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:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. The length of the paper is to be no greater than three pages, excluding title page and reference page.
5. 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.
a. Include introduction and discuss power (do not label as a heading in APA format)
b. Leadership styles
c. Organizational structures
d. Evidence
e. Conclusion
PREPARING THE PAPER
Note: Use the resources on the assignment page related to SLMC to assist in completion of this assignment, as required.
1. Clearly introduce your assignment and discuss power in the introduction paragraph. Include a sentence that states the purpose of your paper.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Provide concluding statements that should summarize your overall assignment content.
6. The paper should be no longer than three pages maximum, excluding title and reference pages.
7. Title and reference pages must be in APA format using the sixth edition manual.
8. 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. 5 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.
