HEALTH LEADER INTERVIEW

Interview a person in a formal position of leadership within your organization (e.g., a supervisor, a manager, a director). Begin your interview with the following questions: HEALTH LEADER INTERVIEW

 1.  What is your role as a health care team member?

Currently I work as the Trauma Coordinator for a Level IV trauma facility, my role as a health care team member is to coordinate patient care, monitor and assure that our facility is following state regulations, head up the quality assurance process, educating the nursing staff and monitoring their certifications are just a few of my responsibilities.

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 2.  How do you define professionalism and how does professional responsibility influence your work?

To me professionalism is made up of several qualities, your appearance, attitude and willingness to work with others are just a few. Being in an administrative role, it is my responsibility to behave in a professional manner all the time. I have to lead by setting a good example for others to follow, I can not expect something of others that I am not willing to do myself.
 3.  Do you consider leaders in your organization stewards of health care? Why or why not? HEALTH LEADER INTERVIEW

Yes, the leaders in at my facility are stewards of health care. Our facility is an extension of a University with magnet status, we are highly encouraged to continue our education and be active members of groups and organizations that play an active role in improving health care at state and national levels.
 4.  Is it important to you that leaders exercise professional advocacy and authenticity as well as power and influence when working with colleagues? Why or why not?

Yes, authenticity, professional advocacy, power and influence area all qualities that nursing leaders have that make our profession one of the most trusted, if it were not for these qualities, we would not have the trust and respect that nursing has gained through the years. HEALTH LEADER INTERVIEW

1.  

In 500-750 words, summarize your interview and share your impressions of the leader’s responses.

Compare and contrast responses provided by your peer (in Professional Identity and Stewardship – Part I: Peer Interview assignment) with those provided by the leader. Share your impressions of their differences and similarities.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

Rubric:

1.  Comprehensive summary of leader interview is provided with detailed explanations of each component of professional identity and a thoughtful discussion of the interviewer’s perceptions of the interview experience.
2.  Comparison and contrast of peer responses with those provided by the leader and student’s impression of those differences and similarities demonstrate a clear understanding of roles, professionalism, stewardship, and advocacy as it applies to leadership, while demonstrating higher level thinking as indicated by evidence of reflective thought.
3. Thesis and/or main claim are comprehensive; contained within the thesis is the essence of the paper. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear.
4. There is a sophisticated construction of paragraphs and transitions. Ideas progress and relate to each other. Paragraph and transition construction guide the reader. Paragraph structure is seamless.
5. Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English. HEALTH LEADER INTERVIEW

HUMAN PROTECTION

Provide a 150 word response to the below discussion question answer provided in apa format with in-text citations and references. Title page not necessary. HUMAN PROTECTION

Discussion Question Answer:

The protection of human subjects who enroll voluntarily in research studies is paramount. Human subjects who agree to advance the cause of science can be harmed. Therefore, the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research drafted a set of guidelines (the Belmont Report) for the ethical conduct of research including three key principles: respect for persons, beneficence and justice. The Belmont report was subsequently adopted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as reulations governing all research involving human subjects supported or conducted by the Department. All U.S. government funded human subjects research, domestic and international is governed by a Commom Rule that sets forth requirements for: review by an Institutional Review Board (IRB), informed consent, and additional protections for vulnerable populations. Polit and Beck (2011) identified the following people as vulnerable populations: children, mentally or emotionally disabled people, severely ill or physically disabled people, the terminally ill, institutionalized people, and pregnant women. HUMAN PROTECTION

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Before researchers undertake a study, they must submit research plans to IRB to ensure that proposed plans meet federal requirements for ethical research. The IRB system was developed some 40 years ago to protect those who enroll in clinical, social/ behavioral, and other types of research. The main requirements governing IRB decisions may be summarized as follows:

1. Risks to participants are minimized.

2. Risks to participants are reasonable in relation to anticipated benefits, if any, and the importance of the knowledge that may reasonably be expected to result.

3. Selection of participants are equitable.

4. Informed consent will be sought, as required, and appropriately documented.

5. Adequate provision is made for monitoring the research to ensure participants’ safety.

6. Appropriate provisions are made to protect participants’ privacy and confidentiality of the data.

7. When vulnerable groups are involved, appropriate additional safeguards are included to protect their rights and welfare. HUMAN PROTECTION 

In addition to IRBs, researchers may have to communicate information about ethical aspects of their studies to other review boards such as the Privacy Boards to review researchers’ compliance with provisions in HIPAA, including review of authorization forms and requests for waivers. The National Institutes of Health also requires that NIH-supported projects must meet the current human subjects protections requirements. Grant applications for research conducted in the U.S. or internationally must describe the following: the risks to any human subjects enrolled in the study, the protections the researchers will provide those risks, and the potential benefits of the proposed research to the subjects and others. For researchers evaluating interventions in clinical trials, NIH requires review by a Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB). Polit and Beck (2011) explained the purpose of DSMB that is to oversee the safety of the participants, to promote data integrity, and to review accumulated outcome data on a regualr basis to determine whether study protocols should be altered or the study stopped altogether.

