Explain how supportive and defensive climates can improve relations in the workplace.

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Assignment 1:  Write a 700- to 1,050 word essay in which you do the following:

  • Explain the importance of active listening in the workplace.
  • Explain how supportive and defensive climates can improve relations in the workplace.
  • Provide examples of the above.

Format your essay consistent with APA guidelines.

 

Assignment 2:  Imagine you are a supervisor in a health care office and you want to address this topic with your employees.

 

Write a 350- to 700-word memo to your employees in which you do the following:

  • Describe the principles of verbal and nonverbal communication.
  • Provide examples of how verbal and nonverbal communication can improve relationships in the workplace.

·       Identify at least one nurses preparation programme (at a senior institution) you are considering pursuing and why you have chosen this particular programme and institution.

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Instructions:

Submit a paper no longer than two pages in length that address the following points:

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·       Beginning with your next semester, describe how you will prepare to become a nurse

·       Identify at least one nurses preparation programme (at a senior institution) you are considering pursuing and why you have chosen this particular programme and institution.

·       What challenges, academic and personal, do you believe you will face as you prepare to become a nurse?

·       Map a plan for your financial future. How will you pay for the costs that you will incur? Will you pursue scholarships, grants, or student loans? Be sure to include the cost of living expenses (rent, food, gas, etc.). Refer to Chapter 11 in your text.

·       Identify two or three strategies/tools you will use for managing your time.  What is your preferred method?

*To gain a general overview of what is required to become a nurse in Virginia, please visit the Virginia Department of nurse’s website – “The Most Frequently Asked Questions About Nurse Education and Licensure in Virginia” at  http://www.don.virginia.gov/ 

*NVCC offers Associate Degrees that can help you prepare to become a nurse

 What are the main arguments? What is the point of this article or chapter? What topics are covered? If someone asked what this source is about, what would you say?

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APA format- if you’re able to write this paper well, and get me an A grade, I will use you for all future papers…and trust me, there will be a lot. price is negotiable.

 

For this week’s assignment, you will prepare an annotated bibliography on a topic related to health care that is currently impacted by a policy change or potential policy change. The policy that is or will impact change should be related to the health care system or nursing specifically. Look for information that shows that the policy, in your opinion, improved or did not improve the health care system or nursing practice.

Choose a Policy Issue

Review the Unit 3 study activities to read a list of potential policy issues that will give you a foundation to help you determine which policy change you are interested in. Choose one issue to focus on. The area that you choose to focus on could include particular interests that would lead you to explore articles that look at legal, ethical, and regulatory process in health care or nursing practice.

What Is an Annotated Bibliography?

Use the four articles that you chose, keeping the following information in mind:

  • A bibliography is a list of sources (books, journals, Web sites, periodicals, et cetera) one has used for researching a topic. A bibliography usually just includes the bibliographic information (that is, the author, title, publisher, et cetera).
  • An annotation is a summary or evaluation.
  • Therefore, an annotated bibliography includes a summary or evaluation of each of the sources in the bibliography. For this assignment, you are expected to include both a summary and an evaluation.
  • Your annotations should address the following three areas for EACH of the four articles you select:
    1. Summarize: What are the main arguments? What is the point of this article or chapter? What topics are covered? If someone asked what this source is about, what would you say?
    2. Evaluate: Is it a useful source? How does it compare with other sources in your bibliography? Is the information reliable? Is this source biased or objective? What is the goal of this source? (Or the goal of the writer?)
    3. Reflect: How does the source assist or fit into your practice? Was this source helpful to you? How might this source help you shape an argument (in favor of or against) the topic presented? Has the source changed how you think about this topic?

Assignment Grading

Be sure to consult the scoring guide for this assignment to see how your work will be graded. Notice that you will be expected to apply APA writing style to write clearly and logically, with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. You may wish to consult Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 in the APA manual and the information listed in this unit’s Writing Resources study.

Review your annotated bibliography and make sure it is complete, using the checklist below.

Components of the annotated bibliography:
  • Begins with a title page that includes your name.
  • Lists citation information for the articles or chapters, formatted in APA style.
  • Each citation is followed by an annotation, approximately one page in length.
  • The bibliography comprises a variety of credible perspectives.
  • The final page consists of a reference list that includes all of your APA-formatted citations, in alphabetical order.
  • The assignment is 6-8 pages long, including the title page and references.
Each annotation should contain some or most of the following:
  • Provides the reader with more information about the content of the sources.
  • Consists of a paragraph that is both descriptive and evaluative (about 150 words).
  • Offers both a description and a critical assessment of the articles or chapters being annotated.
  • Gives the reader a sense of the quality of the source.
  • Gives a sense of the argumentative position of the author relative to others in the field.
  • Informs the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited.
  • Concisely exposes the author’s point of view and the clarity of the work.
  • Evaluates the appropriateness of expression, and authority.
  • Summarizes the central theme and scope of the article or chapter.
  • Evaluates the authority or background of the author.
  • Comments on the intended audience.
  • Compares or contrasts this work with another you have cited.
  • Explains how this work illuminates your bibliography topic.

