Review the Learning Resources for this week, and reflect on potential leadership strategies for promoting change in healthcare organizations and nursing practice.
Consider the potential impact of project management for supporting transformational leadership approaches for promoting change in organizations.
Reflect on the relationship between transformational change, leadership strategies, and the need for quality improvement in your healthcare organization or nursing practice.
Discussion
Post a brief explanation of the relationship between transformational leadership for change and the need for quality improvement. Share any experiences you may have of transformational leadership in your healthcare organization or nursing practice. Then, describe how you would recommend the application of project management approaches to support transformational leadership practices for the promotion of a quality improvement initiative in your healthcare organization or nursing practice. Be sure to include any short- and long-term milestones or goals associated with the quality improvement initiative described. Be specific and provide examples.
Sipes, C. (2020). Project management for the advanced practice nurse (2nd ed.). Springer Publishing Company.
Chapter 1, “Basic Project Management for Advanced Practice Nurses and Healthcare Professionals” (pp. 3–16)
Chapter 2, “Advanced Practice Nurse Role Descriiptions and Application of Project Management Concepts” (pp. 17–46)
Albert, N. M. (2018). Operationalizing a nursing innovation center within a health care system. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 42(1), 43–53. https://doi.org/10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000266
