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NSG 6620 Week 1 Assignment 2 Discussion
Discussion Question 1: Mission and Vision Statement.
Every
healthcare organization must have a mission and vision statement to guide
it.Mission and vision statements often come in a variety of formats.Only when
there is alignment between the nurse administrator and the organizational
mission and vision statement, there is synergy and a sense of purpose.For
example, knowing where the organization wants to go assists nurse
administrators in helping meet the mission and vision statement through the
tasks they undertake along with their subordinates.
Using
the readings for the week, the South University Online Library, and the
Internet, respond to the following:
Describe
one example of what happens when the nurse administrator’s values are not
congruent with the organizational mission and vision statement.
Locate
the mission and vision statement of your current or previous healthcare
organization.If you are not working in the field of healthcare, find a mission
and vision statement of a healthcare organization using the Internet.
Does
this mission and vision statement provide clarity to the organizational
direction? Provide a rationale for your answer.
As
a nurse administrator, how would you assist subordinates to become familiar
with this statement?
Select
and research a department of nursing.Then, write a mission and vision statement
for this department.
Comment
on the postings of at least two peers.
Evaluation
Criteria:
Described
one example of what happens when the nurse administrator’s values are not
congruent with the organizational mission and vision statement.
Explained
whether a selected mission and vision statement provides clarity to the
organizational direction.
Recommended
ways in which a nurse administrator can assist subordinates become familiar
with the selected mission and vision statement.
Wrote
a mission and vision statement for a nursing department.
Justified
your answers with appropriate research and reasoning.
Commented
on the postings of at least two peers.
Discussion Question 2: CNO and Medical Staff
CNOs
must be skilled and competent communicators to lead and manage the collective
work of medical staff members at all levels.Reviewing healthcare literature can
help you learn a lot about fostering and promoting interprofessional
collaboration in healthcare.
Using
the readings for the week, the South University Online Library, and the
Internet, respond to the following:
Define
and describe the role of the CNO related to medical staff.
Define
interprofessional collaboration.
What
happens to patient outcomes and quality care when there are disagreements
between medical staff and nursing personnel regarding aspects of operations?
As
a CNO, describe at least one strategy you would apply in clarifying
expectations of other healthcare team members including the medical staff?
Comment
on the postings of at least two peers.
Evaluation
Criteria:
Defined
and described the role of the CNO related to medical staff.
Defined
the concept of interprofessional collaboration.
Explained
the impact of disagreements between medical staff and nursing personnel
regarding aspects of operations on patient outcomes and quality care.
Recommended
at least one strategy to clarify expectations of other healthcare team members
including the medical staff.
Justified
your answers with appropriate research and reasoning.
Commented
on the postings of at least two peers
NSG 6620 Week 2 Assignment 1 Discussion
Discussion
Question 1: Quality Improvement Projects and the CNO
There
has likely never been a time in which healthcare organizations have had to face
challenges greater than those in the twenty-first century.For example, in
previous decades, bedside nurses cared for patients and were promoted into
nursing leadership and nurse executive roles based on the fact that they were “good nurses.” This paradigm no
longer exists in contemporary healthcare delivery settings including long-term
care, acute care, and community-based settings.The CNO must be prepared to lead
and have competency in guiding, leading, and restructuring healthcare delivery
systems that are competitive and provide safe, affordable, and efficient
quality care at the right time, each time, and every time.CNOs must have skills
and competencies that allow them to drive healthcare system changes to meet
societal healthcare needs for diverse populations.
You
are the CNO in your healthcare organization.Considering this, use the readings
for the week, the South University Online Library, and the Internet to respond
to the following:
Provide
a list of guidelines you would use to develop the quality falls program and the
medication safety performance improvement project in your organization.
What
challenges would you face in the development of these programs?
Evaluate
two competencies you must have to successfully develop these programs.
What
will you do if a quality improvement project is needed and there is not enough
money in the budget at the time or if the project will add costs that exceed
the operating budget?
Comment
on the postings of at least two peers.
Evaluation
Criteria:
Provided
a list of guidelines you would use to develop the quality falls program and the
medication safety performance improvement project in your organization.
Explained
the challenges you would face in the development of these programs.
Evaluated
two competencies you must have to successfully develop these programs.
Recommended
ways to handle the situation if a quality improvement project is needed and
there is not enough money in the budget at the time or if the project will add
costs that exceed the operating budget.
Justified
your answers with appropriate research and reasoning.
Commented
on the postings of at least two peers.
NSG 6620 Week 2 Discussion 2
Discussion Question 2: Nurse Sensitive Indicators
and the CNO
Nurse
sensitive indicators reflect the structure, process, and outcomes of nursing
care in a healthcare organization.Key factors influencing nurse sensitive
indicators include the structure of nursing care, skill level of nursing staff,
and education or certification of nursing staff.Greater quality or quantity of
nursing care results in an improvement in patient outcomes that are closely
linked to nurse sensitive indicators.
Using
the readings for the week, the South University Online Library, and the
Internet, respond to the following:
Examine
the role of a CNO in relation to nurse sensitive indicators, such as the
following:
Central
line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI)
Catheter-associated
urinary tract infection (CAUTI)
Ventilator-associated
pneumonia (VAP)
Pressure
ulcers
As
a CNO, what process will you use for developing a nurse sensitive indicator?
Estimate
the time it takes to create and approve a nurse sensitive indicator.
