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Discussion – Week 1

There are countless of current healthcare issues to write about however the most important and relevant in 2020 is of course the topic of covid-19. The emergence of covid-19 has changed the nation’s healthcare system from lack of personal protective equipment or ppe, understaffing as well as contributing to the current mental state of direct care providers and patients. Covid-19 has many issues, the first is the potentially overwhelming burden of illnesses that stresses health system capacity and the second is the adverse effects on health care workers, including the risk of infection (Adams & Walls, 2020).

In my place of work in the long term acute care, the facility is taking measures to minimize exposure for workers including lockdown and separate units for nurses working covid patients. The facility also has adequate ppe at this time including N 95 respirators, surgical gowns, surgical footwear, head covers and face shields, temp checks pre/post shift for all staff, covid testing on site as well as sars-cov2 antibody testing. The lockdown unit is closed until after your shift and only open upon arrival of shift. Doctors communicate and round via face time and telemedicine unless during an absolute emergency no one is allowed in unit unless you are scheduled and have voluntarily chosen to work that day. Despite the precautions Covid-19 has still managed to infect staff. If any symptoms you are required to stay home for 14 days. It seems initially during the pandemic was to protect those most vulnerable however we have learned this virus is ever mutating and opportunistic. Sadly we have lost doctors nurses and other direct healthcare workers to this viral disease. The disease is mild in most people; in some (usually the elderly and those with comorbidities), it may progress to pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and multi organ dysfunction (Singhal, 2020).

The national shortage of ppe, along with our nation’s lack of preparedness has exposed this and has placed more mental strain on nurses than ever before. This virus has also exposed the national and international shortage of nurses. During this time many nurses are overworked, we are understaffed which lowers our immune system’s by working because no one is available. Risking our lives and family’s lives this has caused mental and emotional distress in nurses not to mention the frequent morbidities and isolation this brought to all patient demographics. Despite the challenges, nurses who work in critical and intensive care units deliver the care required and we have witnessed their courage in recent media reports, with nursing and medical personnel describing the difficulties they face on a daily basis in providing care to these very ill and infectious patients (Jackson & Alharbi, 2020). With the new standard of practice in worldwide of temperature checks and social distancing along with implementation of hiring staffing agencies. Some type of accessible talk or group therapy and or incentives for staff experiencing mental distress should be offered can hopefully lead to positive outcomes for all.

References

Adams J. & Walls R., (2020). Supporting the Health Care Workforce during the COVID-19

Global Epidemic. JAMA. 2020; 323(15):1439–1440. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.3972

Jackson, D., & Alharbi, J., April 28, 2020. The potential for COVID‐19 to contribute to

compassion fatigue in critical care nurses.

Retrieved from: https://doi-org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1111/jocn.15314

Singhal, T., (2020). Review of Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19). Indian J

Pediatr 87, 281–286 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-020-03263-6

Module 1: Healthcare Environment (Weeks 1-2)

Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). The Healthcare Environment [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Learning Objectives

Students will:

Analyze current national healthcare issues/stressors
Analyze the impact of national healthcare issues/stressors on healthcare organizations
Analyze strategies for addressing national healthcare issues/stressors

Due By	Assignment
Week 1, Days 1–2	Read the Learning Resources. Compose your initial Discussion post.
Week 1, Day 3	Post your initial Discussion post. Begin to compose your Assignment.
Week 1, Days 4-5	Review peer Discussion posts. Compose your peer Discussion responses. Continue to compose your Assignment.
Week 1, Day 6	Post two peer Discussion responses.
Week 2, Days 1–6	Continue to compose your Assignment.
Week 2, Day 7	Deadline to submit your Assignment.

Photo Credit: [Anuska Sampedro]/[Moment]/Getty Images

Learning Resources

Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.

Required Readings

Marshall, E., & Broome, M. (2017). Transformational leadership in nursing: From expert clinician to influential leader (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer.

Chapter 2, “Understanding Contexts for Transformational Leadership: Complexity, Change, and Strategic Planning” (pp. 37–62)

Chapter 3, “Current Challenges in Complex Health Care Organizations: The Triple Aim” (pp. 63–86)

Read any TWO of the following (plus TWO additional readings on your selected issue):

Auerbach, D. I., Staiger, D. O., & Buerhaus, P. I. (2018). Growing ranks of advanced practice clinicians—Implications for the physician workforce. New England Journal of Medicine, 378(25), 2358–2360. doi:10.1056/NEJMp1801869

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Gerardi, T., Farmer, P., & Hoffman, B. (2018). Moving closer to the 2020 BSN-prepared workforce goal. American Journal of Nursing, 118(2), 43–45. doi:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000530244.15217.aa

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Jacobs, B., McGovern, J., Heinmiller, J., & Drenkard, K. (2018). Engaging employees in well-being: Moving from the Triple Aim to the Quadruple Aim. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 42(3), 231–245. doi:10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000303

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Norful, A. A., de Jacq, K., Carlino, R., & Poghosyan, L. (2018). Nurse practitioner–physician comanagement: A theoretical model to alleviate primary care strain. Annals of Family Medicine, 16(3), 250–256. doi:10.1370/afm.2230

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Palumbo, M., Rambur, B., & Hart, V. (2017). Is health care payment reform impacting nurses’ work settings, roles, and education preparation? Journal of Professional Nursing, 33(6), 400–404. doi:10.1016/j.profnurs.2016.11.005

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Park, B., Gold, S. B., Bazemore, A., & Liaw, W. (2018). How evolving United States payment models influence primary care and its impact on the Quadruple Aim. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 31(4), 588–604. doi:10.3122/jabfm.2018.04.170388

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Pittman, P., & Scully-Russ, E. (2016). Workforce planning and development in times of delivery system transformation. Human Resources for Health, 14(56), 1–15. doi:10.1186/s12960-016-0154-3. Retrieved from https://human-resources-health.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12960-016-0154-3

Poghosyan, L., Norful, A., & Laugesen, M. (2018). Removing restrictions on nurse practitioners’ scope of practice in New York state: Physicians’ and nurse practitioners’ perspectives. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 30(6), 354–360. doi:10.1097/JXX.0000000000000040

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Ricketts, T., & Fraher, E. (2013). Reconfiguring health workforce policy so that education, training, and actual delivery of care are closely connected. Health Affairs, 32(11), 1874–1880. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2013.0531

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Required Media

Laureate Education (Producer). (2015). Leading in Healthcare Organizations of the Future [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Discussion: Review of Current Healthcare Issues

If you were to ask 10 people what they believe to be the most significant issue facing healthcare today, you might get 10 different answers. Escalating costs? Regulation? Technology disruption?

