Compare patient discharge surveys before change and after initiation of change.

Please give this work to Dr Vidhya Bhushan Mishra Details: In 850 words, discuss methods to… 

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Details:

In 850 words, discuss methods to evaluate the effectiveness of your proposed solution and variables to be assessed when evaluating project outcomes.

Example: If you are proposing a new staffing matrix that is intended to reduce nurse turnover, improve nursing staff satisfaction, and positively impact overall delivery of care, you may decide the following methods and variables are necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of your proposed solution:

Methods:

  1. Survey of staff attitudes and contributors to job satisfaction and dissatisfaction before and after initiating change.
  2. Obtain turnover rates before and after initiating change.
  3. Compare patient discharge surveys before change and after initiation of change.

Variables:

  1. Staff attitudes and perceptions.
  2. Patient attitudes and perceptions.
  3. Rate of nursing staff turnover.

Develop the tools necessary to educate project participants and to evaluate project outcomes (surveys, questionnaires, teaching materials, PowerPoint slides, etc.).

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style with citation

Summarize the conclusions of the study, and tell why this is significant to nursing.

Within the Discussion Board area, write 250 words that respond to the following questions with… 

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Within the Discussion Board area, write 250 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. You are required to use 1 scholarly resource, in addition to your textbook. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

Address the following:

  • Find a qualitative research article from current peer-reviewed journals (within the past 5 years) in the library concerning a topic of interest related to a best nursing practice in your clinical setting. Provide a summary of the article that includes the following:
    • The purpose of the research and research question
    • The target population
    • The study methodology
    • The results of the study
  • Summarize the limitations of the study.
  • Summarize the conclusions of the study, and tell why this is significant to nursing.
  • Include at least 1 reference to research sources. Cite and list all sources using APA format.

HNN217 – Community Nursing Practice – Deakin University

HNN217 – Community Nursing Practice – Deakin University According to the World Health Organisation,. 

HNN217 –  Community Nursing Practice – Deakin University

According to the World Health Organisation, “… the vulnerabilities of key populations result in their being disproportionately affected by HIV in all countries and settings. These disproportionate risks reflect…specific legal and social issues that increase their vulnerability. Yet HIV services for key populations remain largely inadequate” (WHO, 2016,pxv)

Assignment question:

Discuss how community nurses can use the primary health care principles of equity and access to protect and promote health for key populations and communities affected by HIV.

1. Include a summary of the principles of equity and access within primary health care

2. Include a description of the key populations, their disproportionate risks, and their equity and access issues (see reference below: WHO, 2016)

3. Include Case Scenario 3 HIV, available on Cloud Deakin for HNN 217, in your discussion as an example of community nursing interventions and approaches to support preventative healthcare services and promote health for key populations affected by HIV.

What is the ethical issue involved?

To support your work, use your course and text readings and also use outside sources. As in all… 

To support your work, use your course and text readings and also use outside sources. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

In many of our graduate courses, you will be asked to locate peer-reviewed journals to support your discussions as well as your written assignments. To understand the review process click here.

Refer to the Webilography of the course to learn more about Peer review.

Next, visit the South University Online Library and locate a peer-reviewed “Professional Nursing” article that deals with an ethical dilemma in health care. Download and read the article.

Discuss the following with your classmates:

  • What is the ethical issue involved?
  • Which ethical principle is of concern?
  • How does this ethical issue impact nursing and health care?
  • What is the relevance of this ethical issue?
  • Why you think this ethical issue is important to reso

Identify and discuss two (2) mental health illness risks for Michael with links to relevant literature.

Integrated Nursing Practice Assignment – Mr. Michael Brennan 52yrs is attending his General Practice 

Integrated Nursing Practice Assignment –

Mr. Michael Brennan 52yrs is attending his General Practice surgery for his regular six-monthly check-up. He presents today with complaints of fatigue, difficulty losing weight and no motivation. He denies any polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia or blurred vision. He notes a marked decrease in his energy levels, particularly in the afternoons. He is tearful and states that he is not taking his antidepressants. He states that every time he tries to cut down on his eating he has symptoms of shakiness, diaphoresis, and increased hunger. He does not follow any specific diet and has been fearful of hypoglycemia that he often eats extra snacks.

