Nursing Leadership Proposal Project

Nursing is a practice discipline that includes direct and indirect care activities that affect health outcomes. As a baccalaureate nursing student, you are developing new competencies in leadership, and in order to achieve mastery, you must apply those competencies to live practice experiences and situations. This Leadership Learning Experience (LLE) is designed to allow you to choose a clinical focus (e.g., practice, policy, education, population) in which you apply your leadership problem–solving skills. A. Develop a written proposal by doing the following: 1. Identify a problem or issue related to practice, policy, population, or education that aligns with the organizational priorities you seek to solve. a. Explain the problem or issue, including why it is applicable to the area of practice you chose and the healthcare environment. 2. Discuss your investigation of the problem or issue. a. Include evidence to substantiate the problem or issue (e.g., organizational assessment, national source documents, evidence from a stakeholder). 3. Analyze the state of the situation using current data. a. Analyze areas that might be contributing to the problem or issue. 4. Propose a solution or innovation for the problem or issue. a. Justify your proposed solution or innovation based on the results of your investigation and analysis. 5. Recommend resources to implement your proposed solution or innovation. a. Include a cost-benefit analysis of your proposed solution or innovation. 6. Include a timeline for implementation based on your proposal. 7. Identify key stakeholders and/or appropriate partners that are important for the implementation of your solution or innovation. a. Discuss why each key stakeholder and/or appropriate partner is important for the implementation of the solution or innovation. b. Summarize your engagement with the key stakeholders and/or appropriate partners, including the input and feedback you received. c. Discuss how you intend to work with those key stakeholders and/or appropriate partners in order to achieve success. 8. Discuss how your proposed solution or innovation could be implemented. a. Discuss how the implementation could be evaluated for success. B. Explain how you fulfilled the following roles during your process of investigation and proposal development: