Nursing Leadership and Management
The paper must be typed with 1” margins, double spacing, a 12 point Times Roman font, and between six to eight pages in length. The page length does not account for a title page or reference page. The paper must use proper APA format and include a minimum of five (5) scholarly sources.
For this assignment, think about potential sources of conflict in the nursing field and the role of a conflict resolver.
In your deliberation, include the following elements:
Describe the steps in conflict resolution.
What elements have the potential to cause the conflict?
Consider ethical, legal and evidence-based nursing practice that are impacted by conflict.
Discuss the importance of certain personal characteristics that qualify a nurse as a conflict resolver.
How do these characteristics serve to mediate or mitigate conflict?
The paper must be structured and provide arguments that are supported by evidence gathered from outside sources. At minimum, the paper must contain the following:
a working thesis (purpose statement) with an arguable, analytical claim.
a specific set of evidence (quotes, page numbers, etc.) to prove that claim, not just “example to prove my point,” or something similar. The evidence and how it proves the thesis must be apparent. Papers must include at least five scholarly references.
fully developed, cohesive paragraphs with topic sentences. These topic sentences should be assertions. The paragraphs should contain ample evidence, analysis, and links to the thesis. Lack of development in paragraphs may result in no credit for the paper.
A title page, an abstract page, and a reference page
1” margins, double spacing, a 12 point Times Roman font and between six and eight pages in length (excluding title, abstract, and reference pages)
Conform to APA formatting guidelines (6th Edition).