Thisis the assignment requirements. Rubric is below. It refers to thereadings from Diane Huber's Leadership and Nursing Care Management 2014.(5th edition)

Inthis assignment, you will be writing a 1,000-1,250-word essaydescribing the differing approaches of nursing leaders and managers toissues in practice. To complete this assignment, do the following:

1. Selectan issue from the following list: nursing shortage and nurse turn-over,nurse staffing ratios, unit closures and restructuring, use of contractemployees (i.e., registry and travel nurses), continuous qualityimprovement and patient satisfaction, and magnet designation.
2. Compareand contrast how you would expect nursing leaders and managers toapproach your selected issue. Support your rationale by using thetheories, principles, skills, and roles of the leader versus managerdescribed in your readings.
3. Identifythe approach that best fits your personal and professional philosophyof nursing and explain why the approach is suited to your personalleadership style.
4. Identify apossible funding source that addresses your issue. Consider looking atfederal, state, and local organizations. For example: There are manygrants available through the CDC, HRSA, etc.
5. Use at least two references other than your text and those provided in the course.

Preparethis assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA StyleGuide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is notrequired.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

Rubric below:

Content

35.0 %Compareand contrast how you would expect nursing leaders and managers toapproach your selected issue. Support your rationale by using thetheories, principles, skills, and roles of the leader versus managerdescribed in your readings.

Thecomparison and contrast of how you would expect nursing leaders andmanagers to approach your selected issue is not provided.

Thecomparison and contrast of how you would expect nursing leaders andmanagers to approach your selected issue is provided; however, relevantinformation is missing, such as not providing support for your rationaleby using the theories, principles, skills and roles of the leaderversus manager described in your readings, or not providing at least tworeferences beyond your text.

Thecomparison and contrast of how you would expect nursing leaders andmanagers to approach your selected issue is provided and meets the basiccriteria for the assignment as indicated by the assignmentinstructions.

Thecomparison and contrast of how you would expect nursing leaders andmanagers to approach your selected issue meets all criteria for theassignment, and is provided in detail.

Thecomparison and contrast of how you would expect nursing leaders andmanagers to approach your selected issue meets all criteria for theassignment, is provided in detail. Higher level thinking is demonstratedby incorporating prior learning or reflective thought.

35.0 %Identifythe approach that best fits your personal and professional philosophyof nursing and explain why the approach is suited to your personalleadership style.

The identification of the approach that best fits your personal and professional philosophy of nursing is not provided.

Theidentification of the approach that best fits your personal andprofessional philosophy of nursing is provided; however, relevantinformation is missing, such as an explanation to why the approach issuited to your personal leadership style.

Theidentification of the approach that best fits your personal andprofessional philosophy of nursing is provided and meets the basiccriteria for the assignment.

Theidentification of the approach that best fits your personal andprofessional philosophy of nursing, along with an explanation to why theapproach is suited to your personal leadership style, is provided indetail.

Theidentification of the approach that best fits your personal andprofessional philosophy of nursing meets all criteria for theassignment, and is provided in detail. Higher level thinking isdemonstrated by incorporating prior learning or reflective thought.

10.0 %Identify a possible funding source that addresses your issue.

A source of funding is not identified.

A source of funding is referenced, but does not meet the assignment criteria.

A source of funding is discussed. Some assignment criteria are met. More information is needed.

A source of funding is discussed. The overall assignment criteria are met. Some detail is needed for clarity.

Astrong source of funding is established. The assignment criteria areclearly met. How the source of funding will address the proposed issueis thoroughly discussed.

15.0 %Organization and Effectiveness

5.0 %Thesis Development and Purpose

Paper lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim.

Thesis and/or main claim are insufficiently developed and/or vague; purpose is not clear.

Thesis and/or main claim are apparent and appropriate to purpose.

Thesisand/or main claim are clear and forecast the development of the pap. Itis descriptive and reflective of the arguments and appropriate to thepurpose.

Thesisand/or main claim are comprehensive; contained within the thesis is theessence of the paper. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paperclear.

15.0 %Organization and Effectiveness

5.0 %Paragraph Development and Transitions

Paragraphsand transitions consistently lack unity and coherence. No apparentconnections between paragraphs are established. Transitions areinappropriate to purpose and scope. Organization is disjointed.

Someparagraphs and transitions may lack logical progression of ideas,unity, coherence, and/or cohesiveness. Some degree of organization isevident.

Paragraphsare generally competent, but ideas may show some inconsistency inorganization and/or in their relationships to each other.

Alogical progression of ideas between paragraphs is apparent. Paragraphsexhibit a unity, coherence, and cohesiveness. Topic sentences andconcluding remarks are appropriate to purpose.

Thereis a sophisticated construction of paragraphs and transitions. Ideasprogress and relate to each other. Paragraph and transition constructionguide the reader. Paragraph structure is seamless.

15.0 %Organization and Effectiveness

5.0 %Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use)

Surfaceerrors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning.Inappropriate word choice and/or sentence construction are used.

Frequentand repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistenciesin language choice (register); sentence structure, and/or word choiceare present.

Somemechanical errors or typos are present, but are not overly distractingto the reader. Correct sentence structure and audience-appropriatelanguage are used.

Proseis largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. Avariety of sentence structures and effective figures of speech are used.

Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English.

5.0 %Format

2.0 %Paper Format (use of appropriate style for the major and assignment)

Template is not used appropriately or documentation format is rarely followed correctly.

Template is used, but some elements are missing or mistaken; lack of control with formatting is apparent.

Template is used, and formatting is correct, although some minor errors may be present.

Template is fully used; There are virtually no errors in formatting style.

All format elements are correct.

3.0 %ResearchCitations (In-text citations for paraphrasing and direct quotes, andreference page listing and formatting, as appropriate to assignment)

No reference page is included. No citations are used.

Reference page is present. Citations are inconsistently used.

Referencepage is included and lists sources used in the paper. Sources areappropriately documented, although some errors may be present.

Referencepage is present and fully inclusive of all cited sources. Documentationis appropriate and GCU style is usually correct.

In-text citations and a reference page are complete. The documentation of cited sources is free of error.

100 %Total Weightage