These and many other topics are worthy of discussion. Not surprisingly, much has been said in the research, within the profession, and in the news about these topics. Whether they are issues of finance, quality, workload, or outcomes, there is no shortage of changes to be addressed.

In this Discussion, you examine a national healthcare issue and consider how that issue may impact your work setting. You also analyze how your organization has responded to this issue.

To Prepare:

Review the Resources and select one current national healthcare issue/stressor to focus on.
Reflect on the current national healthcare issue/stressor you selected and think about how this issue/stressor may be addressed in your work setting.

By Day 3 of Week 1

Post a description of the national healthcare issue/stressor you selected for analysis, and explain how the healthcare issue/stressor may impact your work setting. Then, describe how your health system work setting has responded to the healthcare issue/stressor, including a description of what changes may have been implemented. Be specific and provide examples.

Discussion – Week 1

To an outside observer, health care workers and their organizations look strong and tough in the face of the unknown. As they go to work daily for decades now, they inspire us even though they are at great personal risk as they try to keep others safe. With the global outbreak of COVID-19 which could be a long-term challenge worldwide as the number of cases continue to rise in many countries, stress resulting from it have had numerous impacts on healthcare professional including emotional, mental and behavioral disorders such as exhaustion, burnout, anxiety and depression, as well as other physical impairments. According to cdc.gov, “Exposure to Stress Occupational Hazards in Hospitals”, studies have proven that health care workers have higher rates of elevated depression, anxiety, absenteeism, reduced patient satisfaction, and diagnosis and treatment errors as well as employee intent to quiet work due to work related stress especially during a global emergency as is the case with COVID-19. As a result of this, health care organization including mines have had to adjust the way the provide care.

I currently work in an outpatient patient dialysis Covid-19 clinic and the unprecedented situation of having to make impossible work-related decisions have resulted in my unit working under extreme pressure. Some of these decisions include how to manage inadequate resources such as personal protective equipment and staff shortages while at the same allocating these scant resources (face mask) to equally needy patients prior to a dialysis treatment. With staff shortages in my clinic, physical exhaustion due to heavy workload and long hours of work have becomes imperative which adversely has been affecting the quality of care. How to align employees desire and duty to patients with those their family and friends is another challenge by organization faces. The fear of becoming infected and infecting others from both patients and staff creates this feeling of powerless to handle patients’ conditions and family responsibilities. Staff at my clinic complaints of separation from their loves for fear of the unknown and most patients end up not showing for treatment for fear of infecting staff. According to “Managing Mental Health Challenges Faced by Healthcare Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic”, developing targeted measures, and giving health-care providers sustained and comprehensive support are necessary to improving their physical and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic (Greenberg, Docherty, Gnanapragasam, and Wessely, 2020).

In response to Covid-19 stressors, my organization have provided incentives to staff daily to help with childcare since workers are required to be more engaged at work. Secondly, resources and counselors have been provided to conduct mental health screening to both patients and staff and plans are being made to continue with this screening post Covid crisis. The director of operation regularly checks in with staff on their wellbeing and needs. Continuous education and guidelines are being provided on infection control and the use of personal protective equipment to prevent constrains from dehydration, heat, exhaustion. Frequents breaks are required and my organization has ensured on hand 2 boxes of N95 respirator face mask are always present in my clinic. PRC testing is required every other for patients to determine when COVID-19 disease is resolved enabling patients to be send back to her home clinic (fmcna COVID-19 2019).

According to National Center for PTSD (2020), identifying and anticipating the stresses and issues associated with national issues is crucial for all healthcare as it creates a sense of wellbeing and power to better control the circumstances around the crisis. As organization continue to monitor and assessment the mental health and wellbeing of health care personnel it also important to consider post covid-19 support which will help successful reintegration of infected staff with their work colleagues.

References

CDC Workplace and Health (2020). Exposure to stress occupational hazards in hospitals. Retrieved June 3, 2020 from https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2008-136/pdfs/2008-136.pdf

Fresenius Kidney Care COvid-19 resource page. (2019). Retrieved June 3, 2020, from https//medicaloffice.fmcna,com/coronavirus-covid-19-updates

Greenberg, N., Docherty, M., Gnanapragasam, S., and Wessely, S. (2020). Managing mental health challenges faced by healthcare workers during covid-19 pandemic. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m1211

National Center for PTSD. (2020). Managing healthcare workers’ stress associated with the COVID-19 virus outbreak. Retrieved June 3, 2020, from https://www.ptsd.va.gov/covid/COVID_healthcare_workers.asp

By Day 6 of Week 1

Respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days who chose a different national healthcare issue/stressor than you selected. Explain how their chosen national healthcare issue/stressor may also impact your work setting and what (if anything) is being done to address the national healthcare issue/stressor.

The issue of understaffing and burnout is prevalent among healthcare professionals, especially nurses, the current pandemic COVID-19 only exposed the deep-rooted problem. Nurse-burnout and unsafe staffing ratios put patient safety at risk and prevents nurses from providing efficient care, which may lead to poor patient outcomes and unintended harm. (Nursing.org, 2020). The hospital where I work provided extra support for full-time staff by providing additional PTO hours Due to Covid-19, however, nurses are experiencing increased unsafe staffing levels due to many part-time and PRN staff not showing up. Nurses also need to be proactive in recognizing physical and mental exhaustion signs and address them in a timely manner (American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 2019). If nurses are able to take care of themselves the way we take care of patients, burnout will decrease.

I agree with your suggestion for healthcare organizations to support staff during this pandemic and continue to support staff afterward due to mental exhaustion and post-traumatic stress disorder. Also, hopefully, healthcare organizations will try to develop long-lasting solutions to staffing problems. An additional factor contributing to under-staffing and nursing shortage is low pay (Registerednursing.org, 2019). Especially noted during this crisis, if healthcare organizations are willing to compensate nurses for the incredibly stressful job of taking care of COVID -19 patients, nurses will be more willing to work. I am glad to see that your organization has found a way to support nurses during this time, and even afterward.

