M Purpose The purposes of this assignment are to: (a) identify and articulate leadership styles to support your management of power as the nurse executive at Saint Louis Medical Center (SLMC) (CO 1,

Chamberlain College of Nursing NR531 Nursing Leadership in Healthcare Organizations

Management of Power

Guidelines with Scoring Rubric

Purpose

The purposes of this assignment are to: (a) identify and articulate leadership styles to support your management of power as the nurse executive at Saint Louis Medical Center (SLMC) (CO 1, 2), (b) compare and contrast organizational structures that may influence the management of power of your role (CO 3), and (c) provide empirical, scholarly evidence to support your assignment in a clear, succinct, and scholarly manner (CO 4).

Due Date: Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 5

Total Points Possible: 200

Requirements:

This paper will be graded on quality of paper information, use of citations, use of standard grammar, sentence structure, and organization based on the required components.
Create this assignment using Microsoft (MS) Word, which is the required format for all Chamberlain documents. You can tell that the document is saved as a MS Word document because it will end in .docx.
Submit to the appropriate assignment area by 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday of the week due. Any questions about this paper may be discussed in the weekly Q & A discussion topic.
The length of the paper is to be no greater than three pages, excluding title page and reference page.
APA format using the sixth edition manual is required in this assignment, including a title page and reference page. Use APA level 1 headings for the organizational structure of this assignment. Remember that the introduction does not carry a heading that labels it as a level heading in APA format. The first part of your paper is assumed to be the introduction. See the APA manual sixth edition for details. Use the suggested format and headings to organize your assignment.
1. Include introduction and discuss power (do not label as a heading in APA format)
2. Leadership styles
3. Organizational structures
4. Evidence
5. Conclusion

Preparing the paper

Note: Use the resources on the assignment page related to SLMC to assist in completion of this assignment, as required.

Clearly introduce your assignment and discuss power in the introduction paragraph. Include a sentence that states the purpose of your paper.
Clearly identify and articulate leadership styles (at least two) to support your management of power in your role as the nurse executive at SLMC. State how power would be wielded in each and which you prefer; including your rationale.
Clearly compare and contrast the effect of organizational structures (at least two structures) that may influence how you manage power at SLMC. State how power would be wielded in each and which you prefer; including your rationale.
Include of a minimum of three sources of scholarly, empirical evidence. See resources on the assignment page related to SLMC if you need to review the information.
Provide concluding statements that should summarize your overall assignment content.
The paper should be no longer than three pages maximum, excluding title and reference pages.
Title and reference pages must be in APA format using the sixth edition manual.
Use 12 point, Times New Roman font and one-inch margins on all sides of the paper.

Category	Points	%	Description
Introduction	30	15%	Introduction clearly introduces your assignment and discusses power; including a statement of the purpose of your paper.
Leadership Styles	40	20%	Identification of leadership styles to support your management of power as a nurse executive is clearly articulated. State how power would be wielded in each and which you prefer; including your rationale.
Organizational Structures	45	22.5%	The effect of organizational structures that may influence management of power are clearly compared and contrasted. State how power would be wielded in each and which you prefer; including your rationale.
Evidence	30	15%	There is a minimum of three scholarly, empirical evidence sources.
Conclusion	30	15%	Concluding statements summarizing content are present.
Text, title page, and references are consistent with APA format.	10	5%	Text, title page, and references are consistent with APA format.
Ideas and information from other sources are cited correctly.	10	5%	Ideas and information from other sources are cited correctly.
Rules of grammar, word usage, and punctuation are followed.		2.5%	Rules of grammar, word usage, and punctuation are followed.
Total	200	100	A quality assignment will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.

