Situational or Contingency Leadership
In chapter 21 (Leadership for APNs: If Not Now, Then When?) the author outlines serval leadership theories or styles including:
- Situational or Contingency Leadership
- Servant Leadership
- Transformational or Transactional Leardershp
- Rational Leadership
- Clinical Leadership and Congruent Leadership
Select one of the above leadership theories or style.
- Using your own words define the theory.
- Considering the various APN roles (Clinician, Educator, Researcher, Administrator, Entrepreneur, Consultant, and Leader) describe how you might use the leadership theory in your future APN role.
- From your experience as a professional nurse, give one example of the selected leadership theory or style as seen in action or provide an exemplary example.