References

American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 2020). Managing stress and self-care during COVID-19: Information for nurses. Retrieved from https://www.apna.org/m/pages.cfm?pageID=6685

NursingLincensure.org. (2020). Nurse Burnout: Epidemic, or Mendable Malady? Retrieved from https://www.nursinglicensure.org/articles/nurse-burnout.html

Registerednursing.org. (2019). Are Rural Nurses Paid More or Less Than Traditional RNs? Retrieved fromhttps://www.registerednursing.org/answers/are-rural-nurses-paid-more-less-traditional-rns/

Response 2

Nurses’ inability to lead exemplary life by ensuring their own self-health upkeep and health promotion, is chiefly part of the reason why burnout has now merited as national health care stressor.

Burnout is characterized by excessive work-related stress that eventually leads to the health care worker feeling exhausted, unmotivated, pessimistic and overwhelmed at their job role or position.

Some of the competing factors that increase health care workers burnout which is mitigating against development of policies are shortage in healthcare workers which leads to higher nurse-to-patient ratio unsafe staffing, inadequate staff training, constant workflow changes in the era of ever-changing technology, and customers increasing demand for care like a five-star hotels, turning hospitals to psychiatric/nursing holding, and constant lawsuit by patients.

Individual healthcare workers, departmental leaderships and organizations, owe it as a duty to ensure a healthy work environment. This can only happen when individual healthcare workers are given a reasonable work time, collectively advocate equal incentive pay for additional work as well as a bargain for a wellness pay and benefits to engage in quality healthy lifestyle and vacations.

Giving the healthcare professional a voice at the table to advice on what will work for all parties to increase work efficiency is essential. This is a position that is highly advocated by Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, that hospitals should take steps to make sure physicians and nurses are at the table for technology decisions that impact their workflows and patient care.

As what you have mentioned, with the global outbreak of COVID-19, there is a need to create new policies that should include acknowledging the issues and circumstances that lead to employees feeling burnout, harness the power of leadership, develop and implement targeted interventions, create an atmosphere of community care, employee assistance program, incentives that will promote personal time and work flexibility.

In addition, department heads should make deliberate efforts to open a good line of communication between them and the nurses and physicians to listen to their concerns, and together offer workable solutions. Then, such solutions will be presented to the top managers for policy formulation.

Submission and Grading Information

Grading Criteria

To access your rubric:

Week 1 Discussion Rubric

Post by Day 3 and Respond by Day 6 of Week 1

To participate in this Discussion:

Week 1 Discussion

Assignment: Analysis of a Pertinent Healthcare Issue

The Quadruple Aim provides broad categories of goals to pursue to maintain and improve healthcare. Within each goal are many issues that, if addressed successfully, may have a positive impact on outcomes. For example, healthcare leaders are being tasked to shift from an emphasis on disease management often provided in an acute care setting to health promotion and disease prevention delivered in primary care settings. Efforts in this area can have significant positive impacts by reducing the need for primary healthcare and by reducing the stress on the healthcare system.

Changes in the industry only serve to stress what has always been true; namely, that the healthcare field has always faced significant challenges, and that goals to improve healthcare will always involve multiple stakeholders. This should not seem surprising given the circumstances. Indeed, when a growing population needs care, there are factors involved such as the demands of providing that care and the rising costs associated with healthcare. Generally, it is not surprising that the field of healthcare is an industry facing multifaceted issues that evolve over time.

In this module’s Discussion, you reviewed some healthcare issues/stressors and selected one for further review. For this Assignment, you will consider in more detail the healthcare issue/stressor you selected. You will also review research that addresses the issue/stressor and write a white paper to your organization’s leadership that addresses the issue/stressor you selected.

To Prepare:

Review the national healthcare issues/stressors presented in the Resources and reflect on the national healthcare issue/stressor you selected for study.
Reflect on the feedback you received from your colleagues on your Discussion post for the national healthcare issue/stressor you selected.
Identify and review two additional scholarly resources (not included in the Resources for this module) that focus on change strategies implemented by healthcare organizations to address your selected national healthcare issue/stressor.

The Assignment (3-4 Pages):

Analysis of a Pertinent Healthcare Issue

Develop a 3- to 4-page paper, written to your organization’s leadership team, addressing your selected national healthcare issue/stressor and how it is impacting your work setting. Be sure to address the following:

Describe the national healthcare issue/stressor you selected and its impact on your organization. Use organizational data to quantify the impact (if necessary, seek assistance from leadership or appropriate stakeholders in your organization).
Provide a brief summary of the two articles you reviewed from outside resources on the national healthcare issue/stressor. Explain how the healthcare issue/stressor is being addressed in other organizations.
Summarize the strategies used to address the organizational impact of national healthcare issues/stressors presented in the scholarly resources you selected. Explain how they may impact your organization both positively and negatively. Be specific and provide examples.

Looking Ahead

The paper you develop in Module 1 will be revisited and revised in Module 2. Review the Assignment instructions for Module 2 to prepare for your revised paper.

By Day 7 of Week 2

Submit your paper.

Submission and Grading Information

To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:

Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “WK2Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.
Click the Week 2 Assignment Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.
Click the Week 2 Assignment link. You will also be able to “View Rubric” for grading criteria from this area.
Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document you saved as “WK2Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click Open.
If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.
Click on the Submit button to complete your submission.

Grading Criteria

To access your rubric:

Week 2 Assignment Rubric

Check Your Assignment Draft for Authenticity

To check your Assignment draft for authenticity:

Submit your Week 2 Assignment draft and review the originality report.

