Practice of Professional Nursing Leadership Theories Nursing 4365 July 21‚ 2014 Vicki Hartin‚ Phd(c)‚ RN‚ CNE West Texas A & M University The Theory of Leadership Leadership is defined by Yoder-Wise (2011) as the process by which one uses personal traits to effectively and ethically lead patients‚ families and staff to accomplish clinical and organizational outcomes. Theory is defined by nursing-theory.org (2013) as a belief‚ policy or procedure that is followed to accomplish
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A Review of Erikson’s Theory Erikson’s theory is probably one of the most recognized stages of development theories. Erikson believed that personality develops in a series of stages. Unlike Freud’s theory of psychosexual stages‚ Erikson’s theory describes the impact of social experience across the whole lifespan. One of Erikson’s theories points is ego identity. Ego Identity is the sense of oneself as a distinct continuous entity. (medicaldictionary.com) According to Erikson‚ our ego identity is
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strategies how to manage conflict within your own team Management Content Content 2 Introduction 3 Stages of conflict 3 Types of conflict 4 Why manage conflict? 5 Team member preparation 5 Preventative strategies 6 Conclusion 9 Reference List 10 Introduction Conflict is inevitable in any work environment due to inherent differences in goals‚ needs‚ desires‚ responsibilities‚ perceptions‚ and ideas. According to Danna & Griffin (1999)‚ persistent conflict at work is detrimental
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Conflict on a Trading Floor The case describes the ethical dilemma occurred in FirstAmerica Bank. The sales department of the bank was preparing a 700 mln. USD loan contract for one of the bank’s former client: Poseidon Cruise Lines. Poseidon intended to order a large cruise ship for their fleet to a French shipyard‚ which required a contract to be signed for five years and in French francs. This in turn raised concerns in Poseidon management‚ related to the possible economic costs/losses related
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two theoretical perspectives relevant to the chose areas of development. There is a debate between theorists about the way children learn languages when they are younger‚ the debate is known as the ‘nature versus nurture debate’. B.F. Skinner has a theory that the language baby’s spoke was down to the nurture after doing experiments on rats‚ this was called ‘operant conditioning’. Skinner believed that “adults teach children to talk through imitation”. (Beaver.M et al‚ 2008 page 56 +57). He gave the
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“In sociology‚ a theory is a way to explain different aspects of social interactions and to create a testable proposition” (Openstax College‚ 2015‚ p. 5). Sociologists use theories to explain things based on reason and critical thinking. Without these theories‚ sociologists would not be able to explain nearly anything in the sociological field. These theories include functionalism‚ conflict theory‚ and symbolic interaction. Functionalism is the theory that society is a structure with interrelated
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Burrhus Frederic Skinner on March 20‚ 1904‚ was a popular psychologist in the 1950’s and 60’s that supported behavioral psychology. B.F. Skinner is an influential psychologist whose theories on child development have helped teachers and professional take a more effective approach in dealing with children to date. Skinners theory was one that was conceived by the behavioral approach; traits are greatly influenced by individual’s experiences and also their environment. Skinner believed that adults can purposefully
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’In times of conflict ordinary people can behave in extraordinary ways’ Sometimes to achieve what we want‚ we may have to act or do in a certain way against ones values that can lead to conflict. People face conflict everyday of their lives. Conflict could involve an individual‚ groups‚ and the environment or be within oneself. People have different methods of dealing with conflict. To some extent people behave in extraordinary ways‚ and that is considered unacceptable in today’s society. In times
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Expectancy Violations Theory (EVT) postulates that “humans have competing needs for personal space and for affiliation” (Dainton & Zelley‚ 2011)‚ and as such it states that while we as humans need the close personal comfort and emotionally rewarding stimulus that social interactions with others provides‚ we also have an inherent need and desire for privacy and personal space. Additionally‚ EVT provides predictions and guidelines to describe how we react when our expectations are either met‚ or as
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Part 1: What are the similarities and differences between Rogers’ and Maslows’ interpretation of “self actualization”? According to Carl Rogers “actualization is a tendency to develop capabilities in ways that maintain or enhance the organism” (Carver & Scheier‚ 2008‚ p. 322). He felt that if there weren’t strong forces working against an individual‚ then there was a stronger possibility of a positive‚ healthy growth. Rogers tended to shied away from the term "self actualization"‚ which implies
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