Comment
on the postings of at least two peers.
Evaluation
Criteria:
Examined
the role of CNO in relation to nurse sensitive indicators, such as CLABSI,
CAUTI, VAP, and pressure ulcers.
Described
the process utilized for developing a nurse sensitive indicator.
Estimated
the time it takes to create and approve a nurse sensitive indicator.
Justified
your answers with appropriate research and reasoning.
Commented
on the postings of at least two peers.
NSG 6620 Week 3 Assignment 1 Discussion
Discussion Question 1: Shared Governance Structure
and the CNO
During
the 1980s, nursing and healthcare were suffering from challenges of an acute
nursing shortage, rampant nurse turnover, and issues with nurse retention.In
the mid-1980s, shared governance was instituted to incentivize and empower
nurses.Shared governance is an innovative organizational model promoting staff
control and autonomy over nursing practice in areas that were previously
controlled by managers.
The
concept of shared governance may be a challenge to understand because it is not
uniformly applied or operationalized and because of the great diversity in
shared governance models.Nurses working in organizations with shared governance
models are more empowered and have higher levels of satisfaction in their
roles.
Using
the readings for the week, the South University Online Library, and the
Internet, respond to the following:
Compare
the roles of the CNO and nursing directors or managers in a shared governance
structure.
What
steps can the CNO take to enable smooth operations in such a structure?
Identify
two challenges CNOs face when working with a shared governance structure.
Compare
and contrast a model of shared governance with an authoritarian or autocratic
CNO.
Examine
the role of the CNO in working to set parameters for nurses in a shared governance
structure.
Comment
on the postings of at least two peers.
Evaluation
Criteria:
Compared
the roles of the CNO and nursing directors or managers in a shared governance
structure.
Listed
steps the CNO can take to enable smooth operations in such a structure.
Identified
two challenges CNOs face when working with a shared governance structure.
Compared
and contrasted a model of shared governance with an authoritarian or autocratic
CNO.
Examined
the role of the CNO in working to set parameters for nurses in a shared
governance structure.
Justified
your answers with appropriate research and reasoning.
Commented
on the postings of at least two peers.
NSG 6620 Week 3 Discussion 2
Discussion Question 2: Staff Concerns and the CNO
Often,
gossip mills and rumors tend to circulate very quickly throughout healthcare
organizations even though everything is supposed to be confidential.Good and
bad news travel quickly; one of the greatest challenges the CNO or vice
president for patient care services (VPPCS) faces is to control and share
information with the staff members so that they receive the same message in the
same way at the same time.
Using
the readings for the week, the South University Online Library, and the
Internet, respond to the following:
What
role does the CNO or VPPCS play in addressing the concerns of the entire staff
in nursing town-hall meetings? Why is this role important?
Provide
an example of a need for the CNO or VPPCS to schedule an entire staff town-hall
meeting.
How
can the CNO or VPPCS minimize gossip and information via the “grapevine” before an entire staff
town-hall meeting?
How
would you craft an agenda and circulate it for a town-hall meeting?
How
can the CNO or VPPCS integrate the use of electronic and social media into
addressing staff concerns in twenty-first-century healthcare organizations?
Comment
on the postings of at least two peers.
Evaluation
Criteria:
Described
the role of the CNO or VPPCS in addressing the concerns of the entire staff in
nursing town-hall meetings, and explained the importance of this role.
Provided
an example of a need for the CNO or VPPCS to schedule an entire staff town-hall
meeting.
Suggested
ways in which the CNO or VPPCS can minimize gossip and information via the “grapevine” before an entire staff
town-hall meeting.
Explained
how you would craft an agenda and circulate it for a town-hall meeting.
Recommended
ways in which the CNO or VPCSS can integrate the use of electronic and social
media into addressing staff concerns in twenty-first-century healthcare
organizations.
Justified
your answers with appropriate research and reasoning.
Commented
on the postings of at least two peers.
NSG 6620 Week 4 Assignment 1 Discussion
Discussion Question 1: Strategies for Establishing
Operational Budgets
An
operational budget is the plan for an organization or unit for daily operating
expenses.The operational budget is very similar to how one manages a personal
home budget but on a grander scale.For example, there is a balance between
accounts receivable and accounts payable, and then there is either a surplus or
deficit at the end of the budget period.Most budget periods are a fiscal year
or a calendar year.
The
unit operating budget is the most critical budget in which unit managers must
be involved and have the most control over.Extensive information is needed to
prepare the operational budget.For example, the operational budget typically
requires information related to workload budgets with activity reports, units
of service, and workload calculations like HPPD; expense budgets for personnel,
staffing, and supplies equipment; the overhead budget; and the revenue
budget.Nurses in the unit are often part of the operational budget to examine,
or be aware of, weekly or monthly budget variances.This helps the unit function
with a positive versus a negative revenue stream.
Using
the readings for the week, the South University Online Library, and the
Internet, respond to the following:
Describe
at least two strategies for establishing operational budgets.
Examine
the advantages and disadvantages of using each strategy.
Explain
the strategies your nurse manager or CNO uses to gather and secure the most
timely and relevant information to shape future operating budgets.
Identify
two challenges the nurse manager or CNO faces with this task.
Examine
implications for the nurse manager or CNO when the unit operating budget is
running in the “red” or has numerous negative monthly variances.
Comment
on the postings of at least two peers.