Submit Your Assignment by Day 7 of Week 2

To submit your Assignment:

Week 2 Assignment

Next Module

To go to the next Module:

Module 2

Module 2: Professionalism (Week 3)

Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). Moral Leadership [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Learning Objectives

Students will:

Analyze the impact of competing needs of workforce, resources, and patients on policy development
Analyze the impact of competing needs on healthcare issues/stressors
Analyze policies and practices for healthcare issues/stressors
Critique organizational policies and practices for ethical considerations
Recommend policy or practice changes to balance competing needs and ethical considerations

Due By	Assignment
Week 3, Days 1–2	Read the Learning Resources. Compose your initial Discussion post.
Week 3, Day 3	Post your initial Discussion post. Begin to compose your Assignment.
Week 3, Days 4-5	Review peer Discussion posts. Compose your peer Discussion responses. Continue to compose your Assignment.
Week 3, Day 6	Post two peer Discussion responses.
Week 3, Day 7	Deadline to submit your assignment.

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Learning Resources

Required Readings

American Nurses Association. (2015). Code of ethics for nurses with interpretive statements. Silver Spring, MD: Author. Retrieved from https://www.nursingworld.org/coe-view-only

Note: Review all, with special attention to “Provision 6” (pp. 23–26).

Kelly, P., & Porr, C. (2018). Ethical nursing care versus cost containment: Considerations to enhance RN practice. OJIN: Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 23(1), Manuscript 6. doi:10.3912/OJIN.Vol23No01Man06. Retrieved from http://ojin.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Vol-23-2018/No1-Jan-2018/Ethical-Nursing-Cost-Containment.html

Milliken, A. (2018). Ethical awareness: What it is and why it matters. OJIN: Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 23(1), Manuscript 1. doi:10.3912/OJIN.Vol23No01Man01. Retrieved from http://ojin.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Vol-23-2018/No1-Jan-2018/Ethical-Awareness.html

Required Media

Laureate Education (Producer). (2012). Ethical, Moral, and Legal Leadership [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Laureate Education (Producer). (2009b). Working with Individuals [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Discussion: Organizational Policies and Practices to Support Healthcare Issues

Quite often, nurse leaders are faced with ethical dilemmas, such as those associated with choices between competing needs and limited resources. Resources are finite, and competition for those resources occurs daily in all organizations.

For example, the use of 12-hour shifts has been a strategy to retain nurses. However, evidence suggests that as nurses work more hours in a shift, they commit more errors. How do effective leaders find a balance between the needs of the organization and the needs of ensuring quality, effective, and safe patient care?

In this Discussion, you will reflect on a national healthcare issue and examine how competing needs may impact the development of polices to address that issue.

To Prepare:

Review the Resources and think about the national healthcare issue/stressor you previously selected for study in Module 1.
Reflect on the competing needs in healthcare delivery as they pertain to the national healthcare issue/stressor you previously examined.

By Day 3 of Week 3

Post an explanation of how competing needs, such as the needs of the workforce, resources, and patients, may impact the development of policy. Then, describe any specific competing needs that may impact the national healthcare issue/stressor you selected. What are the impacts, and how might policy address these competing needs? Be specific and provide examples.

By Day 6 of Week 3

Respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days by providing additional thoughts about competing needs that may impact your colleagues’ selected issues, or additional ideas for applying policy to address the impacts described.

Submission and Grading Information

Grading Criteria

To access your rubric:

Week 3 Discussion Rubric

Post by Day 3 and Respond by Day 6 of Week 3

To participate in this Discussion:

Week 3 Discussion

Assignment: Developing Organizational Policies and Practices

Competing needs arise within any organization as employees seek to meet their targets and leaders seek to meet company goals. As a leader, successful management of these goals requires establishing priorities and allocating resources accordingly.

Within a healthcare setting, the needs of the workforce, resources, and patients are often in conflict. Mandatory overtime, implementation of staffing ratios, use of unlicensed assisting personnel, and employer reductions of education benefits are examples of practices that might lead to conflicting needs in practice.

Leaders can contribute to both the problem and the solution through policies, action, and inaction. In this Assignment, you will further develop the white paper you began work on in Module 1 by addressing competing needs within your organization.

To Prepare:

Review the national healthcare issue/stressor you examined in your Assignment for Module 1, and review the analysis of the healthcare issue/stressor you selected.
Identify and review two evidence-based scholarly resources that focus on proposed policies/practices to apply to your selected healthcare issue/stressor.
Reflect on the feedback you received from your colleagues on your Discussion post regarding competing needs.

The Assignment (4-5 pages):

Developing Organizational Policies and Practices

Add a section to the paper you submitted in Module 1. The new section should address the following:

Identify and describe at least two competing needs impacting your selected healthcare issue/stressor.
Describe a relevant policy or practice in your organization that may influence your selected healthcare issue/stressor.
Critique the policy for ethical considerations, and explain the policy’s strengths and challenges in promoting ethics.
Recommend one or more policy or practice changes designed to balance the competing needs of resources, workers, and patients, while addressing any ethical shortcomings of the existing policies. Be specific and provide examples.
Cite evidence that informs the healthcare issue/stressor and/or the policies, and provide two scholarly resources in support of your policy or practice recommendations.

By Day 7 of Week 3

Submit your revised paper.

Submission and Grading Information

To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:

Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “WK3Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.
Click the Week 3 Assignment Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.
Click the Week 3 Assignment link. You will also be able to “View Rubric” for grading criteria from this area.
Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document you saved as “WK3Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click Open.
If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.
Click on the Submit button to complete your submission.

Grading Criteria

To access your rubric:

Week 3 Assignment Rubric

Check Your Assignment Draft for Authenticity

To check your Assignment draft for authenticity:

Submit your Week 3 Assignment draft and review the originality report.

Submit Your Assignment by Day 7 of Week 3

To submit your Assignment:

Week 3 Assignment

Next Module

To go to the next Module:

Module 3

Module 3: Leadership (Weeks 4-6)

Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). The Leader in You [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Learning Objectives

Students will:

Analyze the effectiveness and impact of leadership skills
Assess personal leadership traits
Analyze how leadership traits can be applied to personal leadership philosophies and behaviors
Develop a personal leadership philosophy
Create a development plan related to personal leadership philosophies

Due By	Assignment
Week 4, Days 1–2	Read the Learning Resources. Compose your initial Discussion 1 post.
Week 4, Day 3	Post your initial Discussion 1 post. Begin to compose your Assignment.
Week 4, Days 4-5	Review peer Discussion 1 posts. Compose your peer Discussion 1 responses. Continue to compose your Assignment.
Week 4, Day 6	Post two peer Discussion 1 responses.
Week 5, Days 1-2	Compose your initial Discussion 2 post. Continue to compose your Assignment.
Week 5, Day 3	Post your initial Discussion 2 post. Continue to compose your Assignment.
Week 5, Days 4-5	Review peer Discussion 2 posts. Compose your peer Discussion 2 responses. Continue to compose your Assignment.
Week 5, Day 6	Post two peer Discussion 2 responses.
Week 6, Days 1- 6	Continue to compose your Assignment.
Week 6, Day 7	Deadline to submit your Assignment.