Caring for a patient with Diabetes, Obesity and Mental Illness.

Setting the scene – Michael's holistic assessment by the General Practitioner (GP) today indicates:

Physical:

Weight 140kg (up from 135kg six months ago)

Height 176 cm

BP 160/70; HR 88

Temp 37.7

BGL: 9.0mmol

Pain in his knees and ankles (rated as 4/10 on pain scale) – patient states this makes it difficult to do any exercise

Laboratory testing indicated that chemistries, Blood Urea Nitrogen, creatinine, liver function tests, thyroid function tests and urine microalbumin are all normal

Glycated Haemoglobin (HBA1c) was 7% for one year but is now 9%

LDL: 2.2 mmol/L

HDL: 1.6mmol/L

Previous history:

9-year history of diabetes

Obesity

Depression

Hypertension

Arthritis

Surgical history:

Trans-urethral prostrate resection

Cholecystectomy

Medications: Nurofen, Metformin, Coversyl, Atorvastatin, Celexa

Social: Michael lives on his own after losing his wife five years ago. He has learned some cooking skills and prepares most of his meals although takeaways are an easy option for him during his work day as a taxi driver. He has good family support from one daughter, one son and two grandchildren who live close. Michael has little social engagement other than his children and often chooses not to leave the house.

Epidemiology / pathophysiology of disease processes

The National Health Priority Areas of Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity and Mental Health were established with the aim of improving health outcomes in these areas. Review your modules, references and extended reading regarding these National Priority areas.

Diabetes is a chronic condition marked by high levels of glucose in the blood caused by either the inability to produce insulin or by the body not being able to use insulin effectively. The main types of diabetes are Type 1, Type 2 or Gestational. In 2014-2015 approximately 1.2 million people (6% of Australian adults) had diabetes, based on self-reported data. This is a growing issue with increasing hospitalisations due to diabetes and one in ten Australian deaths having diabetes as an underlying and/or associated death.

In 2011-2012, almost 2 in 3 (63%) of Australian adults are overweight or obese. Obesity is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes, some musculoskeletal conditions and some cancers, while making the management of and controlling of chronic disorders difficult.

Mental health and behavioural disorders describe a wide spectrum of disorders which can vary in both severity and duration. The most common disorders are depression, anxiety and substance use disorders and are important drivers of disability and morbidity. There is also an association between diagnosis of mental health disorders and a physical disorder with 1 in 8 (12%) of people with a 12-month mental disorder also reporting a physical condition and 1 in 20 (5%) reporting two or more physical conditions.

There is a clear bidirectional association between diabetes and mental illness. Statistics show that Australians with diabetes have a higher prevalence of poor mental health than those without diabetes. People with diabetes are more than twice as likely to have mental or behavioural problems as those without diabetes.

Task – Use the Clinical Reasoning Cycle review the nursing priorities in relation to the care of Michael.

QUESTIONS –

1. From Michael's physical assessment, there were abnormal findings including his blood glucose level (BGL), blood pressure (BP), temperature and pain. Choose three (3) of these abnormal findings in relation to Michael's presentation. Discuss and justify with relevant pathophysiology.

2. List and justify the three (3) highest priority nursing problems for Michael.

3. For each priority nursing problem, write one (1) goal of care in SMART format.

4. Based on one goal, state and describe (2) interventions (nursing, collaborative or pharmacological) which would assist to achieve Mr. Dwight's short-term goal.

5. Provide and justify two (2) methods of how you would evaluate the outcomes.

6. Identify and discuss two (2) mental health illness risks for Michael with links to relevant literature.

7. Review Standard 3 of the NSQHS. Michael is at higher risk of healthcare associated infections (HAI's) and diabetic foot ulcers. Explain why he is a greater risk of and one (1) nursing intervention that could be implemented to reduce this risk? Justify your answer.

explain the strategy a real company might use to expand its operations or products into new, foreign market outside the company’s home country.

final project consists of creating a paper with 8-20 pages of content explaining the strategy a real 

final project consists of creating a paper with 8-20 pages of content explaining the strategy a real company might use to expand its operations or products into new, foreign market outside the company’s home country. The paper must use a formal writing style based on APA 6th edition, 2nd printing guidelines.  The title page, table of contents, reference page or pages, and appendices are not included in the content page count.  NOTE: YOUR FINAL PAPER IS A CULMINATING PROJECT.  THIS MEANS YOU MUST INTEGRATE MATERIAL FROM PAPERS PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED IN THIS COURSE INTO THE FINAL PROJECT. Integrating your work, from the papers previously submitted in this course, into the final project is not considered self-plagiarism.  However, you must still ensure all quoted material meets APA quotation, citation, and referencing standards.

Describe the legal principles and laws that apply to the ethical dilemma.

Case Study Ethical Legal Dilemma Advanced Practice Nursing Course outcomes addressed in this… 

Case Study Ethical Legal Dilemma Advanced Practice Nursing

Course outcomes addressed in this Assignment:

MN506-1: Apply theoretical frameworks and concepts to ethical dilemmas in the advanced practice role.

PC 2.3: Demonstrate integrity through the application of relevant codes of conduct and social responsibility within one’s profession.

Instructions:

1.Create an ethical legal decision-making dilemma involving an advanced practice nurse in the field of education. Apply relevant codes of conduct that apply to the practice of nursing and your chosen field.

2.Include one ethical principle and one law that could be violated and whether the violation would constitute a civil or criminal act based on facts.

3.Construct a decision that demonstrates integrity and that would prevent violation of the ethical principle and prevent the law from being violated.

4.Describe the legal principles and laws that apply to the ethical dilemma.

5.Support the legal issues with prior legal cases or state or federal statutes.

6.Analyze the differences between ethical and legal reasoning and apply an ethical-legal reasoning model in the case study to create a basis for a solution to the ethical-legal dilemma.

7.List three recommendations that will resolve advanced practice nurses’ moral distress in the dilemma you have presented.

8.Based on the issue you presented and the rules of the law, apply the laws to your case and come up with a conclusion.

Note:

•This is a fact-based Assignment that will not include your opinion.

•This will require research and support for what is written.

•The Assignment should be in your words after reading the scholarly and fact-based publications and have proper citations. There should be no quotations. The professor wants to hear your voice as a masters trained nurse.

Description

In the Unit 2 topic 1 Discussion, you will choose an ethical-legal dilemma that would cause the advanced practice nurse moral distress. You will write the introductory paragraphs for the Unit 4 Assignment in the Unit 2 topic 1 Discussion Board and post it for your peers to comment on.

You will continue working on the topic you have chosen and submit the paper using the most recent version of APA format. The paper should have a minimum of seven citations and some of these should be case law or applicable statutes. The Kaplan Library has Westlaw Campus Research database where you can find case laws that relate to your topic.

Unit 4 Individual Paper

Advanced Practice Nursing Decisions that Cause Moral Distress (End of Life)

As an advanced practice nurse, we will sooner or later come across an issue or more than one issue that will cause us moral distress.According to Westrick, moral distress occurs when there is a mismatch or disequilibrium between moral obligations and principles, and the ability to implement them, (2014 p. 310).As a nurse practitioner working in a hospital setting we will come across issues of how to advocate for our patients when it comes to quality of life rather than quantity of life.“Every day nurses make great moral decisions in their workplace, but in practice they cannot always act according to their moral obligations,” (Williams, Wang, & Kitchen, 2014,p.7).One thing that we must assist the patient and family member is to understand and choose the proper treatment.The physicians should speak to the patient and family member about the disease and the prognosis, also be able to answer questions about death, and pain relief.

