NR534 Assignments Latest 2022 August (Full)

NR534 Healthcare Systems Management

Week 2 Assignment

Advanced Communication in Systems Leadership

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to apply leadership self- knowledge, skills, and strategies necessary for effective communication in advanced communication situations.

Week 2: Advanced Communication in Systems Leadership (Links to an external site.)

COURSE OUTCOMES

CO 4) Apply evidence-based communication and collaboration strategies appreciative of cultural diversity that promote caring environments for staff and patients within complex healthcare systems. (POs 2, 3, and 5)

CO 5) Manage human resources respectful of cultural diversity that contribute to positive health outcomes within complex healthcare systems. (POs 2, 3, and 5)

CO 6) Analyze the fluidity, impact, and management of change within complex healthcare systems through intentional reflective practice. (POs 2 and 3)

The assignment provides an opportunity for the student to:

Develop and leadership profile based on leadership style and personality profile

Apply their leadership profile to advanced communication situations

Develop strategies that will improve and/enhance advanced communication skills

Engage in reflective practice through writing

IV. Preparing the Assignment

Preparing the Assignment

Address all components of the Advanced Communication in Systems Leadership paper as outlined under "Assignment Directions and Criteria".

The paper is graded on quality and completeness of information, depth of thought, organization following outline provided, substantive narrative, use of citations, use of standard English, and writing conventions.

Format:

APA format, using most current edition, is required for citations and references in this assignment

Required elements

Title page, reference page

Use Microsoft Word

Page numbers, doubles-spaced, times new roman, 12pt font, 1" margins, level 1 headings

Paper length: 6 maximum, excluding reference page, title page, and assessment tool

Scholarly sources

Minimum of four (4) scholarly resources no older than 5 years

Proof-reading

Use spell check and grammar check and correct all errors

Compare final draft to detailed outline directions to ensure all required elements included

Final submission only will be graded

DIRECTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT CRITERIA

This paper is a reflective practice experience that requires you to describe selected communication experiences, analyze them through the lens of your newly developed leadership profile, and describe implications for future experiences. You will need to draw on knowledge of advanced communication skills as well as past experiences and knowledge in certain communication situations. Scholarly inquiry into the specified communication types will be needed from at least one (1) peer reviewed journal per situation. Use the detailed outline found in the Assignment Guidelines with Scoring Rubric document above to organize your paper. The headings included in that document should be used for your paper and represent what is included in a completed paper.

 

NR534 Healthcare Systems Management

Week 5 Assignment

Organizational Culture and Climate: Assessment and Analysis

I. Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to explore the culture and climate of the healthcare organization and its impact on providing a healthy, safe, and person-centered care and work environment.

NR534 Week 5 Organizational Culture and Climate Assessment and Analysis (Links to an external site.)

COURSE OUTCOMES

CO 1) Propose evidence-based strategies grounded in holistic health and person-centered care principles that will guide change and transform organizational culture within complex adaptive systems. (POs 1 and 2)

CO 3) Incorporate evidence-based advanced decision-making models in leading change and transforming organizational culture that contributes to caring work environments and quality health outcomes. (POs 1 and 5)

CO 6) Analyze the fluidity, impact, and management of change within complex healthcare systems through intentional reflective practice. (POs 2 and 3)

Description of the Assignment

This assignment provides an opportunity for the student to

Assess organizational culture and climate within a healthcare organization known to the student

Analyze the organizational culture and climate for its strengths and opportunities for improvement

Determine the organization's capacity to provide a healthy, safe, person-centered environment for staff and patients based on it culture and climate

Reflect on the "fit" of personal leadership profile with the organization's culture and climate

IV. Preparing the Assignment

Requirements:

Address all components of the Organizational Culture and Climate Assessment and Analysis Paper as outlined under "Assignment Directions and Criteria".

The paper is graded on quality and completeness of information, depth of thought, organization following outline provided, substantive narrative, use of citations, use of standard English, and writing conventions.

Format:

APA format, using most current edition, is required for citations and references in this assignment

Required elements

Title page, reference page

Page numbers, doubles-spaced, times new roman, 12pt font, 1" margins, level 1 headings

Paper length: 6 maximum, excluding reference page, title page, and assessment tool

Scholarly sources: Minimum of four (4) scholarly resources no older than 5 years

Proof-reading

Use spell check and grammar check and correct all errors

DIRECTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT CRITERIA

This assignment has two steps and requires that you do an actual assessment and analysis of the healthcare organization within which you work.