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Learning Resources

Required Readings

Marshall, E., & Broome, M. (2017). Transformational leadership in nursing: From expert clinician to influential leader (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer.

Chapter 1, “Expert Clinician to Transformational Leader in a Complex Health Care Organization: Foundations” (pp. 7–20 ONLY)

Chapter 6, “Frameworks for Becoming a Transformational Leader” (pp. 145–170)

Chapter 7, “Becoming a Leader: It’s All About You” (pp. 171–194)

Duggan, K., Aisaka, K., Tabak, R. G., Smith, C., Erwin, P., & Brownson, R. C. (2015). Implementing administrative evidence-based practices: Lessons from the field in six local health departments across the United States. BMC Health Services Research, 15(1). doi:10.1186/s12913-015-0891-3. Retrieved from https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-015-0891-3

Resources for the StrengthsFinder Assessment Tool

Rath, T. (2007). Strengths Finder 2.0 – with Access Code.

Purchase the access code from the Walden bookstore. Then follow the instructions in the document “How to Access the Strengths Finder 2.0.

Document: How to Access Strengths Finder 2.0 (PDF)

Required Media

Laureate Education (Producer). (2014). Leadership [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Moore Foundation. (n.d.). Nurses share lessons in leadership. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLopRJPO6GaifsYPGP_jcWXZzU10H3AaX7

Discussion 1: Leadership Theories in Practice

A walk through the Business section of any bookstore or a quick Internet search on the topic will reveal a seemingly endless supply of writings on leadership. Formal research literature is also teeming with volumes on the subject.

However, your own observation and experiences may suggest these theories are not always so easily found in practice. Not that the potential isn’t there; current evidence suggests that leadership factors such as emotional intelligence and transformational leadership behaviors, for example, can be highly effective for leading nurses and organizations.

Yet, how well are these theories put to practice? In this Discussion, you will examine formal leadership theories. You will compare these theories to behaviors you have observed firsthand and discuss their effectiveness in impacting your organization.

To Prepare:

Review the Resources and examine the leadership theories and behaviors introduced.
Identify two to three scholarly resources, in addition to this Module’s readings, that evaluate the impact of leadership behaviors in creating healthy work environments.
Reflect on the leadership behaviors presented in the three resources that you selected for review.

By Day 3 of Week 4

Post two key insights you had from the scholarly resources you selected. Describe a leader whom you have seen use such behaviors and skills, or a situation where you have seen these behaviors and skills used in practice. Be specific and provide examples. Then, explain to what extent these skills were effective and how their practice impacted the workplace.

By Day 6 of Week 4

Respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days by explaining how the leadership skills they described may impact your organization or your personal leadership, or by identifying challenges you see in applying the skills described.

Submission and Grading Information

Grading Criteria

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Discussion 2: Your Leadership Profile

Do you believe you have the traits to be an effective leader? Perhaps you are already in a supervisory role, but as has been discussed previously, appointment does not guarantee leadership skills.

How can you evaluate your own leadership skills and behaviors? You can start by analyzing your performance in specific areas of leadership. In this Discussion, you will complete Gallup’s StrengthsFinder assessment. This assessment will identify your personal strengths, which have been shown to improve motivation, engagement, and academic self-conference. Through this assessment, you will discover your top five themes—which you can reflect upon and use to leverage your talents for optimal success and examine how the results relate to your leadership traits.

To Prepare:

Complete the StrengthsFinder assessment instrument, per the instructions found in this Module’s Learning Resources.

Please Note: This Assessment will take roughly 30 minutes to complete.

Once you have completed your assessment, you will receive your “Top 5 Signature Themes of Talent” on your screen.
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Reflect on the results of your Assessment, and consider how the results relate to your leadership traits.

By Day 3 of Week 5

Post a brief description of your results from the StrengthsFinder assessment. Then, briefly describe two core values, two strengths, and two characteristics that you would like to strengthen based on the results of your StrengthsFinder assessment. Be specific.

By Day 6 of Week 5

Respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days by making recommendations for how they might strengthen the leadership behaviors profiled in their StrengthsFinder assessment, or by commenting on lessons to be learned from the results that can be applied to personal leadership philosophies and behaviors.

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Assignment: Personal Leadership Philosophies

Many of us can think of leaders we have come to admire, be they historical figures, pillars of the industry we work in, or leaders we know personally. The leadership of individuals such as Abraham Lincoln and Margaret Thatcher has been studied and discussed repeatedly. However, you may have interacted with leaders you feel demonstrated equally competent leadership without ever having a book written about their approaches.

What makes great leaders great? Every leader is different, of course, but one area of commonality is the leadership philosophy that great leaders develop and practice. A leadership philosophy is basically an attitude held by leaders that acts as a guiding principle for their behavior. While formal theories on leadership continue to evolve over time, great leaders seem to adhere to an overarching philosophy that steers their actions.

What is your leadership philosophy? In this Assignment, you will explore what guides your own leadership.

To Prepare:

Identify two to three scholarly resources, in addition to this Module’s readings, that evaluate the impact of leadership behaviors in creating healthy work environments.
Reflect on the leadership behaviors presented in the three resources that you selected for review.
Reflect on your results of the CliftonStrengths Assessment, and consider how the results relate to your leadership traits.

The Assignment (2-3 pages):

Personal Leadership Philosophies

Develop and submit a personal leadership philosophy that reflects what you think are characteristics of a good leader. Use the scholarly resources on leadership you selected to support your philosophy statement. Your personal leadership philosophy should include the following:

A description of your core values
A personal mission/vision statement
An analysis of your CliftonStrengths Assessment summarizing the results of your profile
A description of two key behaviors that you wish to strengthen
A development plan that explains how you plan to improve upon the two key behaviors you selected and an explanation of how you plan to achieve your personal vision. Be specific and provide examples.
Be sure to incorporate your colleagues’ feedback on your CliftonStrengths Assessment from this Module’s Discussion 2.