Patients and families are still under the impression that if they sign up with hospice that the patient will only be alive for a few hours or days.“Accepting and preparing for death is sometimes unbearably frightening for families,” (Bülbül et. al., 2015 p. 1242).Hospice even today is underutilized and family members will only agree to it when death is imminent.As an advance practice nurse caring for a terminally ill patient, who is suffering it will increase your moral distress.Families and patients should also be explained that there is the choice of Palliative care which it’s goal is to prevent or treat the symptoms and side effects of the diseasebesides the social and spiritual problems.According to Williams, Wang, and Kitchen, the terms ‘palliative’ and ‘end-of-life’ care are often used interchangeably by researchers and health practitioners, (2014, p.188).Palliative care will not cure the disease but it provides comfort and supportive care, and management of the symptom.

Ethical Dilemma

Ethical Principle and Law

Preventing Violation of Principle/Law

Legal Principles and Law

Legal Cases

Ethical and Legal Reasoning

Recommendations

Conclusion

References:

Ameri, M.; Safavibayatneed, Z.; Kavousi, A.; (2016),Moral distress of oncology nurses and morally distressing situations in oncology units, Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Bülbül, S.; Sürücü, M.; Karavaizoglu, C.; & Eke, M.; Limitations in the approach health caregivers can take in end-of-life care decisions, Child: Care, Health & Development, Nov2015; 41(6): 1242-1245. 4p.

Westrick, S.J.; (2014), Nursing Law and Ethics,Edition 2ndJones & Bartlett

Williams, A.M.; Wang, L.; and Kitchen, P.; (2014) Differential impacts of care-giving across three caregiver groups in Canada: end-of-life care, long-term care and short-term care, Health and Social Care in the Community 22(2), 187–196 doi: 10.1111/hsc.12075

Assessment task 2 Assessment Title Case Study Task Description

NMIH106 2018 Assessment task 2 Assessment Title Case Study Task Description A case of Ms Marley… 

