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Contingency Theory of Leadership

|Description of work environment               |In this assignment I intend to review my experience working at rehabilitation/ long |
|                                               |term care center. My position was assisting the nurses with the patients. I worked   |
|                                               |in this position for two years and from my experiences I learned many things about   |
|                                               |working in a hospital environment.                                                   |
|                                               |                                                                                     |
|                                               |                                                                                     |

In the table below, categorize different leadership approaches that could be used in the work environment you have described. Provide different suggestions for each of the four approaches to leadership.

|Directive approach                                               |Supportive approach                                               |
|The Director of Nursing (DON) satisfied the directive approach   |At the rehabilitation/ long term care center the License         |
|position at the rehabilitation/ long Term Care Center.   The DON   |Practical Nurses (LPN) filled the supportive approach position.   |
|at the rehabilitation center held a four year degree in nursing   |The LPN’s supported the DON with her approach to maintain the     |
|which made her a Registered Nurse. The DON provided training and |facility according to the care plans.   The LPN’S instructed the   |
|guidance to the License Practical Nurses (LPN). The DON also made|Nursing Assistants according to how the DON expected things to be|
|the schedule for the LPN’s and also worked with them to help     |done.   Majority of the LPN’s... [continues]

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