transition to BSN

PowerPoint presentation

Assignment Instructions

There are two aspects to this assignment. For the first portion, you are to interview a nurse (must have minimum BSN, but can have a masters or doctoral degree in nursing) who has a nursing position in some facet of leadership. Secondly, you will need to create a PowerPoint presentation to report on your findings in the interview.

Interview: Download the template and interview your chosen person. Write your responses on the template, and utilize this information to create your presentation.

Presentation: You will deliver a 10-slide presentation as outlined below. You should have one slide for each content area from your interview. Do not include more slides. Include a voiceover for each slide to give the details of each content area from your interview. Review the grading rubric for details and expectations.

Slide 1: Your name; include the initials of the person you have interviewed, degree of the interviewee, role of the interviewee (such as AH, DNP, Nurse Educator) or (E.L. BSN, NICU charge nurse)
Slide 2: Aspects of leadership within this role
Slide 3: Skills and attributes needed in this role to be successful
Slide 4: Challenges to this practice role
Slide 5: Advantages in this practice role
Slide 6: Quality improvement processes does this interviewee engage and/or recommend?
Slide 7: Legislative issues and public policy issues affecting/impacting this role/practice
Slide 8: Opportunities for influencing public policy in this role
Slide 9: Social, political, cultural, and economic factors and trends recognized in this role
Slide 10: Conclusion slide (summarize interview, the process, and your impression of the role after the interview)

If you utilize any references to add to your presentation, you may add an 11th slide or place the reference on the corresponding slide.

Role Interview Template

Interview your Professional Nurse with these questions as your guide. All of these questions must be addressed in the PowerPoint but you only need to submit the PowerPoint as your final file.

Credentials [Initials of the person you have interviewed, degree of the interviewee, role of the interviewee (such as AH, DNP, Nurse Educator) or (E.L., BSN, NICU charge nurse)]
What are the aspects of leadership within your role?
What are the skills and attributes needed in your role that help you to be successful? What does success mean to you in terms of your position?
What are the challenges of this practice role that you have experienced?
What are the advantages of this practice role that you perceive?
What are some of the quality improvement processes that you are involved with or that are currently in place in your organization? What other QI projects need to be done and why? Are there any barriers to accomplishing these needed projects? If so, what are they, and what is the plan to move forward?
What are the legislative issues and public policy issues affecting/impacting this role/practice?
What are the opportunities for influencing public policy in this role?
What are the social, political, cultural, and economic factors/trends recognized in this role?
Summarize your interview, including your impression of the interviewee’s role.