Identify skills or areas for future professional development.

Interprofessional teamwork and collaboration among staff nurses and other disciplines in the health care setting are so critical to optimizing patient care safety and outcomes that they are a priority for most health care administrators, directors, and managers (p. 140).

Successful leadership strategies are based on a leaders strengths, the situation, the environment, and the stakeholders involved. Developing a plan for professional development is integral in developing leadership and management skills.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

Competency 1: Integrate key nursing leadership, management, and communication concepts into collaborative practice situations.

Differentiate between leadership and management.

Explain key nursing leadership, management, and communication concepts that facilitate collaboration and support interprofessional teams.

Describe a personal leadership and communication style.

Identify skills or areas for future professional development.

Competency 5: Communicate in manner that is consistent with the expectations of a nursing professional.

Write content clearly and logically, with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.