contributes to the overall message with appropriate use of headings, subheadings, and white space. Text is appropriate in length for the target audience and to the point. The background and colors enhance the readability of the text.
Language Use and Audience Awareness (includes sentence construction, word choice, etc.) 5.0% Inappropriate word choice and lack of variety in language use are evident. Writer appears to be unaware of audience. Use of primer prose indicates writer either does not apply figures of speech or uses them inappropriately. Some distracting inconsistencies in language choice (register) or word choice are present. The writer exhibits some lack of control in using figures of speech appropriately. Language is appropriate to the targeted audience for the most part. The writer is clearly aware of audience, uses a variety of appropriate vocabulary for the target audience, and uses figures of speech to communicate clearly. The writer uses a variety of sentence constructions, figures of speech, and word choice in distinctive and creative ways that are appropriate to purpose, discipline, and scope.
Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use) 5.0% Slide errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but they are not overly distracting to the reader. Slides are largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. Writer is clearly in control of standard, written academic English.
Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style) 5.0% Sources are not documented. Documentation of sources is inconsistent or incorrect, as appropriate to assignment and style, with numerous formatting errors. Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, although some formatting errors may be present. Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is mostly correct. Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error.
Total Weightage 100%