By Day 7 of Week 6

Submit your personal leadership philosophy.

Submission and Grading Information

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Module 4

Module 4: Communication and Relationship Building (Weeks 7-9)

Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). Diagnosis: Communication Breakdown [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Learning Objectives

Students will:

Assess work environments for workplace civility
Analyze strategies to address workplace incivility
Analyze evidence-based theories for promoting organizational health
Recommend strategies for improving workplace environments

Due By	Assignment
Week 7, Days 1–2	Read the Learning Resources. Compose your initial Discussion post.
Week 7, Day 3	Post your initial Discussion post. Begin to compose your Assignment.
Week 7, Days 4-5	Review peer Discussion posts. Compose your peer Discussion responses. Continue to compose your Assignment.
Week 7, Day 6	Post two peer Discussion responses.
Week 8, Days 1-7	Continue to compose your Assignment.
Week 9, Days 1-6	Continue to compose your Assignment.
Week 9, Day 7	Deadline to submit your Assignment.

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Learning Resources

Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.

Required Readings

Marshall, E., & Broome, M. (2017). Transformational leadership in nursing: From expert clinician to influential leader (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer.

Chapter 5, “Collaborative Leadership Contexts: Networks, Communication, Decision Making, and Motivation” (pp. 121–144)

Chapter 9, “Creating and Shaping the Organizational Environment and Culture to Support Practice Excellence” (pp. 247–278)

Chapter 10, “Building Cohesive and Effective Teams” (pp. 279–298)

Select at least ONE of the following:

Clark, C. M., Olender, L., Cardoni, C., & Kenski, D. (2011). Fostering civility in nursing education and practice: Nurse leader perspectives. Journal of Nursing Administration, 41(7/8), 324–330. doi:10.1097/NNA.0b013e31822509c4

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Clark, C. M. (2018). Combining cognitive rehearsal, simulation, and evidence-based scripting to address incivility. Nurse Educator. doi:10.1097/NNE.0000000000000563

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Clark, C. M. (2015). Conversations to inspire and promote a more civil workplace. American Nurse Today, 10(11), 18–23. Retrieved from https://www.americannursetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ant11-CE-Civility-1023.pdf

Griffin, M., & Clark, C. M. (2014). Revisiting cognitive rehearsal as an intervention against incivility and lateral violence in nursing: 10 years later. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 45(12), 535–542. doi:10.3928/00220124-20141122-02

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Document: Work Environment Assessment Template (Word document)

Required Media

TEDx. (2017, April). Jody Hoffer Gittell: The power of a simple idea [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7nL5RC5kdE

Laureate Education (Producer). (2009a). Working with Groups and Teams [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Discussion: Workplace Environment Assessment

How healthy is your workplace?

You may think your current organization operates seamlessly, or you may feel it has many issues. You may experience or even observe things that give you pause. Yet, much as you wouldn’t try to determine the health of a patient through mere observation, you should not attempt to gauge the health of your work environment based on observation and opinion. Often, there are issues you perceive as problems that others do not; similarly, issues may run much deeper than leadership recognizes.

There are many factors and measures that may impact organizational health. Among these is civility. While an organization can institute policies designed to promote such things as civility, how can it be sure these are managed effectively? In this Discussion, you will examine the use of tools in measuring workplace civility.

To Prepare:

Review the Resources and examine the Clark Healthy Workplace Inventory, found on page 20 of Clark (2015).
Review and complete the Work Environment Assessment Template in the Resources.

By Day 3 of Week 7

Post a brief description of the results of your Work Environment Assessment. Based on the results, how civil is your workplace? Explain why your workplace is or is not civil. Then, describe a situation where you have experienced incivility in the workplace. How was this addressed? Be specific and provide examples.

By Day 6 of Week 7

Respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days by sharing ideas for how shortcomings discovered in their evaluations and/or their examples of incivility could have been managed more effectively.

Submission and Grading Information

Grading Criteria

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Week 7 Discussion Rubric

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Week 7 Discussion

Assignment: Workplace Environment Assessment

Clearly, diagnosis is a critical aspect of healthcare. However, the ultimate purpose of a diagnosis is the development and application of a series of treatments or protocols. Isolated recognition of a health issue does little to resolve it.

In this module’s Discussion, you applied the Clark Healthy Workplace Inventory to diagnose potential problems with the civility of your organization. In this Portfolio Assignment, you will continue to analyze the results and apply published research to the development of a proposed treatment for any issues uncovered by the assessment.

To Prepare:

Review the Resources and examine the Clark Healthy Workplace Inventory, found on page 20 of Clark (2015).
Review the Work Environment Assessment Template.
Reflect on the output of your Discussion post regarding your evaluation of workplace civility and the feedback received from colleagues.
Select and review one or more of the following articles found in the Resources:
- Clark, Olender, Cardoni, and Kenski (2011)
- Clark (2018)
- Clark (2015)
- Griffin and Clark (2014)

The Assignment (3-6 pages total):

Part 1: Work Environment Assessment (1-2 pages)

Review the Work Environment Assessment Template you completed for this Module’s Discussion.
Describe the results of the Work Environment Assessment you completed on your workplace.
Identify two things that surprised you about the results and one idea you believed prior to conducting the Assessment that was confirmed.
Explain what the results of the Assessment suggest about the health and civility of your workplace.

Part 2: Reviewing the Literature (1-2 pages)

Briefly describe the theory or concept presented in the article(s) you selected.
Explain how the theory or concept presented in the article(s) relates to the results of your Work Environment Assessment.
Explain how your organization could apply the theory highlighted in your selected article(s) to improve organizational health and/or create stronger work teams. Be specific and provide examples.

Part 3: Evidence-Based Strategies to Create High-Performance Interprofessional Teams (1–2 pages)

Recommend at least two strategies, supported in the literature, that can be implemented to address any shortcomings revealed in your Work Environment Assessment.
Recommend at least two strategies that can be implemented to bolster successful practices revealed in your Work Environment Assessment.

