As alluded to in the lesson introduction, this week’s discussion will focus on relevant professional organizations and scholarly journals of interest and value to the nurse executive. You can choose to focus on one of the following directions for your discussion this week.

• Executive leadership practice: Identify at least one professional organization and one scholarly journal that you feel would be valuable for you to be actively involved with to enhance your role as a nurse leader. What is it about these resources that make them valuable? How can they help you develop in your nurse executive competencies?
• Advocacy: Identify at least one professional organization and one scholarly journal that you feel would be valuable in helping you promote the cause or issue you identified in last week’s lesson. What is it about these resources that make them valuable? How can they help you promote your cause or issue?

Solution:

My area of focus in this week’s discussion is executive leadership practice. The professional nursing organization selected to enhance my leadership role is the American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL). The scholarly journal selected is the Nurse Leader Journal.  The AONL is the voice of nursing leadership. It was previously known as the American Organization for Nurse Executives (AONE). Its mission is: “To shape health care through innovative and expert nursing leadership (AONL, n.d).” Its vision is “Nursing leadership-one voice advancing health (AONL, n.d).” The rationale for choosing the AONL is its impact on nursing leadership. It advances the nurses’ leadership and development through the implementation of innovative and competency-based learning experiences. It promotes nurse leadership through their career journey by offering online as well as in-personal programs to nurse executives, directors…Please click the icon below to purchase full answer at only $5