The purpose of this assignment is to meet with the CNO of your organization to develop a partnership towards planning your future career trajectory. It also provides an opportunity to examine Nursing leadership and career progression. Working in unison with your CNO and organization will help you to envision your goals. Professional opportunities may be available in the future. Awareness leads to the possibility to step into a new role after graduation with the right set of skills, and academic preparation. If you choose to remain at your current work site it will be beneficial to collaborate with key personnel who can help you to achieve your desired career plan. The first step is to interview your CNO to find out more about the organizations strategic plans, mission, needs, strengths, weaknesses, and Nursing vision. The CNO may provide direction and support for your future capstone project. Future assignments may require shadowing, interviewing, and communicating with other departments in your organization with the CNOs approval.
Instructions: Write a detailed summary of the Interview (Use APA format)
I. Contact the executive assistant of a CNO to arrange an appointment for a brief interview.
a. Prepare questions prior to the interview and manage the allotted scheduled time wisely.
b. Do your homework; know the organization, CNO biography, mission, goals, current ratings, Joint commission status, and other pertinent information prior to the scheduled meeting.
c. Examine your organization web site, publications, and newsworthy articles for discussion.
d. Discover the CNO Nursing philosophy and vision for the organization.
e. Distinguish your organization from other competitors
II. Questions
a. Create questions prepared in advance to understand the organization and Nursing leadership(look under the rubric to develop the type of questions you should create to ask the CNO)
b. Share the agenda or questions with the CNO prior to the interview if possible
c. During the Interview explain your academic and professional goals
d. Offer to contribute to the organizational goals through academic preparation and study.
e. Offer to contribute to solve any present or future Nursing issues deemed important to the CNO
III. Summarize
Send a thank you note for the interview within a week, include your contact information, university, university contact, expected date of graduation. Personalize the note to reinforce or highlight any important outcomes.
IV. Attach a list of Interview questions as an Appendix to your paper, please look in the APA 7th ed on instructions on how to format the appendix page. Points (-5) will be taken off if questions are placed in the body of the paper. (Please write the paper in a summary format, using paragraphs).
Yoder-Wise, P. S. (2019). Leading and managing in nursing (7th ed.). Elsevier, Mosby.
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Grading Criteria: Interview with Chief Nursing Officer Paper
Quality of Content (80 Points)
_/30 points: APA Cover page, Interview summary is 2-3 pages (worth 15 points) in length (excluding cover and reference pages). Includes introduction (worth 5 points) of topic and conclusion (worth 5 points). Attach interview questions as an Appendix page (worth 5 points)
_/30 points: Interviews CNO or leader to find out more about the organization. Explores strategic plans (worth 5 points), mission (worth 5 points), needs (worth 5 points), strengths (worth 5 points), weaknesses (worth 5 points), and Nursing vision (worth 5 points).
_/20 points. Distinguishes own organization from other competitors (worth 15 points).Writes a detailed summary of the Interview (worth 5 points )(Uses APA format).
Quality of Writing (20 Points)
_/5: Format – Text meets APA/MSN standards
__/5: Organization – Organization of paper demonstrates critical thinking
_/5: Precision – Student uses terminology and writes clearly and concisely
__/5: Mechanics – Student spells, constructs sentences, and punctuates correctly
Total: 100%
Excellent
10 (10.00%) – 10 (10.00%)
• All facts are supported by evidence from reliable sources within the last 5 years. And • Clear and comprehensive demonstration of integration of evidence into nursing practice
Excellent
20 (20.00%) – 20 (20.00%)
• Shows comprehensive evidence of higher-level thinking skills including application, analysis, making predictions, drawing inferences, cause and effect relationships, comparing and contrasting, evaluation, and synthesis
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