If you would like to practice formatting APA citations before you submit this first assignment, click on the links, in Resources, to access interactive media that will help you practice.

How will what you learned impact how you approach your nursing responsibilities?

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The Nurse’s Role in Supporting the Organization’s Strategic Agenda

As hospitals seek to reduce the incidence of Never Events and improve the overall quality of health care provided, it is apparent that ultimate success will require the effort of the entire medical staff. Consider the nurse’s role in supporting the organization’s strategic agenda as it relates to improving clinical outcomes.

For this application you are asked to interview a quality manager in an acute care or long-term care agency of your choice. Your goal is to determine the manager’s view regarding the impact of the direct care nurse’s role in clinical outcomes for the organization. How does this influence the ability of the organization to achieve its strategic agenda? Before you attend the interview, create a list of relevant questions that will help you better understand the effect a nurse can have on the successful treatment of the patient.

Write a 3-page paper discussing what you learned from this interview. How will what you learned impact how you approach your nursing responsibilities?

3.Describe how improved communication, collaboration, and teamwork can improve conditions in your department.

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AMP-450V Module 2 Developing a Shared Vision

Leadership and Vocation – Communication, Collaboration and Developing a Shared Vision

Grand Canyon University

 

Choose two issues or challenges that the leaders of today’s health care organizations face. Select from among the following topics:

1.Staff Shortage (Physicians, Nurses, Allied Health Providers, Ancillary Services)

2.Reorganization in Response to Merger or Consolidation of Services

3.Layoffs as a Result of Declining Revenues

4.Influx of Registry, Part-Time, and Temporary Contract Staff

5.Poor Performance Outcomes Leading to a Reduction in Medicare Reimbursement Dollars

6.Poor Job Satisfaction Rates Resulting in Turnover

You are the manager of an ancillary service department at a large, 500+ bed hospital. Develop a proposal (750-1,200 words) that is directed toward your staff, in which you address the following:

1.Inform the staff of the two issues (from the topics provided) your organization is facing.

2.Describe the impact of these issues on your department.

3.Describe how improved communication, collaboration, and teamwork can improve conditions in your department.

4.Identify at least two examples from the required or recommended readings of techniques found to foster inclusion and improve communication and collaboration.

5.A minimum of three academic references from credible sources are required for this assignment.

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.

 

explain how this modification would help you and others improve health care outcomes.

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Transitioning From Closed to Open Systems

 

How do effective nurse leaders and others approach problem solving and decision making in organizations? As suggested in this week’s Learning Resources, systems theory provides a valuable way to assess situations and prepare to address problems.

 

For this week’s Discussion, you identify an issue or process that could be improved and apply knowledge and strategies related to systems theory.

 

Note: You may find it helpful to view the Assignment instructions and use the same problem for this Discussion.

 

To prepare:

 

  • Review the information presented in this week’s Learning Resources on systems theory and the difference between open and closed systems.
  • Reflect on the practices and processes with which you are familiar in your organization. Identify one problematic issue or process that could be improved.
  • Consider the problem from a closed-system perspective. Then think about how the issue or process you selected could be addressed by viewing it from an open-system perspective. How would the transition from a closed- to an open-system view help you and others to address the problem and improve outcomes?

 

Post (1) a description of the problem that you identified in your selected organization. (2) Explain the problem from a closed-system perspective. Then, (3) describe how the problem could be addressed by viewing it from an open-system perspective, and (4) explain how this modification would help you and others improve health care outcomes.

 

 

 

Should members, who have a negative attitude, be placed with team members who are excited about this event? Why or why not?

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We learned effective communication is essential in overcoming conflict, embracing our similarities and differences, and streamlining our work. On the basis of your learning, review the scenario given below and develop the ways to address any misunderstandings based on ineffective communication.