Grading Rubric

Assignment Criteria	Exceptional (100%) Outstanding or highest level of performance	Exceeds (88%) Very good or high level of performance	Meets (80%) Competent or satisfactory level of performance		Needs Improvement (38%) Poor or failing level of performance		Developing (0) Unsatisfactory level of performance
Content Possible Points = 150 Points
Introduction	30 points	26 points	24 points		11 Points		0 points
Introduction introduces your management of power and purpose for the assignment clearly.	Introduction introduces your management of power with minor lack of clarity or elements.	Introduction of management of power lacks occasional important elements or specificity.		Introduction of management of power has multiple instances of inaccuracies.		Introduction of management of power is not present.
Leadership Styles	40 points	35 points	32 points		15 points		0 points
Identification of at least two leadership styles to support management of power as a nurse executive and state how power would be wielded in each and which you prefer; including your rationale; is articulated clearly with no inaccuracy.	Identification of leadership styles to support management of power as a nurse executive and state how power would be wielded in each and which you prefer; including your rationale; is articulated with rare inaccuracy.	Identification of leadership styles to support management of power as a nurse executive and state how power would be wielded in each and which you prefer; including your rationale; lacks occasional important elements or specificity.		Identification of leadership styles to support management of power as a nurse executive and state how power would be wielded in each and which you prefer; including your rationale; has multiple instances of inaccuracies, includes only one style, or is not present.		Identification of leadership style to support management of power as a nurse and statement regarding how power would be wielded in each and which you prefer; including your rationale; is not present.
Organizational Structures	45 points	40 points	35 points		17 points		0 points
Identification of the effect of at least two organizational structures that may influence management of power as a nurse executive and state how power would be wielded in each and which you prefer; including your rationale; is articulated with no inaccuracy.	Identification of the effect of at least two organizational structures to support management of power as a nurse executive and state how power would be wielded in each and which you prefer; including your rationale; is articulated with rare inaccuracy.	Identification of the effect of organizational structures to support management of power as a nurse executive and state how power would be wielded in each and which you prefer; including your rationale; lacks occasional important elements or specificity		Identification of the effect of organizational structures to support management of power as a nurse executive and state how power would be wielded in each and which you prefer; including your rationale; has multiple instances of inaccuracies or only identifies one structure.		Identification of the effect of organizational structures to support management of power as a nurse and stating how power would be wielded in each and which you prefer; including your rationale; is not present.
Evidence	30 points	26 points	24 points		11 Points		0 points
At least three empirical, scholarly evidence sources supporting your project are included.	Empirical, scholarly evidence sources supporting your project are included with rare inaccuracy, or only two sources are included.	Empirical, scholarly evidence sources supporting your project lack occasional important elements or specificity, or less than two sources are included.		Empirical, scholarly evidence sources supporting your project have multiple instances of inaccuracies.		Empirical, scholarly evidence sources supporting your project is not present.
Conclusion	30 points	26 points	24 points		11 Points		0 points
Concluding statements summarizing content are present and accurate.	Concluding statements summarizing content are present with rare inaccuracy or missing elements.	Concluding statements summarizing content lack occasional important elements or specificity.		Concluding statements summarizing content have multiple instances of inaccuracies.		Concluding statements summarizing content are missing.
Content Subtotal								_____ of 175 points
Format Possible Points = 20 points
Text, title page, and references are consistent with APA format.	10 points	9 points	8 points		4 points		0 points
Text, title page, and references are consistent with APA format.	Text, title page, and references are consistent with APA format, with two to four exceptions.	There are five to seven APA format errors in the text, title page, and reference pages.		There are eight to nine APA format errors in the text, title page, and reference pages		There are more than 10 APA format errors in the text, title page, and reference pages.
Ideas and information from other sources are cited correctly.	10 points	9 points	8 points		4 points		0 points
Ideas and information from other sources are cited correctly.	Ideas and information from other sources are cited correctly, with two to four exceptions.	Ideas and information from other sources are cited with five to seven errors.		Ideas and information from other sources are cited with eight to nine errors.		Ideas and information from other sources are cited with more than 10 errors.
Grammar Possible Points = 5 points
Rules of grammar, word usage, and punctuation are followed.	5 points	4 points	3 points		2 points		0 points
Rules of grammar, word usage, and punctuation are followed.	Rules of grammar, word usage, and punctuation are followed, with two to four exceptions.	Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are consistent with formal written work, with five to seven exceptions.		Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are consistent with formal written work, with eight to nine exceptions.		Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are followed with more than 10 exceptions.
Format Subtotal						_____ of 25 points
Total Points								_____ of 200 points