By Day 7 of Week 9

Submit your Workplace Environment Assessment Assignment.

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Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “WK9Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.
Click the Week 9 Assignment Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.
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Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document you saved as “WK9Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click Open.
If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.
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Module 5

Module 5: Organizational Change (Weeks 10-11)

Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). Forecasting Organizational Change [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Learning Objectives

Students will:

Recommend strategies to lead organizational change
Justify plans for implementing and managing organizational change in organizational/workplace settings
Create plans for communicating proposed changes to stakeholders
Recommend risk mitigation plans when managing organizational changes

Due By	Assignment
Week 10, Days 1–7	Read the Learning Resources. Begin to compose your Assignment.
Week 11, Day 1	Continue to compose your Assignment.
Week 11, Day 2	Deadline to submit your Assignment.

Photo Credit: Steve Debenport / E+ / Getty Images

Learning Resources

Required Readings

Marshall, E., & Broome, M. (2017). Transformational leadership in nursing: From expert clinician to influential leader (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer.

Chapter 8, “Practice Model Design, Implementation, and Evaluation” (pp. 195–246)

Cullen, L., & Adams, S. L. (2012). Planning for implementation of evidence-based practice. Journal of Nursing Administration, 42(4), 222–230. Retrieved from https://medcom.uiowa.edu/annsblog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/JONA-FINAL-Cullen-2012.pdf

Pollack, J., & Pollack, R. (2015). Using Kotter’s eight stage process to manage an organizational change program: Presentation and practice. Systemic Practice and Action Research, 28(1), 51-66.

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Seijts, G. H., & Gandz, J. (2016). Transformational change and leader character. Business Horizons, 61(2), 239-249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bushor.2017.11.005

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Tistad, M., Palmcrantz, S., Wallin, L., Ehrenberg, A., Olsson, C. B., Tomson, G., …Eldh, A. C. (2016). Developing leadership in managers to facilitate the implementation of national guideline recommendations: A process evaluation of feasibility and usefulness. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 5(8), 477–486. doi:10.15171/ijhpm.2016.35. Retrieved from http://www.ijhpm.com/article_3183_5015382bcf9183a74ef7e79b0a941f65.pdf

Required Media

TEDx. (2013, January). Six keys to leading positive change: Rosabeth Moss Kanter at TEDxBeaconStreet [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owU5aTNPJbs

Assignment: Change Implementation and Management Plan

It is one of the most cliché of clichés, but it nevertheless rings true: The only constant is change. As a nursing professional, you are no doubt aware that success in the healthcare field requires the ability to adapt to change, as the pace of change in healthcare may be without rival.

As a professional, you will be called upon to share expertise, inform, educate, and advocate. Your efforts in these areas can help lead others through change. In this Assignment, you will propose a change within your organization and present a comprehensive plan to implement the change you propose.

To Prepare:

Review the Resources and identify one change that you believe is called for in your organization/workplace.
- This may be a change necessary to effectively address one or more of the issues you addressed in the Workplace Environment Assessment you submitted in Module 4. It may also be a change in response to something not addressed in your previous efforts. It may be beneficial to discuss your ideas with your organizational leadership and/or colleagues to help identify and vet these ideas.
Reflect on how you might implement this change and how you might communicate this change to organizational leadership.

The Assignment (5-6-minute narrated PowerPoint presentation):

Change Implementation and Management Plan

Create a narrated PowerPoint presentation of 5 or 6 slides with video that presents a comprehensive plan to implement the change you propose.

Your narrated presentation should be 5–6 minutes in length.

Your Change Implementation and Management Plan should include the following:

An executive summary of the issues that are currently affecting your organization/workplace (This can include the work you completed in your Workplace Environment Assessment previously submitted, if relevant.)
A description of the change being proposed
Justifications for the change, including why addressing it will have a positive impact on your organization/workplace
Details about the type and scope of the proposed change
Identification of the stakeholders impacted by the change
Identification of a change management team (by title/role)
A plan for communicating the change you propose
A description of risk mitigation plans you would recommend to address the risks anticipated by the change you propose

By Day 2 of Week 11

Submit your narrated Change Implementation and Management Plan.

Submission and Grading Information

To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:

Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “WK11Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.
Click the Week 11 Assignment Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.
Click the Week 11 Assignment link. You will also be able to “View Rubric” for grading criteria from this area.
Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document you saved as “WK11Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click Open.
If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.
Click on the Submit button to complete your submission.

Grading Criteria

To access your rubric:

Week 11 Assignment Rubric

Check Your Assignment Draft for Authenticity

To check your Assignment draft for authenticity:

Submit your Week 11 Assignment draft and review the originality report.

Submit Your Assignment by Day 2 of Week 11

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Week 11 Assignment

Congratulations! After you have finished all of the assignments for this Module, you have completed the course. Please submit your Course Evaluation by Day 7.