Step 1: The Assessment Tool

Complete the Organizational Culture and Climate Assessment Tool (Links to an external site.). The tool is your data collection tool, or "notes-taking" pages you will need to complete before doing the analysis. You may already know some of the information, but some may require communication with key people in the organization, for example, human resources, financial officers, or nurse executives. Submitting the completed tool with your final paper submission is required. It is not included in your page count. You receive credit for completing and submitting it the items in the following outline.

Step 2: The Analysis

Analyze the findings from your assessment following the outline below (See the rubric for specific criteria within each section). Support your analysis and conclusions with specific evidence from your assessment and scholarly sources. The paper will contain the following components with headings as required. (Remember, no heading is used for the introduction section)

Introduction

Stated purpose

Definition of organizational culture vs climate

Broad overview of components of the paper

Organizational culture and climate analysis

Summary of assessment findings

Mission, vision, and goals reflected in culture and climate

Strengths and Opportunities for improvement

Climate reflective of culture

Healthy, safe, person-centered care environment capacity

Describe the organizational culture's capacity to support

What would a visiting potential staff recruit experience about the institution's culture that would attract them to work there?

Nurse leader's role in setting the organizational culture and climate to promote a healthy work environment?

Implications

Two strategies to address the opportunities for improvement

Alignment of Personal Leadership Profile and Organizational Culture and Climate

Conclusion

Broadly address the what has been accomplished in the paper

Benefits of the completing the assignment

 

NR534 Healthcare Systems Management

Week 6 Assignment

Planned Change: Leadership of Reduction in Workforce

I. Purpose

The purpose of this experiential learning activity is to apply nursing leadership knowledge and skills to plan for organizational change with system-wide impact.

NR534 W6 Planned Change Leadership of Reduction in Workforce Assignment Guidelines and Rubric (Links to an external site.)

COURSE OUTCOMES

CO 1) Propose evidence-based strategies grounded in holistic health and person-centered care principles that will guide change and transform organizational culture within complex adaptive systems. (POs 1 and 2)

CO 2) Apply appropriate change theory models to selected work environment situations consistent with professional nursing values, caring environments, and appreciation of cultural diversity. (POs 2, 3, and 4)

CO 3) Incorporate evidence-based advanced decision-making models in leading change and transforming organizational culture that contributes to caring work environments and quality health outcomes. (POs 1 and 5)

CO 5) Manage human resources respectful of cultural diversity that contribute to positive health outcomes within complex healthcare systems. (POs 2, 3, and 5)

CO 6) Analyze the fluidity, impact, and management of change within complex healthcare systems through intentional reflective practice. (POs 2 and 3)

 

This assignment provides the opportunity for the student to:

Create an evidence-based plan for system-wide change guided by a selected organizational change model

Engage in high-level decision-making processes common in the nurse executive role

Use reflective practice knowledge and skills in making high level decision making and change management

IV. Preparing the Assignment

Address all components of the Advanced Communication in Systems Leadership paper as outlined under "Assignment Directions and Criteria".

The paper is graded on quality and completeness of information, depth of thought, organization following outline provided, substantive narrative, use of citations, use of Standard English, and writing conventions.

Format:

APA format, using most current edition, is required for citations and references in this assignment

Required elements

Title page, reference page

Use Microsoft Word

Page numbers, doubles-spaced, times new roman, 12pt font, 1" margins, level 1 headings

Paper length: 7 maximum, excluding reference page and title page

Scholarly sources

Minimum of four (4) scholarly resources no older than 5 years (See: What is a Scholarly Source under APA resources)

Proof-reading

Use spell check and grammar check and correct all errors

Compare final draft to detailed outline directions to ensure all required elements included

DIRECTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT CRITERIA

You will use the following headings for your paper:

Approach to the organizational mandate

Purpose of the paper

Overview of the tasks, potential challenges, and implications of a reduction in workforce

Part II: Reduction in Workforce-Deciding

Using Human Resources (HR) metrics Table 1

Approach, choices, rationale

Challenges presented (including role of ethics)

Using HR metrics with Relative Information Table 2

Approach, choices, rational

Challenges presented

Conflicts raised

Negotiation used

Part III: Reduction in Workforce-Planning the Change

Overview of reorganization plan including timeline

Plan for change and application of Kotter's or Rogers' change model

Anticipated conflict (three areas) and the benefits of using a change model

Healthy work environment

Describe department and system-wide implications, impact, and conflict

Strategies for addressing morale and motivation of remaining workforce

Summary/Conclusions

Restatement of purpose

Overview of tasks