You have been invited to be in charge of developing a team-building activity to improve collaboration, morale, and increased communication for your team members. Your department is closing for the day so you all can spend about four hours together in a team environment. The staff members will be placed into groups of three to run a maze, and the winning team will receive an extra four hours paid time off (PTO) time to use for a half vacation day. All members are excited about getting extra time off and, even though they have not participated in a maze-running event, they are happy to be out of the office. After the race is over, the group will be treated for lunch at a very nice restaurant. Review the following details of team members:

  • Rosamma and Mary are the two administrative staff members who do not get along. Rosamma keeps to herself, is quiet, wears traditional long dresses and cooks ethnic foods for lunch every day. Mary is outspoken, loud, hurries through assignments, and seems to be on her cell phone often talking about her personal life to friends. Mary is twenty and Rosamma is forty-six.
  • Cindy, thirty-five, and Lolita, forty, are the part-time staff members. They often bring their problems to work and are stressed due to the economy. They interact at work with the full time staff, but the full time staff think they complain too much and “what for, they only work part-time.”
  • Chip is a twenty-three-year-old maintenance worker who has two children and works a part-time job at night in addition to his full-time role. He is tired as he has been continuously working for many days.
  • Samir is fifty-five and works full-time, and cannot wait until he retires.
  • Sarah is the fifty-two-year-old negative department manager who complains about everyone else. However, she is a strong informal leader and has influence over the group.
  • Jerry is twenty-four and in graduate school. In fact, he is the president of his class and majors in business. He will likely leave in about one year when he graduates. He has a positive attitude and is currently a bit demotivated because no one likes to work together and there seems to be no direction at this point. He has made fun of Sarah just because she makes negative comments to him.
  • You are the manager (use your current age) and you are just promoted into this position as the leader of the group.

Your presentation should consist of 12–15 professional color Microsoft PowerPoint slides (not including the title and reference slide) along with detailed speaker notes to include examples to support each slide.

You need to divide the teams into three groups. Remember this is a team-building activity.

  • Can you put Rosamma and Mary together on a team when they clearly have communication issues and Mary feels Rosamma is “slow and too quiet . . . besides, she prays all the time.” Should the two younger males in the department be put on the same team or divided up to run with the women, even though they make comments about how old Sarah is and how she wears old-fashioned clothes? Give reasons.
  • How will you make the determination which members to put together?
  • Should members, who have a negative attitude, be placed with team members who are excited about this event? Why or why not?
  • How will a negative manager affect the overall group dynamic as opposed to a positive leader who wants to see his or her team develop?
  • How influential can an informal leader be among the team members? Can an informal leader carry more power than the formal manager?
  • What barriers to effective teamwork can you anticipate and how will it be addressed?
  • What specific traits will make this team-building activity a success?
  • How can effective leaders demonstrate care and value the workgroup to improve collaboration, motivation, and low turnover in the workplace?
  • How do you think results can improve when effective communication is practiced in the healthcare field with peers, colleagues, and leadership teams?

Support your responses with examples.

Cite any sources in APA format.

Submission Details

Present the additional information in the Notes section.

(2) Describe what topic you selected, the search term(s) that you used, and the number of results found at each level of the hierarchy.

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Literature Searches

An important step in the EBP process is reviewing the current body of literature to better understand the subject or topic in which you are interested. By conducting a review of the literature, you are building foundational knowledge about the topic; later, you can use this background to build new insights. Developing a strong grasp of a topic can only be garnered by taking the time to thoroughly search for relevant information and resources.

For this Discussion, you will practice searching the literature to find evidence on a specific topic.

To prepare:

  • Choose a simple search term(s) relating to a topic of your PICOT question.
  • Review the information on the evidence hierarchy discussed in Chapter 2 of the course text, in the article, “Facilitating Access to Pre-Processed Research Evidence in Public Health,” and in the multimedia presentation “Hierarchy of Evidence Pyramid,” found in this week’s Learning Resources.
  • Review the information on the Walden Library’s website, “Levels of evidence.” Take a few minutes to explore the different types of databases available for each level of evidence and focus on the meaning of filtered and non-filtered resources.
  • Conduct a literature search in the Walden Library on your selected topic using the databases that you reviewed. Use at least one database for each of the three levels of filtered information and at least one unfiltered database. Record the number of hits that you find at each level of the hierarchy of evidence.
  • Select one article from the results at each level of the hierarchy. Compare the articles based on the quality and depth of information. What would be the value of each resource if you were determining an evidence-based practice?

Post on or before Day 3: 

  • (1)a summary of your search.
  • (2) Describe what topic you selected, the search term(s) that you used, and the number of results found at each level of the hierarchy.
  • (3) Compare the types of information found in the articles from different levels and the value of the information from each level.
  • (4) Highlight a useful tip that you could share with your colleagues about conducting an effective literature search.

REQUIRED RESOURCES

Describes a wellness and prevention program that involves patients in the management of their individual health care needs.