Evaluation
Criteria:
Described
at least two strategies for establishing operational budgets.
Examined
the advantages and disadvantages of using each strategy.
Explained
the strategies your nurse manager or CNO uses to gather and secure the most
timely and relevant information to shape future operating budgets.
Identified
two challenges the nurse manager or CNO faces with this task.
Examined
implications for the nurse manager or CNO when the unit operating budget is
running in the “red” or has numerous negative monthly variances.
Justified
your answers with appropriate research and reasoning.Commented on the postings
of at least two peers.
NSG 6620 Week 4 Discussion 2
Discussion Question 2: Strategies for Establishing
an FTE Budget
Budgeting
is a critical and essential component of nursing and patient care.Without
proper support for nurses to provide patient-centered care, the organizational
mission and goals will not be met.
Full-time
equivalent (FTE) measures the number of employees working in an organization,
assuming they all work on a full-time basis.It measures each employee’s involvement in the
organization.Unit managers and CNOs must have fundamental skills and
competencies to establish an FTE budget.
Using
the readings for the week, the South University Online Library, and the
Internet, respond to the following:
Describe
various strategies used for establishing an FTE budget.
Examine
the advantages and disadvantages of each strategy.
Discuss
how the unit manager or CNO elicits input into the FTE budget.
Describe
one software program utilized by the unit manager or CNO to formulate an FTE
budget.
Identify
the timeline a nurse manager or CNO would utilize to plan the development of an
FTE budget.
Comment
on the postings of at least two peers.
Evaluation
Criteria:
Described
various strategies used for establishing an FTE budget.
Examined
the advantages and disadvantages of using each strategy.
Discussed
how the unit manager or CNO elicits input into the FTE budget.
Described
one software program utilized by the unit manager or CNO to formulate an FTE
budget.
Identified
the timeline a nurse manager or CNO would utilize to plan the development of an
FTE budget.
Justified
your answers with appropriate research and reasoning.
Commented
on the postings of at least two peers.
NSG 6620 Week 5 Assignment 1 Discussion
Discussion Question 1: The Average Daily Census
(ADC) and the Target Budget
One
of the greatest challenges unit managers and CNOs face is predicting and
working with the average daily census (ADC), particularly as it relates to the
target budget.
The
average daily inpatient census refers to the number of patients present at the
official census-taking time each day.For example, a patient admitted to the
coronary care unit at 1:00 pm and who dies at 4:00 pm the same day is a patient
admitted and discharged the same day.The ADC is typically calculated each night
at midnight.It is a challenge to predict what the ADC will be on any given day.
The
target budget is targeted or predicted in the zero-based operating budget based
on the previous years’ ADC.The target budget is typically projected at least one year
in advance.A lot of information goes into the computation of a target budget,
and there are many variances once the budget is formulated and approved.
Using
the readings for the week, the South University Online Library, and the
Internet, respond to the following:
Explain
how the ADC contributes to the target budget.
Describe
two major challenges in determining the actual target budget and ADC.
Identify
two major challenges for unit managers and CNOs due to the variances between
the actual target budget and the ADC.
Comment
on the postings of at least two peers.
Evaluation
Criteria:
Explained
how the ADC contributes to the target budget.
Described
two major challenges with the actual target budget and ADC.
Identified
two major challenges for unit managers and CNOs due to the variances between
the actual target budget and the ADC.
Justified
your answers with appropriate research and reasoning.
Commented
on the postings of at least two peers.
NSG 6620 Week 5 Discussion 2
Discussion Question 2: Return on Investment
Return
on investment (ROI) is a financial performance measure used to evaluate and
determine the efficiency of an investment on a number of different measures.The
ROI is calculated by examining the benefit (return) of an investment divided by
the cost of the investment.The result of this calculation is a percentage or a
ratio.For example, the formula for ROI is as follows:
ROI
= (Gain from the investment – Cost of the investment) / Cost of the investment
It
should be noted that there is more than one way healthcare organizations may
compute and calculate the ROI for a new service or product line.The ROI is not
always calculated in direct dollars, but it may be calculated as the ability to
contribute to the organizational mission and philosophy.For example, a
nonprofit healthcare organization may want to partner with a local community
endeavor and establish a free clinic with low-dollar ROI but with a tremendous
feeder of new patients to primary care services within the organization.
Using
the readings for the week, the South University Online Library, and the
Internet, respond to the following:
Develop
an ROI for a new project (such as the implementation of a new Level 3 neonatal
intensive care unit [NICU]).
Summarize
the issues and challenges in formulating an accurate ROI for a new product or
service line.
Identify
two major challenges and two major barriers for unit managers or the CNO
accountable for ensuring ROI on a new product or service line.
Comment
on the postings of at least two peers.
Evaluation
Criteria:
Developed
an ROI for a new project (such as the implementation of a new Level 3 neonatal
intensive care unit [NICU]).
Summarized
the issues and challenges in formulating an accurate ROI for a new product or
service line.
Identified
two major challenges and two major barriers for unit managers or the CNO
accountable for ensuring ROI on a new product or service line.
Justified
your answers with appropriate research and reasoning.
Commented
on the postings of at least two peers.
NSG 6620 Week 6 Assignment 1 Discussion
Discussion Question 1: Role of the Nurse Executive
There
are numerous definitions of what it means to be a nurse executive.The
definition may change according to the work environment in your healthcare
organization.Some literature refers to the nurse executive as a nurse
administrator.The nurse executive must have knowledge, skills, and competencies
that foster and promote nursing leadership within the healthcare organization.Nurse
executives are in a key leadership role in healthcare organizations and have
the capacity to effect positive change and promote a culture of community and
excellence.