Original Discussion Question:

Conducting research projects while ensuring the protection of human subjects is necessary. What are some methods to protect personal rights of someone in one of the groups that is labeled as vulnerable? Justify your rationale. HUMAN PROTECTION

Social Justice On Health Issue

Assignment Information

You have made it to the final part of the social justice project. In this part of the project, you will present a plan to politically advocate on behalf of the population plagued with the health care problem you identified in part 1 of this project. You will be taking this opportunity to propose the evidence-based solutions that you identified in part two of the project. Social Justice On Health Issue

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Of the many possible ways to advocate, you will choose those strategies that you feel are most appropriate and that will be most effective. This is the most exciting part—very similar to developing a plan of care once you have assessed your patient and decided on which evidence-based interventions to deliver!

Completion of this assignment will demonstrate your achievement of the following course outcomes:

• 5. evaluate the political advocacy process to identify opportunities for nursing professional involvement
• 6. delineate strategies that nurses can use to engage in advocacy for health care policy to support equity, access, affordability, and social justice for consumers and in support of the nursing profession

Assignment Guidelines

Develop a PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes that includes the following:

1. summary of the problem
   1. identification of the consumer challenge and its relationship to equity, access, affordability,and/or social justice in health care
   2. identification of the population most affected by this problem, and whether it is a vulnerable population
   3. identification of any healthcare or health disparities related to the problem or population
   4. summary of legislation and/or political activities that relate to the identified problem
   5. analysis of impact of legislation
2. summary of the evidence-based recommendations
   1. list of evidence-based solutions with in-text citations of supporting sources Social Justice On Health Issue
   2. summary of political advocacy strategies that could be used to advocate for the implementation of the evidence-based solutions
3. plan for political advocacy
   1. identification of the audience you plan to address regarding this challenge. Will you speak out to the workplace or workforce, legislative representatives, professional organizations, the community, or a combination of these entities? Give your rationale for choosing this audience.
   2. identification and description of the strategies you will use to communicate your recommendations. Examples include writing letters, using the media, and building coalitions. This is where you get to be creative!
   3. description of what you learned on this project and how you can apply the lessons in your work
   4. reference list in APA formatting
   5. Upload your PowerPoint presentation to the specified discussion forum. Social Justice On Health Issue

Managed Health Care

In the United States, managed care is becoming an increasingly popular method of administering healthcare. It influences the clinical behavior of providers, as it combines the payment and delivery of healthcare into a single system, the purpose of which is to control the cost, quality, and access of healthcare services for a single bracket of health plan enrollees (Scutchfield, Lee, & Patton, 1997). Managed Health Care

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Yet, managed care often evokes strong or negative reactions from healthcare providers because they are paid a fixed amount for treating their patients, regardless of the actual cost, which may influence their level of efficiency. This can challenge the relationships between doctors and patients (Claxton, Rae, Panchal, Damico, & Lundy, 2012; Sekhri, 2000).

Research managed care’s inception and study some examples. Be sure to investigate the perspectives about managed care from the vantage of both healthcare providers and patients. You can use the following keywords for your research—United States managed care, history of managed care, and managed care timeline.

Based on your research, answer the following questions in a 8- to 10-page Microsoft Word document: Managed Health Care

• What are the positive and negative aspects of managed care? Analyze the benefits and the risks for both providers and patients, and how providers should choose among managed care contracts. Conclude with your analysis and recommendations for managed care health plans. Your response should include answers to the following questions:
  • Summarize the history of when, how, and why managed care was developed.
  • Define and discuss each type of managed care organization (MCO)—health maintenance organization (HMO), preferred provider organization (PPO), and point of sale (POS).
  • Explain the positive and negative aspects, respectively, of managed care organization from the provider’s point of view—a physician and a healthcare facility—and from a patient’s point of view.
  • Explain the three types of incentives for providers for efficiency in the delivery of healthcare services. Explain who bears the financial risk—the provider, the patient, or the managed care organization.
  • Offer your recommendations, to accept or decline, for patients considering managed care health plans, with your rationale for each. Managed Health Care

References:

Claxton, G., Rae, M., Panchal, N., Damico, A., & Lundy, J. (2012). Employer Health
           Benefits Annual 2012 Survey. Retrieved from http://ehbs.kff.org/pdf/2012/
           8345.pdf

Sekhri, N. K. (2000). Managed care: The US experience. Retrieved from http://www.
           who.int/bulletin/archives/78%286%29830.pdf

Scutchfield F. D., Lee, J., & Patton, D. (1997). Managed care in the United States.
           Journal of Public Health Medicine, 19(3), 251–254. Retrieved from http://
           jpubhealth.oxfordjournals.org/content/19/3/251.full.p Managed Health Care