1 answer below »NMIH106 2018 Assessment task 2 Assessment Title Case Study Task Description A case of Ms Marley: Ms Marley is an 80 year old woman who was admitted to the Surgical Ward of her local hospital following a fall which resulted in a fractured Right Neck of Femur. She had this surgically repaired 4 days ago and is about to be transferred to a Sub-Acute Rehabilitation Unit with a plan to discharge her home in a week. She has a history of hypertension and osteoporosis and has a significant hearing deficit, requiring bi-lateral hearing aids, which she does not like wearing. She lives with her two dogs and is an enthusiastic volunteer for Meals on Wheels and the local Library. She has a daughter who lives locally. She tells her story: “I tripped and fell over one of my dogs as I was going to feed them, such a nuisance, my GP told me to be careful of falling because of my osteoporosis. I am very keen to get back home to my pets and garden though I do feel a bit worried about falling again now. I have had quite a bit of pain with this operation and today it is quite bad again. The nurses are worried about my wound as it is a bit red, I’m sure it will be alright. It’s hard to sleep in here – even with my hearing troubles it is very noisy! I’m feeling very tired but trying to do my best, I want to be able to get back to my busy life, I am very active and need to be able to drive and get around”. Structure your assignment so that it meets the following requirements: This is a case study report, and does not require an introduction and conclusion. Use headings to structure your assignment. 1. Overview of pathophysiology (approx. 500 words). Provide a description ofthe pathophysiology related to Ms Marley’s presentation, specifically her osteoporosis, neck of femur fracture and wound healing. 2. Consider the AoL “Communication” (approx. 500 words).Using a person-centred approach discuss what you will need to assess and implement to ensure Ms Marley is fully involved in her care (Consider her story above and her hearing deficit). It is strongly encouraged you review your prescribed texts and make reference to relevant information, as well as seeking other appropriate evidence from academic literature to support your discussion. (Consider your learning from NMIH101). 3. Nursing Care and Rationale. (approx 1500 words, commence a new paragraph with each AOL- use headings). Outline the current nursing care requirements /nursing actions for Ms Marley, focusing upon Roper, Logan and Tierney’s activities of living of : • Maintaining a safe environment (500 words- consider internal and external environment here) • Mobilising (500 words- consider her mobilisation following surgery and her falls risk here) • Sleeping (500 words- consider her story) Provide rationales for the nursing actions that are implemented. These rationales must be based on evidence from the academic literature and relate to the registered nurse’s scope of practice. It is strongly encouraged you review your Holland et al (2013) text and make reference to relevant information, as well as seeking other appropriate evidence from academic literature to support your discussion. Your description of Ms Marley’s current nursing care requirements and nursing actions should include: • A description of the primary & secondary information you would require to plan Ms Marley’s care. • Identification of any assessments you would need to undertake • A description of the nursing interventions that would be required • An outline of how Ms Marley’s nursing care would be evaluated Assessment Due Date 27th September 23:55 hours (Week 10) Return Date to Students 15 working days following submission Length 2500 words Weighting 40% Assessment Criteria Your assignment will be evaluated using an assessment rubric Referencing Style APA 6 Referencing System A summary of the APA 6 Referencing System can be accessed in the online guide on the Library website at: http://uow.libguides.com/refcite/apa6 Submission Your assignment will be submitted into a Turnitin submission box within the NMIH106 Moodle site. You will have the opportunity to review and re-submit your assignment up to the due date and time. To learn more about how to use Turnitin please access the resources at the following link: http://www.uow.edu.au/dvca/ltc/tel/resourcehub/students/index.html Subject Learning Outcomes Assessed 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Assessment Rubric: Assessment Task 2 Criteria High Distinction Distinction Credit Pass Fail Pathophysiology (15%) Pathophysiology related to osteoporosis, neck of femur fracture and wound healing explained extensively and concisely. Discussion articulated well and supported with appropriate academic literature. Pathophysiology related to osteoporosis, neck of femur fracture and wound healing explained in clear detail. Discussion articulated well and mostly supported with academic literature. Pathophysiology description is relevant and accurate. Evidence of understanding of osteoporosis, neck of femur fracture and wound healing. Discussion articulated in some detail and mostly supported with academic literature. Pathophysiology description is generally relevant and accurate. Some understanding of osteoporosis, neck of femur fracture and wound healing is evident. Discussion articulated in limited detail, not well-supported with academic literature. Pathophysiology description is absent, irrelevant and/or inaccurate. Discussion articulated in superficial detail, with minimal support of academic literature. Communication (15%) Comprehensive discussion of the assessment and actions to communicate with Ms Marley to ensure communication is effective and person-centred. Ideas are well developed. Excellent integration of supporting references. Robust discussion of the assessment and actions to communicate with Ms Marley to ensure communication is effective and person-centred. Begins to offer support for ideas. Extensive use of supporting references. Sound discussion of the assessment and actions to communicate with Ms Marley to ensure communication is person-centred. Some ideas unclear. Adequate use of supporting references. Limited discussion of the assessment and actions to communicate with Ms Marley to ensure communication is person-centred. Ideas are unclear. Limited use of supporting references. Minimal or absent discussion of the assessment and actions to communicate with Ms Marley to ensure communication is person-centred. Ideas poorly developed. Little use of supporting references. Nursing Care and Rationale (25%) Exemplary outline and discussion of the required plan of care. Comprehensively provided rationale for nursing care. Excellent integration of supporting references. Strongly outlines and discusses required plan of care. Extensively provides rationale for nursing care. Begins to offer support for ideas. Extensive use of supporting references. Clearly outlines and discusses required plan of care. Mostly provides rationale for nursing care. Adequate use of supporting references. Limited outline and discussion of required plan of care. Some provision of rationale for nursing care. Limited use of supporting references. Minimal or absent nursing care outlined and discussed. Minimal or absent rationale for nursing care. Little use of supporting references. Activities of Living (15%) Comprehensively discusses the relevant activities of living and the actions of the Registered Nurse. Robust discussion of the relevant activities of living and the actions of the Registered Nurse. Sound discussion of the relevant activities of living and the actions of the Registered Nurse. Limited discussion of the relevant activities of living and the actions of the Registered Nurse. Minimal or absent discussion of the relevant activities of living and the actions of the Registered Nurse. Academic Writing (20%) The assessment is well structured and organised in a logical and coherent way. Spelling, punctuation and grammar conventions are adhered to without error. The assessment is structured and clearly organised. Spelling, punctuation and grammar conventions are adhered to with minimal minor errors. The assessment is generally structured and organised. There are some numerous errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar. The assessment structure is poor and lacks cohesion. Spelling, punctuation and grammar conventions are applied inconsistently and there are a significant number of errors. The assessment has no clear structure. The issues are presented in an incoherent way with very little adherence to academic writing conventions. Referencing (10 %) There is consistent use of high quality scholarly literature throughout that supports your ideas. A comprehensive reference list is provided and accurately used APA 6 referencing style for both in text citations and the reference list. A range of scholarly literature is used to support your ideas throughout. Provided a comprehensive reference list and accurately referenced most sources using the APA 6 referencing style Literature is used to support your ideas. Accurately referenced the majority of sources using the APA 6 referencing style There is some use of supporting literature but key ideas are unsupported. Some errors in the application of APA 6 referencing style There is little use of literature to support ideas. Used incorrect referencing style or made a large number of referencing errors.

