Homework: Political Strength to Strategies
Purpose
The purpose of this homework is to have the student complete a self-reflection on skills and traits the student already possesses as nurse and how these skills can be translated in political competency. This homework supports professional formation, enhanced communication, and relevant skills associated with political competency for the DNP practice scholar.
Course Outcomes
• Build political competency to enhance and support professional identity formation.
• Demonstrate the DNP leadership role in the development and implementation of health policy to improve healthcare delivery and outcomes.
Preparing the Homework
Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the homework. You may write this narrative paper in the first person using personal pronouns.
I. Write a narrative paper where you will need to identify strengths and skills (Please choose a strength from list below) you already possess as a nurse. Then, discuss how these skills can be translated into political capital. Using examples of what this political capital would look like is a great way to showcase how your current skills can be translated effectively.
II. The following areas must be addressed:
• Introduction
• Practice and Leadership Strengths
o Identify 3 practice and leadership strengths
o Propose how you can translate these 3 skills to promote your political capital
• Relationship and Collaboration
o Identify 3 examples of where you excel in relationship development and collaboration
o Propose how can you translate these 3 skills to promote your political capital
• Effective Communication
o Identify 3 examples of where you excel in communication
o Propose how you can translate these 3 skills to promote your political capital
• Persuasion and Persistence
o Identify 3 examples of where you excelled in persistence and persuasion
o Propose how you can translate these 3 skills to promote your political capital
III. Conclusion
• Well-rounded and comprehensive conclusion
• Summarizes the paper
• Provides a call to action
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.