Using
the readings for the week, the South University Online Library, and the Internet,
respond to the following:
Examine
the role of the nurse executive in a clinical area with staff, patients, and
providers.Explain why this role is important.
Explain
why the nurse executive needs to delegate.What are some of the challenges
nurses face during delegation?
Evaluate
the role of the nurse executive in succession planning for the healthcare
organization.
Examine
the educational preparation and national certification requirements for a nurse
executive.
Comment
on the postings of at least two peers.
Evaluation
Criteria:
Examined
the role of the nurse executive in a clinical area with staff, patients, and
providers, and explained why this role is important.
Explained
why the nurse executive needs to delegate.What are some of the challenges
nurses face during delegation?
Evaluated
the role of the nurse executive in succession planning for the healthcare
organization.
Examined
the educational preparation and national certification requirements for a nurse
executive.
Justified
your answers with appropriate research and reasoning.
Commented
on the postings of at least two peers.
NSG 6620 Week 6 Discussion 2
Discussion Question 2: Characteristics of an
Effective Team
As
the saying goes, “There is no I in team.” There is another saying, “The whole world is a
team.” These two sayings support the fact that everyone in healthcare
organizations must work together for the good of patients.There is much in
healthcare literature focusing on the role of high-performance teams and their
impact on patient quality, patient safety, and healthcare worker
satisfaction.One of the greatest “value-added” benefits of
high-performance teams is the collaboration and sharing of essential
information to enhance quality and patient outcomes.In modern healthcare
organizations, effective teams are critical to providing patient and healthcare
worker satisfaction.
Using
the readings for the week, the South University Online Library, and the
Internet, respond to the following:
Describe
at least three characteristics of an effective team.
Identify
two challenges with interprofessional healthcare teams with respect to the
various roles.
Describe
one high-performing team in which you are currently engaged or have engaged in
the past.What are the reasons for the success or failure of this team?
Examine
how education models created for interprofessional healthcare students may
develop high-performing healthcare teams.
Comment
on the postings of at least two peers.
Evaluation
Criteria:
Described
at least three characteristics of an effective team.
Identified
two challenges with interprofessional healthcare teams with respect to the
various roles.
Described
one high-performing team in which you are currently engaged or have engaged in
the past, and explained the reasons for the success or failure of this team.
Examined
how education models created for interprofessional healthcare students may
develop high-performing healthcare teams.
Justified
your answers with appropriate research and reasoning.
Commented
on the postings of at least two peers.
NSG 6620 Week 7 Assignment 1 Discussion
Discussion Question 1: Nurse Leader and
Organizational Culture of Caring
Caring
is the primary reason nurses enter the field of nursing, and the concept of caring
is often thought of as the essence of nursing.Not only do nurses care for
patients but they also have to care for each other.Sometimes, nurses tend to
focus so much on patients and their families that they forget to care for
themselves and one another.This is a major source of compassion fatigue causing
nurses to leave the healthcare organization or, worse yet, to totally leave the
nursing profession.
Compassion
fatigue is the cumulative impact of physical, emotional, and psychological
exposure to trauma, stressful events, and the care for patients or nursing
colleagues who face many challenges.Compassion fatigue can sabotage nurses in
healthcare organizations as it is challenging, and nurses may be harmed by the
very work to which they are so devoted.Nurses must be aware of what it means to
create a community within the workplace and to offer support and resources to
retain nurses the organization has worked so diligently to recruit.
Using
the readings for the week, the South University Online Library, and the
Internet, respond to the following:
Describe
the role of the nursing leader in building a community and creating joy in the
workplace.
How
does an effective leader create an organizational culture of caring, respect,
and dignity for all? Identify one strategy you would use in your own healthcare
organization.
Describe
two negative outcomes on recruitment and retention of nurses when a culture of
community does not exist in the healthcare workplace.
Comment
on the postings of at least two peers.
Evaluation
Criteria:
Described
the role of the nursing leader in building a community and creating joy in the
workplace.
Explained
how an effective leader creates an organizational culture of caring, respect,
and dignity for all, and identified one strategy you would use in your own
healthcare organization.
Described
two negative outcomes on recruitment and retention of nurses when a culture of
community does not exist in the healthcare workplace.
Justified
your answers with appropriate research and reasoning.
Commented
on the postings of at least two peers.
NSG 6620 Week 7 Discussion 2
Discussion Question 2: Performance Appraisals and
the Nursing Leader
Performance
appraisal is a mechanism or strategy for sharing performance feedback with all
employees based on a defined set of performance criteria.Nurses need feedback
to flourish and grow as well as develop career goals and a career
trajectory.Typically, there are organizational policies guiding time for and
methods of performance appraisal.Performance appraisals must be conducted on a
regular basis applying the organizational policy and performance appraisal
guidelines.They should not be conducted as a punitive process but as a
formative process to assist employees in learning and growing to become even
more valuable to the healthcare organization.There are a variety of formal and
informal processes for performance appraisal.The key purpose of a performance
appraisal is to support and assist in professional growth.
Using
the readings for the week, the South University Online Library, and the
Internet, respond to the following:
Describe
the role of the nursing leader related to coaching and guiding of staff during
a performance appraisal.
