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Executive Leadership Proposal

Four pages addressed to executives, not to nurses. The competencies score interprofessional reasoning, so a proposal that only asks what nursing needs is answering the wrong audience.

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Last reviewed · August 23, 2026

Written by

Maren Caldwell

MSN, RN, CNE

Medical-surgical nursing, pharmacology and NCLEX preparation

Reviewed by

Dr. Tessa Redmond

DNP, RN, CNE

Evidence-based practice and clinical education

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The audience is the executive team, not the unit

Two things about this assessment shape the whole document. The first is the audience: it is a proposal for executive leadership, which means the argument has to be made in the currency executives work in, namely organisational risk, quality performance, workforce stability and cost. A proposal that argues a change would be better for nurses is not wrong, but it is incomplete, and the competency about how a problem impacts the organisation, patients and the profession is there precisely to make you argue all three. The second is that every competency statement mentions interprofessional work, so a proposal that positions nursing alone as both the problem holder and the solution has misread the framing it will be scored against. Read the three competency statements before drafting, because they describe the paper more precisely than the task sentence does. All three competencies name interprofessional work, which is the strongest signal the brief gives you.

Choose a problem narrow enough to propose something specific about. Handover failures at shift change, delayed escalation of deteriorating patients, discharge teaching that does not reduce readmission, or the absence of protected time for evidence review are all real, all supported in the literature, and all genuinely interprofessional. Then name the team members you would enlist and say what each brings rather than listing disciplines: pharmacy for medication reconciliation, respiratory therapy for escalation criteria, case management for discharge trajectory, informatics for the documentation that makes any of it measurable. The resistance section is where proposals become credible or not, so be honest about who will object and why. Resistance is usually rational, arising from workload, from a previous initiative that consumed effort and disappeared, or from a genuine disagreement about priority, and a strategy that treats it as ignorance will not survive contact with the people concerned.

Likely learning objectives

Address a proposal to an executive audience in organisational terms.
Argue a problem's impact on the organisation, patients and the profession together.
Assemble an interprofessional team by contribution rather than by discipline.
Treat resistance to change as rational and respond accordingly.

Assignment instructions

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Assignment Executive Leadership Proposal Executive Leadership Proposal Develop a 4 page proposal for executive leadership that addresses changes you would like to see within your organization that would advance the field of nursing. Nursing is in the midst of many changes. In this assessment you will consider how you can be a driving force to bring about needed change within the field of nursing. By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria: · Competency 1: Explain strategies for effective interprofessional teamwork and collaboration in health care delivery. . Analyze barriers and resistance to change, and describe strategies to overcome these barriers and resistance to change from an organization, patients, or colleagues. . Identify other health care professionals to enlist as members of an interprofessional team to drive change in an organization. · Competency 2: Analyze the implications of working with interprofessional teams in multifaceted health care settings. . Analyze how a problem impacts an organization, patients, or the nursing profession. · Competency 3: Develop evidence-based nursing interventions to address specific problems and enable systemic change. . Describe evidence-based solutions to a problem and develop a plan to implement these solutions. · Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations of a nursing professional. . Write content clearly and logically, with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. Use correct APA format. Assessment Instructions Preparation To prepare for this assessment, you will need to think about changes you feel are needed to address a problem either within nursing as a professional field or within the organization where you work. Narrow down your options by considering which change would best be undertaken by an interprofessional team. Some examples for you to consider might include: · The use of mobile and portable technology to support patients. · Using evidence-based practice (EBP) to improve patient care. · Increasing patient safety and quality of care. · The use of medical technology such as genes and stem cells, or robots in the OR. Assignment Executive Leadership Proposal · Addressing the nursing shortage now and into the future. · Improving the work environment (providing calm, supportive spaces for nurses; improved dialog between health care professionals). · Better safety for nurses at work (violence, spreading diseases, physical injury). · Substance abuse by health care professionals. Or you can narrow the scope to an issue within your own organization: · Developing a mobility program for an inpatient unit. · Implementing “smart” technology to assist in patient monitoring. · Creating a mentoring program to attract and retain nurses. · Implementing protocols for infection control and/or treatment of an epidemic. · Developing a plan to eliminate physical violence and verbal abuse in the workplace. · Other. Once you have selected an issue to address, look for scholarly and professional articles that focus on the problem, the needed change, and how interprofessional teams can work together to drive change. Requirements Lately you have noticed the need for changes within your organization that would advance the field of nursing. You have decided to develop a proposal and submit it to executive leadership. Format this assessment as a professional proposal. You may want to look at how proposals are drafted within your organization and follow that format. You will still need a references page; follow APA guidelines for in-text citations and references. Address the following in your proposal: · Briefly describe the problem and how it impacts the organization, patients, and/or the nursing profession. · Describe possible evidence-based interventions for the problem. · Analyze potential barriers and resistance to change that might come from the organization, patients, and/or colleagues. · Describe strategies to overcome barriers and resistance to change. · Develop a plan to implement evidence-based interventions. What steps would you take? What resources might you need? · Identify other health care professionals to enlist as team members to help drive change in the organization. Your completed assessment should be 4 pages in length, not including title page and references page. Support your statements and intervention plan with references to and citations for at least four scholarly or professional resources. Additional Requirements · Include a title page and references page. · Reference at least four current scholarly or professional resources. · Use APA format for citations and references. · Use Times New Roman font, 12 point. Executive Leadership Proposal Assignment.

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What the executive proposal must contain

01A four page proposal for executive leadership.
02Strategies for effective interprofessional teamwork and collaboration.
03An analysis of barriers and resistance to change with strategies to overcome them.
04Identification of other health care professionals to enlist in an interprofessional team.
05An analysis of how the problem impacts the organization, patients or the nursing profession.
06Evidence-based nursing interventions that enable systemic change.