Master’s Prepared Nurse Leading Change Paper
1. Discuss the essential elements needed by a master’s prepared nurse leader to be an
effective change agent.
2. Discuss why the leadership role is an integral component for the mastered prepared
nurse.
3. Identify and provide background information of a healthcare delivery situation within
the nurse’s current practice that needs change.
4. Select and discuss a leadership theory and/or change model that the master’s
prepared nurse can apply to the selected healthcare delivery situation-
5. Develop a proposed plan for change the master‘s prepared nurse could initiate to
address the selected healthcare delivery situation, provide rationale-
6. Discuss strategies the master’s prepared nurse can utilize to initiate change and
improve outcomes related to the selected healthcare delivery situation-
7. Discuss how the master’s prepared nurse leader can facilitate interprofessional
communication and collaboration during the change process
8. The scholarly paper should be in narrative format, 5 to 6 pages excluding the title
and reference page.
9. Include an introductory paragraph, purpose statement, and a conclusion.
10- Include level 1 and 2 headings to organize the paper-
11- Write the paper in third person, not first person (meaning do not use ‘we’ or ‘I’) and
in a scholarly manner- To clarify: l, we, you, me, our may not be used- In addition,
describing yourself as the researcher or the author should not be used-
12- Include a minimum of three (3) professional peer-reviewed scholarly journal
references to support the paper (review in Ulrich Periodical Directory) and be less than
five (5) years old-
13- APA format is required (attention to spelling/grammar, a title page, a reference
page, and instext citations).