Describe
the role of the nursing leader in determining performance appraisal criteria.
Examine
the need of the nursing leader to be a role model in giving performance
improvement data for novice and experienced nurses.
Comment
on the postings of at least two peers.
Evaluation
Criteria:
Described
the role of the nursing leader related to coaching and guiding of staff during
a performance appraisal.
Described
the role of the nursing leader in determining performance appraisal criteria.
Examined
the need of the nursing leader to be a role model in giving performance
improvement data for novice and experienced nurses.
Justified
your answers with appropriate research and reasoning.
Commented
on the postings of at least two peers.
NSG 6620 Week 8 Assignment 1 Discussion
Discussion Question 1: Key Attributes for Successful
Communication
One
of the major challenges in nursing and healthcare is learning to communicate
effectively and safely with other nurses, staff, the interprofessional
healthcare teams, patients, and patients’ families.Nurses and other
healthcare workers are often stressed and overworked as they deal with major
complexities moment-to-moment during their work hours.Nurses and nurse leaders
need to have difficult conversations with staff and patients.For example, part
of being an accountable nurse or leader is being a good communicator and having
critical conversations even when the conversations involve giving bad news or
feedback for improvement.Communication is a powerful skill and a competency
that is an integral part of every nurse leader’s role.It is not enough just to
communicate; the challenge in a twenty-first-century healthcare organization is
to communicate effectively in written words, through body language, and by
being mentally and emotionally present during every conversation.
Using
the readings for the week, the South University Online Library, and the
Internet, respond to the following:
Describe
the key attributes of successful communication and relationship management
strategies.
Describe
the role of the nurse leader in improving communication to enhance nursing
professionalism.
Identify
two challenges you face when communicating during a conflict.
Discuss
communication strategies you would use as a nurse leader to terminate an
employee who has violated the organizational policy.
Describe
how being emotional during a communication involving conflict can be
ineffective and compromise successful communication.
Comment
on the postings of at least two peers.
Evaluation
Criteria:
Described
the key attributes of successful communication and relationship management
strategies.
Described
the role of the nurse leader in improving communication to enhance nursing
professionalism.
Identified
two challenges you face when communicating during a conflict.
Discussed
communication strategies you would use as a nurse leader to terminate an
employee who has violated the organizational policy.
Described
how being emotional during a communication involving conflict can be
ineffective and compromise successful communication.
Justified
your answers with appropriate research and reasoning.
Commented
on the postings of at least two peers.
NSG 6620 Week 8 Discussion 2
Discussion Question 2: Decision Making
Decision
making is a skill and a competency nurse leaders must use in every act, word,
and deed.A decision involves making a choice between alternatives, and it
really is an act of choosing the best plan of action given the information at hand
at the time the decision is made.Nurse leaders must be decisive as a decision
leads to a definitive plan of action.Some decisions must be taken immediately
and others may allow a bit more time.An important concept to remember with
respect to decision making is that not making a decision or taking any action
is also a decision.
Considering
this, nurse leaders must be attentive to every detail.For example, if there is
no decision to honor the organizational policy regarding unacceptable behavior
or action of an employee, the unacceptable behavior or action is then condoned
or perceived as acceptable and may occur again.Nurse leaders’ decisions drive
actions!
Using
the readings for the week, the South University Online Library, and the
Internet, respond to the following:
Describe
the importance of making data-driven decisions.
Explain
a decision your current or former nurse leader made and how this decision
impacted the healthcare organization.
As
a nurse leader, you have received information about an executive administrative
decision from the board of trustees that you believe is likely to be
unpopular.Formulate a plan to share this decision with the nursing staff.
Comment
on the postings of at least two peers.
NSG 6620 Week 9 Assignment 1 Discussion
Discussion Question 1: Patient Safety
High-performing
teams in healthcare organizations are the key to success in creating cultures
of quality and safety.A high-performing team that works collaboratively
enhances communication and patient safety.Healthcare teams that are not high
performing and do not work well together are actually a liability in patient
safety.For example, it is apparent to patients and their families when
healthcare teams are not working collaboratively and communicating with each other.Kaiser
Permanente has developed a framework of communication that healthcare staff can
use to communicate about their patients, called the
situation-background-assessment-recommendation (SBAR) technique (Institute for
Healthcare Improvement, n.d.).This technique can be used to foster a culture of
teamwork and patient safety.
Using
the readings for the week, the South University Online Library, and the
Internet, respond to the following:
Discuss
the role of the nurse leader in fostering and promoting initiatives related to
patient safety.
Examine
the relationship between patient safety and high-performing interprofessional
healthcare teams.
Discuss
how the use of communication strategies like SBAR improves the high-performing
interprofessional healthcare teams.
Comment
on the postings of at least two peers.
Evaluation
Criteria:
Discussed
the role of the nurse leader in fostering and promoting initiatives related to
patient safety.
Examined
the relationship between patient safety and high-performing interprofessional
healthcare teams.
Discussed
how the use of communication strategies like SBAR improves the high-performing
interprofessional healthcare teams.
Justified
your answers with appropriate research and reasoning.
Commented
on the postings of at least two peers.
