414 – LEADERSHIP QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ELABORATIONS
BASED ON FINAL EXAMS!! - Applying theory within
practice
1. What are some leadership - Lack seeing themselves
challenges that nursing students as leaders - 'just' a student
face? nurse - not a 'leader'
- Lack of confidence -
others have much more
experience, why would
they listen to a stu- dent
nurse
- New grads need to be
2. Why is leadership development able to lead
impor- tant for new grad nurses? - Leadership skills take
time to perfect and apply
in practice
- Strong leadership is
needed to move the health
care system forward and
work as a partner
3. What does LEADS stand for in
leader- ship? o L - Lead Self
o E - Engage Others
o A - Achieve Results
o D - Develop Coalitions
o S - Systems Transformation
4. What are the building blocks of LEADS? Being (who)
- self awareness, self
manage- ment, character
Caring (why)
- commitment to vision,
service, patients
Doing (how)
- engage others, achieve
re- sults, develop
1/
, coalitions, trans- form
systems
5. What are some ways that student nurs- - Advocated for a patient
es demonstrate leadership in the so that their wishes were
clinical setting? Name 6 heard.
- Supported, coached or
men- tored others.
- Took responsibility for a tas
2/
, and saw it through to the end
- Delegated or provided
clear direction to others.
- Took responsibility for
reflect- ing and learning
from your prac- tice.
- Challenged others who
weren't following
procedures or adhering to
values.
- Acted to resolve issues
that may have impacted
care or safety.
- Influenced others to
come on board with an
6. What must to have to be an idea you had.
effective leader?
Vision, passion, be a
strong de- cision maker,
team builder, in- tegrity,
7. What are some leadership willing to admit a mis-
expectations of the Canadian take, able to listen
association of schools of nursing
2022? o Coordinate care
effectively with the team
o Demonstrate leadership
skills when collaborating
with team
o Advocate for health care
en- vironments that
include safe working
conditions
o Advocate for change to
ad- dress social
injustices
o Contribute to team
deci- sion-making
o Incorporate health care
poli- cies and those from
3/
, other sec- tors to provide and improve health care.
8. Name the entry to practice competencies Advocate, Coordinator, Com
sections municator, Collaborator, Pro-
4/
AND ANSWERS ELABORATIONS
BASED ON FINAL EXAMS!! - Applying theory within
practice
1. What are some leadership - Lack seeing themselves
challenges that nursing students as leaders - 'just' a student
face? nurse - not a 'leader'
- Lack of confidence -
others have much more
experience, why would
they listen to a stu- dent
nurse
- New grads need to be
2. Why is leadership development able to lead
impor- tant for new grad nurses? - Leadership skills take
time to perfect and apply
in practice
- Strong leadership is
needed to move the health
care system forward and
work as a partner
3. What does LEADS stand for in
leader- ship? o L - Lead Self
o E - Engage Others
o A - Achieve Results
o D - Develop Coalitions
o S - Systems Transformation
4. What are the building blocks of LEADS? Being (who)
- self awareness, self
manage- ment, character
Caring (why)
- commitment to vision,
service, patients
Doing (how)
- engage others, achieve
re- sults, develop
1/
, coalitions, trans- form
systems
5. What are some ways that student nurs- - Advocated for a patient
es demonstrate leadership in the so that their wishes were
clinical setting? Name 6 heard.
- Supported, coached or
men- tored others.
- Took responsibility for a tas
2/
, and saw it through to the end
- Delegated or provided
clear direction to others.
- Took responsibility for
reflect- ing and learning
from your prac- tice.
- Challenged others who
weren't following
procedures or adhering to
values.
- Acted to resolve issues
that may have impacted
care or safety.
- Influenced others to
come on board with an
6. What must to have to be an idea you had.
effective leader?
Vision, passion, be a
strong de- cision maker,
team builder, in- tegrity,
7. What are some leadership willing to admit a mis-
expectations of the Canadian take, able to listen
association of schools of nursing
2022? o Coordinate care
effectively with the team
o Demonstrate leadership
skills when collaborating
with team
o Advocate for health care
en- vironments that
include safe working
conditions
o Advocate for change to
ad- dress social
injustices
o Contribute to team
deci- sion-making
o Incorporate health care
poli- cies and those from
3/
, other sec- tors to provide and improve health care.
8. Name the entry to practice competencies Advocate, Coordinator, Com
sections municator, Collaborator, Pro-
4/
