Step 1: Reflect on your experiences within and outside the healthcare setting and consider how you have exhibited leadership in a formal or informal capacity. Step 2: Answer all questions below with

Step 1:  Reflect on your experiences within and outside the healthcare setting and consider how you have exhibited leadership in a formal or informal capacity.

Step 2: Answer all questions below with explanations and details. No scholarly sources are required.  

• Paragraph one: Examine your personal guiding principles and beliefs. Which ones do you think have influenced your approach to leadership?
• Paragraph two: Reflect on your personal or professional leadership experiences. How do you feel your personal or professional background has shaped or influenced your ability to lead?
• Paragraph three: Reflect on instances when your professional nursing values (i.e., quality care, family presence, compassion, etc.) or specific ethical principles (i.e., autonomy, justice, beneficence, nonmaleficence) guided your actions as a formal or informal leader. How did adhering to these principles impact your experience and the experience of others?