NSG 6620 Week 9 Discussion 2
Discussion Question 2: Quality of Care
There
are many variables influencing the definition of quality of care.For example,
patients and their families may perceive quality in one way and the healthcare
provider may perceive quality of care in a much different manner.In assessing
quality of care, the nurse leader must create a culture of quality through the
structures, processes, and outcomes in the healthcare organization.It is only
through commitment and the creation of a culture of quality and safety that
healthcare organizations in the twenty-first century can succeed and excel.
Using
the readings for the week, the South University Online Library, and the
Internet, respond to the following:
Explain
the relationship between quality of care and Medicare reimbursement.
Summarize
two contemporary external influences to the healthcare organization that are
impacting reimbursement to healthcare organizations based on quality of care.
Describe
one strategy your current or former healthcare organization uses to assess and
measure quality of care.
Comment
on the postings of at least two peers.
Evaluation
Criteria:
Explained
the relationship between quality of care and Medicare reimbursement.
Summarized
two contemporary external influences to the healthcare organization that are
impacting reimbursement to healthcare organizations based on quality of care.
Described
one strategy your current or former healthcare organization uses to assess and
measure quality of care.
Justified
your answers with appropriate research and reasoning.
Commented
on the postings of at least two peers.
NSG 6620 Week 10 Assignment 1 Discussion
Discussion Question 1: Ethical Dilemmas and Nurse
Leaders
Almost
every day, nurse leaders confront challenges or issues involving ethical
dilemmas.Ethical dilemmas occur with respect to staff, patients and their
families, or the business or strategic decisions made by the healthcare
administration.One of the essential skills and competencies of
twenty-first-century nurse leaders is the ability to peel away the layers of
each ethical dilemma and determine the underlying ethical principle.There are
numerous ethical decision-making models, and it truly does not matter to which
model the nurse leader subscribes.However, it does matter that the nurse leader
applies concepts of an ethical decision-making model in this executive
leadership capacity.
Using
the readings for the week, the South University Online Library, and the
Internet, respond to the following:
Explain
the various steps that nurse leaders can take to prepare themselves and staff
nurses for dealing effectively with dilemmas arising from the clash between
clinical and organizational ethics.
Identify
one ethical decision-making model that is of interest to you for identifying
ethical dilemmas.
What
is an ethical principle? How you would apply an ethical principle in your
current or a former setting to inform ethical decision making on a particular
healthcare issue?
Comment
on the postings of at least two peers.
Evaluation
Criteria:
Explained
the various steps that nurse leaders can take to prepare themselves and staff
nurses for dealing effectively with dilemmas arising from the clash between
clinical and organizational ethics.
Identified
one ethical decision-making model that is of interest to you for identifying
ethical dilemmas.
Described
what an ethical principle is, and how you would apply an ethical principle in
your current or a former setting to inform ethical decision making on a
particular healthcare issue.
Justified
your answers with appropriate research and reasoning.
Commented
on the postings of at least two peers.
NSG 6620 Week 10 Discussion 2
Discussion Question 2: Care Models and the Nurse
Leader
There
are many ways to organize and deliver nursing care to individual patients and
groups of patients.Groups of patients with similar symptoms or like disease
diagnoses are referred to as aggregates.There are many different ways nurse
leaders organize and determine how the work should be distributed for
individuals and aggregate patient populations.Regardless of the care model
selected, nurse leaders have many variables to balance to find the right care
model that meets and satisfies all key stakeholders.For example, it is not
enough to use a care model that meets the nurses’ needs and preferences; finding
the balance between comprehensive patient care and satisfaction and nurse
satisfaction is required.Patients must have their healthcare needs met and be
satisfied, and nurses must be satisfied and want to work in the healthcare
organization.
Using
the readings for the week, the South University Online Library, and the
Internet, respond to the following:
Describe
the role of the nurse leader in determining the model of care.
Describe
a model of care and include the pros and cons of this model in your
description.
Examine
the benefit and return on investment to patient quality and outcomes as a
result of implementing a model of care.
Explain
the human and financial resources needed to implement a selected nursing model
of care.
Comment
on the postings of at least two peers.
Evaluation
Criteria:
Described
the role of the nurse leader in determining the model of care.
Described
a model of care and included the pros and cons of this model.
Examined
the benefit and return on investment to patient quality and outcomes as a
result of implementing a model of care.
Explained
the human and financial resources needed to implement a selected nursing model
of care.
Justified
your answers with appropriate research and reasoning.
Commented
on the postings of at least two peers.
NSG 6620 All Week Assignments Latest SU
NSG 6620 Week 1 Assignment 3
Assignment 3: Practicum I Journal Entry 1
In
this course, you will write six journal entries.These journal entries are
reflective exercises to facilitate academic learning and self-development as a
nurse leader.Reflective journaling provides the opportunity to increase
self-awareness as a nurse leader.The journal also offers you an opportunity to
reflect on nonacademic components of the practicum experience, including
emotions, decision making, critical thinking, and stress associated with the
nurse leadership role.There is no “right” or “wrong” in reflective
journaling; however, the Practicum I Journal will create a link between the
application of course concepts and the content of your specific practicum
experience.Practicum journals may be written in first person.
Practicum
I Journal entries are graded assignments.They will not be viewed by or shared
with other students, only with course instructors.
Write
a 300–500-word journal entry covering the following:
Where
are you completing your Practicum I experience? Be certain to include the name,
location, and contact information of the healthcare organization in which you
are completing your practicum experience.
Identify
your preceptor.Be certain to include the preceptor’s name, title, and
contact information (including telephone number and e-mail address).
