contemporary professional concerns Assess the leadership qualities and competencies required of nurses in today’s health care environment and formulate a personal plan for leadership development. Reading: Growing Future Nurse Leaders to Build and Sustain Healthy Work Environments at the Unit Level A Historical Overview of Nursing Assignment: Write a self-reflective essay, which is an opinion paper that expresses the writer’s personal opinions and views about a particular subject. Write a 10 page reflective paper that addresses the following topics: 1. Discuss some of the issues faced by the nursing profession over the past century and today. 2. Compare and contrast historical and current definitions of nursing. 3. How do you define nursing? 4. Discuss ways that nurses project a positive image. 5. How do you project a positive image in nursing. 6. Identify changes that will affect nursing’s future. 7. How would you like to influence the future of nursing and how would you accomplish that? 8. Describe actions every nurse can take to promote the profession and high quality care.