This document provides instructions for a 4-6 page role transition paper where students explore and analyze the life and work of a nurse leader who impacted the nursing profession. Students must discuss the nurse leader's leadership characteristics, contributions to nursing practice, advocacy characteristics, barriers they faced, impact on future nurses, and how their work impacts the student personally and professionally.

1. This 4 -6 page Role Transition Paper provides you with the opportunity to
explore and analyze the life and work of a nurse leader who has impacted
the nursing profession.
This 4 -6 page Role Transition Paper provides you with the opportunity to explore and
analyze the life and work of a nurse leader who has impacted the nursing profession.This 4 -
6 page Role Transition Paper provides you with the opportunity to explore and analyze the
life and work of a nurse leader who has impacted the nursing
profession.Permalink: https:// /this-4-6-page-ro…rsing-profession/ This 4-6 page Role
Transition Paper provides you with the opportunity to explore and analyze the life and
work of a nurse leader who has impacted the nursing profession.Provide a brief overview of
the nurse leader you selected in Module 1 Week 1, including a rationale for why you
selected this person. The purpose of the Role Transition Paper is not to write a biography of
this nurse leader; rather, discuss the nurse leader’ s life and work by addressing all six
components below. Support your work with a minimum of 5 scholarly references. Identify
the leadership characteristics of the selected individual and why you believe these are
essential leadership characteristics; Discuss the unique contribution(s) this leader made to
the nursing profession and/or nursing practice; Identify advocacy characteristics this leader
employs to meet health care needs of individuals, families, and/or aggregates. Discuss
specific barriers, obstacles, or circumstances that precipitated or influenced the leader’ s
decision to address the situation that led to the change; Discuss the impact this leader’ s
contribution will have on future generations of nurses; Discuss how this leader’ s
contribution, including how he or she propelled the change, impacts you from a personal
and professional perspective: knowledge, values, and beliefs.