Identify
two or three goals for this week that you have established for yourself related
to Practicum I.
Review
and reflect on how you met these goals this week.
Explain
how you integrated two concepts or content areas from Week 1 into your practicum
experience this week.
Identify
your area of greatest learning this week.
NSG 6620 Week 2 Assignment 2
Assignment 2: Practicum I Journal Entry 2
This
is your second out of six journal assignments in this course.
Write
a 300–500-word journal entry covering the following:
Identify
two or three goals for this week that you have established for yourself related
to Practicum I.
Review
and reflect on how you met these goals this week.
Explain
how you integrated two concepts or content areas from Week 2 into your
practicum experience this week.
Identify
your area of greatest learning this week.
NSG 6620 Week 3 Assignment 2
Assignment 2: SWOT Analysis Draft
The
CNO constantly needs to evaluate and assess various components of the
healthcare organization’s structure, process, and outcomes as they relate to
organizational effectiveness in meeting the mission and vision statement.It is
relevant to have a method for rapid evaluation and assessment of these
components because often, the CNO does not have much time in which to conduct
these activities.One method that allows CNOs to effectively and efficiently
evaluate and assess healthcare organizations and pinpoint issues is the SWOT
analysis.SWOT stands for strengths, weaknesses, outcomes, and threats.The SWOT
analysis is easy to administer in order to evaluate the following:
Strengths
that are positive and internal
Weaknesses
that are negative and internal
Opportunities
that are positive and external
Threats
that are negative and external
Upon
completion of the SWOT analysis, the CNO can set major goals to be achieved and
get the organization back on track by linking the SWOT analysis findings to
strategic planning.
This
week, you will begin preparing a SWOT analysis of a nursing department or
unit.The purpose of this assignment is to assess your progress on the final
SWOT analysis due in Week 5.This assignment provides you the opportunity to
self-assess and determine any issues or challenges that need to be resolved
prior to completing and submitting the final assignment.
Week
3 Tasks
Begin
this assignment by having a discussion with your practicum preceptor.Discuss
and agree upon a nurse leadership issue or topic on which you will base your
SWOT analysis.
Then,
write a 1–2-page SWOT analysis of the nursing department or unit in which
you work or have worked in the past.
Cover
the following:
Explain
why you selected the leadership issue or topic.
Identify
the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of your nursing department
or unit based on this issue.
Your
final SWOT analysis will be presented in a SWOT matrix.This week, you will
begin filling this matrix.Click here to download the SWOT analysis matrix
template you can use for this assignment.
Prepare
a brief note on the implications of this analysis for your nursing department
or unit and the selected issue.
Use
APA style and formatting for your assignment.Make sure to include separate
title and reference pages in your assignment.
Submit
your paper in a Microsoft Word document to the W3: Assignment 2 Dropbox by
Tuesday, September 19, 2017.Name your document
SU_NSG6620_W3_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.
NSG 6620 Week 4 Assignment 2
Assignment 2: Practicum I Journal Entry 3
This
is your third out of six journal assignments in this course.
Write
a 300–500-word journal entry covering the following:
Identify
two or three goals for this week that you have established for yourself related
to Practicum I.
Review
and reflect on how you met these goals this week.
Explain
how you integrated two concepts or content areas from Week 4 into your
practicum experience this week.
Identify
your area of greatest learning this week.
Submit
your journal entry to the Journal area by Tuesday, September 26, 2017.Name your
journal entry SU_NSG6620_W4_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.
NSG 6620 Week 5 Assignment 2
Assignment 2: SWOT Analysis
In
W3: Assignment 2, you began preparing a SWOT analysis of your nursing
department or unit based upon a selected leadership issue or topic.This week,
you will finalize your SWOT analysis and submit your assignment in the format
of a presentation.
Week
5 Tasks
Begin
this assignment by incorporating the instructor’s feedback on the SWOT analysis
you submitted in Week 3.
Then,
prepare a 6–8-slide PowerPoint presentation covering the following:
Provide
a brief explanation of your selected leadership issue or topic.
Identify
a minimum of four strengths, four weaknesses, two opportunities, and two
threats for your nursing department.Provide a rationale for each.
Provide
a note on the relevance and implications of your SWOT analysis.Include a
minimum of four peer-reviewed references in support of your note.
Suggest
at least one recommendation or change based on your analysis.Provide a
rationale in support of your suggestion.
Explain
how you will use this information to create a strategic plan for your nursing
department or unit.
Use
APA style and formatting for your assignment.Make sure to include the following
in your presentation:
A
title and a reference slide (these do not count toward the number of slides in
your assignment)
Headings
for each slide or section
Speaker
notes in support of the information in each slide
Submit
your assessment as a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation to the W5: Assignment 2
Dropbox by Tuesday, October 3, 2017.Name your document
SU_NSG6620_W5_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.ppt.
On
a separate page, cite all sources using the APA format.
NSG 6620 Week 6 Assignment 2
Assignment 2: Practicum I Journal Entry 4
This
is your fourth out of six journal assignments in this course.
Write
a 300–500-word journal entry covering the following:
Identify
two or three goals for this week that you have established for yourself related
to Practicum I.
Review
and reflect on how you met these goals this week.
Explain
how you integrated two concepts or content areas from Week 6 into your
practicum experience this week.
Identify
your area of greatest learning this week.