NURS_6053_Module05_Week11_Assignment_Rubric

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
Create a 5- or 6-slide narrated PowerPoint that presents a comprehensive plan to implement changes you propose. Your Change Implementation and Management Plan should include the following: · An executive summary of the issues that are currently affecting your organization/workplace (this can include the work you completed in your Workplace Environment Assessment). · A description of the changes being proposed. · Justifications for the changes, including why addressing them will have a positive impact on your organization/workplace.	32 (32%) – 35 (35%) Presentation provides an accurate and detailed executive summary of the issues that are currently affecting an organization/workplace. Presentation accurately and completely describes in detail the changes being proposed. Presentation accurately and thoroughly details justifications for the changes, including a thorough and complete explanation of why addressing these changes will have a positive impact on the organization/workplace.	28 (28%) – 31 (31%) Presentation provides an accurate executive summary of the issues that are currently affecting an organization/workplace. Presentation accurately describes the changes being proposed. Presentation accurately justifies the changes, including an accurate explanation of why addressing these changes will have a positive impact on the organization/workplace.	25 (25%) – 27 (27%) Presentation provides an executive summary of the issues that are currently affecting an organization/workplace that is vague or inaccurate. Presentation describes the changes being proposed that is vague or inaccurate. Presentation vaguely or inaccurately justifies the changes, including a vague or inaccurate explanation of why addressing these changes will have a positive impact on the organization/workplace.	0 (0%) – 24 (24%) Presentation provides an executive summary of the issues that are currently affecting an organization/workplace that is vague and inaccurate, or is missing. Presentation describes the changes being proposed that is vague and inaccurate, or is missing. Presentation vaguely and inaccurately justifies the changes, including a vague and inaccurate explanation of why addressing these changes will have a positive impact on the organization/workplace, or is missing.
· Details about the type and scope of the proposed changes. · Identification of the stakeholders impacted by the changes. · Identification of a change management team (by title/role). · A plan for communicating the changes you propose. · A description of risk mitigation plans you would recommend to address the risks anticipated by the changes you propose.	27 (27%) – 30 (30%) Presentation accurately and thoroughly details the type and scope of the changes proposed. Presentation accurately and clearly identifies the stakeholders impacted by the changes. Presentation accurately and completely identifies a change management by title/role that is detailed. Presentation accurately and thoroughly proposes a detailed plan for communicating the changes proposed. Presentation accurately and thoroughly describes in detail risk mitigation plans recommended to address the risks anticipated by the changes proposed.	24 (24%) – 26 (26%) Presentation accurately details the type and scope of the changes proposed. Presentation accurately identifies the stakeholders impacted by the changes. Presentation accurately identifies a change management by title/role. Presentation accurately proposes a detailed plan for communicating the changes proposed. Presentation accurately describes risk mitigation plans recommended to address the risks anticipated by the changes proposed.	21 (21%) – 23 (23%) Presentation details the type and scope of the changes proposed that is vague or inaccurate. Presentation identifies the stakeholders impacted by the changes that is vague or inaccurate. Presentation identifies a change management by title/role that is vague or inaccurate. Presentation proposes a detailed plan for communicating the changes proposed that is vague or inaccurate. Presentation describes risk mitigation plans recommended to address the risks anticipated by the changes proposed that is vague or inaccurate.	0 (0%) – 20 (20%) Presentation details the type and scope of the changes proposed that is vague and inaccurate, or is missing. Presentation identifies the stakeholders impacted by the changes that is vague and inaccurate, or is missing. Presentation identifies a change management by title/role that is vague and inaccurate, or is missing. Presentation proposes a detailed plan for communicating the changes proposed that is vague and inaccurate, or is missing. Presentation describes risk mitigation plans recommended to address the risks anticipated by the changes proposed that is vague and inaccurate, or is missing.
Include a narrated presentation that is 5–6 minutes in length.	27 (27%) – 30 (30%) Narrated presentation accurately and completely summarizes the presentation responses. Audio recording is professional in nature and thoroughly addresses all components of the presentation. Presentation should be aesthetically organized and easy to follow with an introduction, purpose statement, and conclusion	24 (24%) – 26 (26%) Narrated presentation adequately summarizes the presentation responses. Audio recording is professional in nature and adequately addresses the components of the presentation.	21 (21%) – 23 (23%) Narrated presentation vaguely, inaccurately, or incompletely summarizes the presentation responses. Audio recording may be professional in nature and somewhat addresses the components of the presentation.	0 (0%) – 20 (20%) Narrated presentation vaguely and inaccurately summarizes the presentation or is missing. Audio recording is not professional in nature and inaccurately and incompletely addresses the components of the presentation, or is missing.
Written Expression and Formatting – English writing standards: Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation	5 (5%) – 5 (5%) Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors.	4 (4%) – 4 (4%) Contains a few (1 or 2) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.	3.5 (3.5%) – 3.5 (3.5%) Contains several (3 or 4) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.	0 (0%) – 3 (3%) Contains many (≥ 5) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors that interfere with the reader’s understanding.

Total Points: 100

NURS 6053: Interprofessional Organizational and Systems Leadership

Module 1: Healthcare Environment (Weeks 1-2)

Learning Objectives

Students will:

Learning Resources

Required Readings

Required Media

Discussion: Review of Current Healthcare Issues

By Day 3 of Week 1

By Day 6 of Week 1

Submission and Grading Information

Grading Criteria

Post by Day 3 and Respond by Day 6 of Week 1

Assignment: Analysis of a Pertinent Healthcare Issue

By Day 7 of Week 2

Submission and Grading Information

Grading Criteria

Check Your Assignment Draft for Authenticity

Submit Your Assignment by Day 7 of Week 2

Next Module

Module 2: Professionalism (Week 3)

Learning Objectives

Students will:

Learning Resources

Required Readings

Required Media

Discussion: Organizational Policies and Practices to Support Healthcare Issues

By Day 3 of Week 3

By Day 6 of Week 3

Submission and Grading Information

Grading Criteria

Post by Day 3 and Respond by Day 6 of Week 3

Assignment: Developing Organizational Policies and Practices

By Day 7 of Week 3

Submission and Grading Information

Grading Criteria

Check Your Assignment Draft for Authenticity

Submit Your Assignment by Day 7 of Week 3

Next Module

Module 3: Leadership (Weeks 4-6)

Learning Objectives

Students will:

Learning Resources

Required Readings

Resources for the StrengthsFinder Assessment Tool

Required Media

Discussion 1: Leadership Theories in Practice

By Day 3 of Week 4

By Day 6 of Week 4

Submission and Grading Information

Grading Criteria

Post by Day 3 and Respond by Day 6 of Week 4

Discussion 2: Your Leadership Profile

By Day 3 of Week 5

By Day 6 of Week 5

Submission and Grading Information

Grading Criteria

Post by Day 3 and Respond by Day 6 of Week 5

Assignment: Personal Leadership Philosophies

By Day 7 of Week 6

Submission and Grading Information

Grading Criteria

Check Your Assignment Draft for Authenticity

Submit Your Assignment by Day 7 of Week 6

Next Module

Module 4: Communication and Relationship Building (Weeks 7-9)

Learning Objectives

Students will:

Learning Resources

Required Readings

Required Media

Discussion: Workplace Environment Assessment

By Day 3 of Week 7

By Day 6 of Week 7

Submission and Grading Information

Grading Criteria

Post by Day 3 and Respond by Day 6 of Week 7

Assignment: Workplace Environment Assessment

By Day 7 of Week 9

Submission and Grading Information