Assignment: Leadership And Board Governance

Assignment: Leadership And Board Governance

Assignment: Leadership And Board Governance

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that evaluates the difference between leadership [i.e. directors, C-suite – Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, etc.) and board governance [the Board of Directors] in establishing strategic planning for a health care organization.

Cite 3 reputable references to support your assignment (e.g., trade or industry publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works, or other sources of similar quality).

Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.

ONS believes that every nurse is a leader and can be empowered to drive change in the health of our communities through board membership and leadership by learning the essentials of governance.

You have the firsthand clinical experience to understand the implications of healthcare strategy and the knowledge to envision the future of the oncology nursing profession. As you tirelessly strive to improve patient outcomes, enhance quality of life for patients and their families, and advocate for more effective nursing policies, you are already on your way to a leadership role.

Serving on a board of directors is an effective way to engage and implement the change that you’d like to see in your practice. Use your experience to shape the future for oncology nurses and patient care either through ONS or at any number of healthcare institutions. Oncology nurse leaders play a vital role in cancer care as we move forward. Gain the skills you need to serve with confidence.

This on demand course is free to ONS members and mandatory for applicants interested in running for a director at large position with the ONS Board of Directors. Instructions on how to immediately access the course will be sent to you in an automatically generated email receipt after you register. You will enjoy continuous access for six months.Upon completion of this activity, the learner will report an increase in knowledge about serving in governance positions, and 75% of course participants will express an intent to apply for a governance or board position within the next 5 years.
You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.