Submit
your journal entry to the Journal area by Tuesday, October 10, 2017.Name your
journal entry SU_NSG6620_W6_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.
NSG 6620 Week 7 Assignment 2
Assignment 2: Zero-Based Operational FTE Budget
Draft
Typically,
healthcare organizations already have a budget worksheet or spreadsheet for
preparing the operational budget.The budget worksheet or spreadsheet contains
information identified with an account number or a subcode depicting the cost
center.This worksheet or spreadsheet is generally provided when the nurse
leader begins to work on the next operational budget.
This
week, you will begin preparing a zero-based operational FTE budget based on the
results of targeted HPPD and the previous year’s average daily census
(ADC).For this assignment, you will use the operating worksheet or spreadsheet
from the organization in which you are completing your Practicum I
experience.Then, you will create a zero-based FTE operational budget for one
year.The year may be a calendar year or fiscal year depending on your practicum
setting.
The
purpose of this assignment is to assess your progress on the final zero-based
operational FTE budget due in Week 10.This assignment provides you the
opportunity to self-assess and determine any issues or challenges that need to
be resolved prior to completing and submitting the final assignment.
Week
7 Tasks
Begin
this assignment by having a discussion with your practicum preceptor.Make sure
you complete the following based on your discussion:
Select
one nursing unit you will use for this assignment.This can be your own nursing
unit in your practicum setting.
Make
sure you have access to the data required to complete this assignment.
If
the healthcare organization of your practicum setting does not have or will not
share its budget worksheet or spreadsheet, then you should create your own
worksheet or spreadsheet in a Microsoft Excel format.
Then,
write a draft budget for the nursing unit.Your final version of the FTE budget,
which is due in Week 10, should include all of the components listed
below.However, for this week, your instructor will assign the components that
need to be completed.
Prepare
a draft of a zero-based operational budget that includes the following based on
your selected nursing unit:
Operating
expenses with subcodes
Description
of subcodes
Prior-year
expenses of subcodes
Original
budget allocations for subcodes
Annualized
expense for subcodes
Budget
adjustments for subcodes
Approved
budget for subcodes
Personnel
costs for one nursing unit
Personnel
Costs for One Nursing Unit—Components
The
nursing personnel budget is based on the total number of hours of care needed,
which is determined by patient-acuity levels.Complete the following budget
calculations using the information given and add these to the zero-based
operational budget as a line item and subcode.
Patient-Acuity
Levels
HPPD
(Hours Per Patient Day)
1
4.0
hours
2
6.4
hours
3
10.5
hours
4
16.0
hours
The
staffing formula is: (Average census x Nursing hours x 1.4 x 1.14) / 7.5
Use
APA style and formatting for your assignment.Make sure to include a title and a
reference section for the assignment.
Submit
your budget in a Microsoft Excel worksheet to the W7: Assignment 2 Dropbox by
Tuesday, October 17, 2017.Name your document
SU_NSG6620_W7_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.xls.
NSG 6620 Week 8 Assignment 2
Assignment 2: Practicum I Journal Entry 5
This
is your fifth out of six journal assignments in this course.
Write
a 300–500-word journal entry covering the following:
Identify
two or three goals for this week that you have established for yourself related
to Practicum I.
Review
and reflect on how you met these goals this week.
Explain
how you integrated two concepts or content areas from Week 8 into your
practicum experience this week.
Identify
your area of greatest learning this week.
Submit
your journal entry to the Journal area by Tuesday, October 24, 2017.Name your
journal entry SU_NSG6620_W8_A2_LastName_FirstInitial
NSG 6620 Week 9 Assignment 2
Assignment 2: Practicum I Journal Entry 6
This
is your sixth and final journal assignment.
Write
a 300–500-word journal entry covering the following:
Identify
two or three goals for this week that you have established for yourself related
to Practicum I.
Review
and reflect on how you met these goals this week.
Explain
how you integrated two concepts or content areas from Week 9 into your
practicum experience this week.
Identify
your area of greatest learning this week.
Submit
your journal entry to the Journal area by Tuesday, October 31, 2017.Name your
journal entry SU_NSG6620_W9_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.
NSG 6620 Week 10 Assignment 2
Assignment 2: Zero-Based Operational FTE Budget
In
Week 7, you began preparing a zero-based operational FTE budget draft for your
nursing unit.This week, you will finalize your budget and submit your
assignment in the format of a Microsoft Excel worksheet.
Week
10 Tasks
Begin
this assignment by incorporating the instructor’s feedback on the worksheet you
submitted in Week 7.
Then,
finalize your zero-based operational FTE budget, and ensure that it covers the
following:
Identify
and describe the selected nursing unit on which the zero-based operational FTE
budget is performed.What is the type of service provided by the nursing unit
(for example, fifteen-bed intensive care unit or twenty-bed oncology unit)?
Finalize
the budget worksheet or spreadsheet with subcodes.Make sure to include the
following:
Operating
expenses with subcodes
Description
of subcodes
Prior-year
expenses of subcodes
Original
budget allocations for subcodes
Annualized
expense for subcodes
Budget
adjustments for subcodes
Approved
budget for subcodes
Personnel
costs for one nursing unit
Use
APA style and formatting for your assignment.Make sure to include a title and a
reference section for the assignment.
Submit
your budget in a Microsoft Excel worksheet to the W10: Assignment 2 Dropbox by
Tuesday, November 7, 2017.Name your document SU_NSG6620_W10_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.xls
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