Evaluate the studies discussed using the Evidence Hierarchy (covered in Unit 2) using seven levels of graded evidence.

The purpose of this paper is to systematically review the literature regarding a specific nursing… 

The purpose of this paper is to systematically review the literature regarding a specific nursing problem and discuss recommendations for clinical practice. The paper must adhere to APA standards (use your APA manual and the APA stylesheet handout for guidance. Be sure to have the following headings in the paper: Introduction, Problem Statement, Review and Evaluation of the Research, Summary and Clinical Evaluation, and References. The title page, abstract, and references should be on separate pages. The paper should be no longer than 5 pages in length, excluding the title page, abstract, and references. Every page must include a header and page number.

When saving your file to your computer or flash drive, use the following format:

312yourlastname_ebp paper

For example, if I were the student, my document would be labeled: 312oldenburg_ebp paper

Title Page (up to 5 points)

The title page should have a running head, title of the project, your name and affiliation. See APA manual for specific guidelines. The title should be a reflection of your project (i.e., do not use the title ‘Evidenced-Based Paper’).

Abstract (up to 10 points)

The abstract is a concise summary of the key points of your paper on the page following the title page. At a minimum, your abstract should contain your research topic, research questions, and conclusions. You may also include possible implications and future work you see connected with your findings. Your abstract should be a single paragraph double-spaced.Your abstract should be between 150 and 250 words.

Introduction (up to 5 points)

This section should contain a discussion of why this topic merits investigation. It is based on the Significance Paper that you submitted in Unit 7. You want to sell the reader regarding why this is such an important issue, to you personally and to nursing. Why would nurses be interested in reading your paper? What can be learned from your project that will improve nursing care? You will need to include references in this section, but NOT research articles from your literature review. For example, if you are talking about pain relief for cancer patients and want to discuss the incidence of cancer, you might want to refer to the American Cancer Society for statistics on the incidence of cancer. You MUST include at least two relevant websites and/or literature references.

Problem Statement (up to 5 points)

Clearly state the research problem. Be sure to include the independent variable(s) and dependent variable(s) and your target population. This is your refined problem statement. This section should only be one sentence.

Review of the Literature (up to 30 points)

This will be the major section of the paper. Summarize 5 articles including details of the study. You must include the following information for each of the studies: purpose of the study, study design, methods, and major findings. State whether the findings are significant (for quantitative research only). There must be enough detail so the reader understands the study.Try to limit the discussion of each study to approximately two paragraphs. You need a minimum of 5 research studies in this section. Three of the research studies MUST be nursing research. Be sure you cite PRIMARY sources that are empiric (research) studies. You can use review papers in your introduction (i.e., significance paper), but you can only use primary sources for this section of your paper. Studies should be current (published within the past 5 years). If you want to include an older study, send me a message explaining your rationale.

