Preparing for professional practice
Consider the team working you have experienced in a chosen placement area. Create an action plan for the ward manager which identifies how they could promote positive team culture and improve teamwork. Underpin action points with theoretical evidence.

Identify a nurse leader you can relate to. Summarise the characteristics, behaviours, and leadership approaches that you consider making him/her an effective leader. Underpin your reflection with relevant theory.

Devise a service improvement tool for use in a specified practice area. Provide a commentary outlining the rationale for where, why, and how it should be used.

Reflect upon developing your leadership skills throughout year 3, drawing on theory to inform your reflection. Consider how the completion of patches 1 to 3 has influenced your development as a leader. Identify where you need to develop further as you move to Registered Nurse practice and plan to achieve this by providing a table of SMART objectives.