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Leadership in Program Planning Scoring Guide Grading Rubric
Criteria Non-performance Basic Proficient Distinguished
Describe a wellness and prevention program that involves patients in the management of their individual health care needs.
15% 		Does not describe a wellness and prevention program that involves patients in the management of their individual health care needs. Gives basic information on the program description and minimally describes how it will involve patients in the management of their individual health care needs. Describes a wellness and prevention program that involves patients in the management of their individual health care needs. Describes a high quality wellness and prevention program that involves patients in the management of their individual health care needs and integrates additional information and material.
Provide evidence to support the need for adoption of a wellness and prevention program.
15% 		Does not provide evidence to support the need for adoption of a wellness and prevention program. Provides minimal evidence to support the need for adoption of a wellness and prevention program. Provides evidence to support the need for adoption of a wellness and prevention program. Provides evidence that strongly supports the need for adoption of a wellness and prevention program and covers all major points using credible sources other than the course readings.
Define the target population for a wellness and prevention program.
10% 		Does not define the target population for a wellness and prevention program. Partially defines the target population for a wellness and prevention program. Defines the target population for a wellness and prevention program. Completely defines the target population for a wellness and prevention program, including relevant examples.
Plan a wellness and prevention program that incorporates current research and evidence-based practices.
15% 		Does not plan a wellness and prevention program that incorporates current research and evidence-based practices. Partially incorporates current research and evidence-based practices in the program plan. Plans a wellness and prevention program that incorporates current research and evidence-based practices. Plans a wellness and prevention program that incorporates current research and evidence-based practices and includes research and evidence for all aspects of key points.
Describe the overall collaboration, organization, and management structure that would be needed to implement a wellness and prevention program.
15% 		Does not describe the overall collaboration, organization, and management structure that would be needed to implement a wellness and prevention program. Partially describes the overall collaboration, organization, and management structure that would be needed to implement a wellness and prevention program. Describes the overall collaboration, organization, and management structure that would be needed to implement a wellness and prevention program. Describes the overall collaboration, organization, and management structure that would be needed to implement a wellness and prevention program, identifying multiple opportunities for collaboration.
Identify strategies to use information management tools to monitor the outcomes of a health program.
15% 		Does not identify strategies to use information management tools to monitor the outcomes of a health program. Identifies strategies that are insufficient or not appropriate for the proposed program. Identifies strategies to use information management tools to monitor the outcomes of a health program. Identifies strategies to use information management tools to monitor the outcomes of a health program, citing literature to support the use of the tools or strategies.
Apply APA writing style to write clearly and logically, with correct use of formatting, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
10% 		Does not apply APA writing style to write clearly and logically, with correct use of formatting, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. Partially applies APA writing style to write clearly and logically, with correct use of formatting, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. Applies APA writing style to write clearly and logically, with correct use of formatting, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. Applies APA writing style to write clearly and logically, with correct use of formatting, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics, with no errors.
Correctly format citations using APA style.
5% 		Does not format citations using APA style. Partially formats citations using APA style. Correctly formats citations using APA style. Correctly formats citations using APA style, with no errors.

 

 

Leadership in Program Planning

As a nurse who is involved as a leader, you may be in a position to develop and implement wellness and prevention programs, disease management programs, or quality management programs. Such program development can enable the nurse leader to foster a proactive approach that involves the patient in the management of her individual health care needs. By utilizing a self-health-care approach, the goal is for the patient to have a better understanding of matters relating to his health, to maintain a more active lifestyle, and to have mental well-being.

Your assignment this week is to demonstrate your leadership ability by planning one of the following programs, to be implemented in either your workplace or somewhere within your community:

  • Prevention program.
  • Disease management program.
  • Quality management program.

Write up your chosen program idea in a formal APA paper with a title page (see page 23 in your APA Manual) and references (no abstract required). The paper should include:

  1. Introduction of program idea.
  2. Narrative description: The narrative provides the overall description for each of the major components of your chosen program idea.
  3. Statement of problem or needs and resources assessment: This should represent a brief synopsis of the key findings identified for why you want to implement this program (this must be supported with a minimum of two references). Define the priority target populations or community sectors (for example, high school students, college students, alcohol outlets, neighborhood zone, nursing or medical staff, certain patient demographic, et cetera).
  4. Planning process and identification of priorities: This section should include the overall planning process of how you would put the program together. What are current nursing evidence-based practices and research components that would support your program idea? (You should have a minimum of three.)
  5. Project management and collaboration: Describe the overall collaboration, organization, and management structure that would be needed to implement your program idea.
  6. Strategies and tools to manage information: Identify strategies to use information management tools to monitor the outcomes of your suggested program.
  7. Conclusion of your program idea.

 

 

  • I work in Labor and Delivery, so I need it to be focused on a prevention program, Disease management program. Or Quality management program.