Summary and Clinical Evaluation (up to 20 points)

Evaluate the studies discussed using the Evidence Hierarchy (covered in Unit 2) using seven levels of graded evidence. Discuss the body of literature as a whole, not each individual research article. Critique this body of literature as a whole. Evaluate the clinical usefulness of the research findings. Are the findings clinically relevant? Are the recommendations cost-effective? Can the recommendations be integrated into clinical practice? Offer some recommendations for future research.

Discussion Topic: Organizational Development, Workforce Planning, and Succession Planning

Background Human resources and workforce planning are the core of the strategic planning process…. 

Background

Human resources and workforce planning are the core of the strategic planning process. Leaders of health care organizations must recruit, train, and retain engaged employees who have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to accomplish the organization's strategic objectives. To effectively execute the strategic plan, all employees, from the executive leadership team to midlevel management and frontline employees, must be able to support the mission, vision, and goals of the organization. As an organizational leader, what strategies might you use to help facilitate this process?

This week, as you explore human resources, you recommend strategies for short-term and long-term organizational development, workforce planning, and succession planning.

Learning Objectives

Students will: 
– Recommend strategies for short-term and long-term organizational development 
– Recommend strategies for short-term and long-term workforce planning 
– Recommend strategies for short-term and long-term succession planning

Discussion Topic: Organizational Development, Workforce Planning, and Succession Planning

Organizational development is focused on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of a workplace. As part of this process, strategic planning professionals often work with leadership teams to develop strategies for short-term and long-term organizational development, including workforce planning and succession planning. This helps ensure that health care organizations recruit, train, and retain employees that are capable of meeting strategic objectives. For this Discussion, examine the following scenarios and suggest strategies for organizational development, workforce planning, and succession planning.

Scenario 1: Park Post-Acute Care Services has been providing quality nursing home and home health services for 70 years in rural Texas. It is a family-owned business that has been passed down through the generations to family members eager to provide service to citizens in the community. About three years ago, the leadership team created a five-year strategic plan in anticipation of some members of the leadership team retiring after fully accomplishing the plan. The remaining members committed to serving as chief executives of larger health care organizations. However, the strategic plan failed to include a succession plan for identifying talented professionals who will be able to lead the organization after the long-standing leadership team of 15 years vacate their positions in two years.

Scenario 2: Whitesville Medical Center has been providing quality patient care in Louisiana for over 100 years. However, during the last five years, the organization has experienced significant turnover in middle management positions in the Housekeeping Department. In fact, the average tenure of a middle manager is only six months, and there is a current vacancy in the day and evening shifts. Because of the unstable management team, no one has been able to hold supervisors accountable for facilitating appropriate orientation of new staff, ongoing training of the seasoned employees, and routine audits of the employees' performance. Unfortunately, the breakdown in management oversight has led to a lack of employee training in cleaning and sanitizing patient rooms, surgical suites, and public areas including the restrooms and waiting areas. The lack of cleanliness and sanitation has led to an outbreak of nosocomial infections impacting several patients and causing them to remain in the hospital for a longer period of time. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Joint Commission have received anonymous tips about this outbreak and have sent survey teams to conduct unannounced visits at the facility, which could lead to fines until the issue is fully resolved by the medical center.

Scenario 3: Myrtle Healthcare System is an integrated health care organization providing health care services in Colorado. Recently, an investigative reporter from the local television news station reported that leadership at Myrtle's flagship hospital, Jackson Hospital, will be getting annual bonuses of $25k in December and a 10% increase in their salaries for the next year. This story comes at a time when frontline staff members have been complaining repeatedly about the deplorable working conditions and lack of pay increase in five years. Unfortunately, leadership has consistently refused to host an employee town hall meeting to discuss their concerns collectively. The employees are now asking for the union to intervene so that this matter may be quickly resolved to restore the employees' trust in leadership and the public's trust in the organization's ability to provide quality patient care.

To prepare: 
– Review the scenario assigned to you by the Instructor. 
– Consider strategies for short-term and long-term organizational planning, workforce planning, and/or succession planning.