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Interview two persons in a nursing management role, such as a Charge Nurse/Team Leader, Head Nurse/Manager, Director of Nursing, or Chief Nursing Officer.

In your interviews, ask each person the following questions:

• What are the qualifications for your management position?
• What type of training did you experience for this position?
• What were some challenges/ roadblocks and how were these overcome?
• What successes/ accomplishments have you had and how did they come about?
• What skills are there to master to support your performance in your role?

Finally, reflect on your own perceptions of the roles.   For example, would you see either as a career goal for yourself?

Summarize your interview findings in a 3 – 4 page paper in APA format describing each leadership role. Title page and references are not included in the 3-4 page range.  Include a minimum of two scholarly references from peer reviewed professional literature to support your views.