Category: Nursing

Discuss how an individual can use effective communication techniques to overcome workplace challenges, encourage collaboration across groups, and promote effective problem solving.

Describe how alignment between the values of an organization and the values of the nurse impact nurse engagement and patient outcomes.

Challenges for Group Practice Administrators and Recruitment Strategy for Practice Managers”

Predict two (2) external and / or internal challenges facing today’s medical group practice administrators. Compose a strategy to manage the challenges in question. Justify your response. Imagine that you work for a medium-sized healthcare organization and the organization is hiring a medical practice manager. Determine three (3) areas of competency that you think are most important to effectively manage a medical group practice. Next, suggest a recruitment strategy that includes the method you would use to advertise the position and the information you would include in the job posting to attract qualified candidates. Justify your response.

“Aspects of Human Resources Management and Marketing Strategies”

Appraise the key functions of Human Resources Management (HRM) and state your opinion as to whether or not HRM should be part of the strategic planning process for medical group practices. Support your rationale with specific examples.

Evaluate the importance of effective marketing for medical practices. Recommend three (3) specific factors that a practice administrator should consider when creating a marketing plan for a medical group practice. Justify your recommendations.

It looks like the breakdown for the final paper will look like this:

Intro(________)

*Availability of Workers

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o Provide an overview of the topic and perspective/information from each article(________)

o How the topic affects employees(________)

o How it will affect the company and human resources policies and procedures(________)

*Aging Workforce

• Provide an overview of the topic and perspective/information from each article(________)

• How the topic affects employees(_______)

• How it will affect the company and human resources policies and procedures (Michael)

Conclusion(________)

Pick an entry level position that you are familiar with and create a detailed training plan of approximately 1,200-1,500 words,

Include a complete discussion of:

• needs assessment (what is a needs assessment, how will you do it and what will you train on);

• development and conduct of the training (details on the training that will be conducted);

• how you will evaluate the training, and

• the key competencies (using the concepts from chapter 7) that you believe are essential for success in the position.

Include a minimum of two references.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Grading Rubric Week 4 Points

Introduction and overview of the position to be trained 1

Needs Assessment 2

Development and Conduct of Training 3

Evaluation of the training 3

Key Competencies for success 2

Appropriate research – minimum of 2 – and use throughout the paper 3

Adherence to UOP standards for written work

• APA format

• Major points are organized in a logical fashion. Each paragraph is clear and contains one major idea.

• Rules of grammar and punctuation are followed.

• No spelling errors

• Word count approximately1,200-1,500 words. 2

As a nurse, you can have a great impact on the success or failure of the adoption of EHRs. It is important for nurses to understand their role as change agents and the ways they can influence others when addressing the challenges of changing to a drastically different way of doing things. Everett Rogers, a pioneer in the field of the diffusion of innovations, identified five qualities that determine individual attitudes towards adopting new technology (2003). He theorized that individuals are concerned with:

1. Relative advantage: The individual adopting the new innovation must see how it will be an improvement over the old way of doing things. 2. Compatibility with existing values and practices: The adopter must understand how the new innovation aligns with current practices. 3. Simplicity: The adopter must believe he or she can easily master the new technology; the more difficult learning the new system appears, the greater the resistance that will occur. 4. Trialability: The adopter should have the opportunity to “play around’ with the new technology and explore its capabilities. 5. Observable results: The adopter must have evidence that the proposed innovation has been successful in other situations.

For this Assignment, you assume the role of a nurse facilitator in a small hospital in upstate New York. You have been part of a team preparing for the implementation of a new electronic health records system. Decisions as to the program that will be used have been finalized, and you are now tasked with preparing the nurses for the new system. There has been an undercurrent of resistance expressed by nurses, and you must respond to their concerns. You have a meeting scheduled with the nurses 1 week prior to the training on the new EHR system. Consider how you can use the five qualities outlined by Rogers (2003) to assist in preparing the nurses for the upcoming implementation.

To prepare:

1. Review the Learning Resources this week about successful implementations of EHRs. 2. Consider how you would present the new EHR system to the nurses to win their approval. 3. Reflect on the five qualities outlined by Rogers. How would addressing each of those areas improve the likelihood of success?

Write a 3- to 5-page paper which includes the following:

A. Using Rogers’ (2003) theory as a foundation, outline how you would approach the meeting with the nurses. Be specific as to the types of information or activities you could provide to address each area and include how you would respond to resistance. B. Analyze the role of nurses as change agents in facilitating the adoption of new technology.

Prepare a PowerPoint presentation that reviews a managed care program centered on disease management. Prepare 15-20 slides (excluding title and reference slides) documenting the major points of this program. Include detailed speaker notes with your presentation beneath each slide. The project must include these components: Title Slide with the following: Title of the managed care program Student’s name Course title/number Instructor’s name Date submitted Introduction/Thesis Statement introducing your managed care program based on disease management. The role of preventing disease Patient incentives Physician incentives Case management Facilities Quality of care Prescription benefits The future of data use and informatics Conclusion which includes a restatement of the opening thesis statement and summary of the managed care program discussed. Reference Slide (include a minimum of four scholarly and/ or peer reviewed sources cited according to APA guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center) Your PowerPoint presentation slides should: Be sequenced and organized clearly. Have a clear, logical progression of ideas. Utilize bullet points or short sentences, if necessary, not dense paragraphs. Have relevant visuals, such as graphs, tables, data summaries, sound and/or animation which enhance the understanding of concepts, ideas, and relationships. Have a consistent theme, format, and font which augment the readability.

All employees have rights that are based on laws, company employment policies, and traditions. Employers also have rights

that support their authority and what they can expect from their employees. Sometimes these two sets of rights conflict.

1 Understand employee rights.

2 Understand management rights.

3 Become aware of employee rights challenges: a balancing act.

4 Learn practices for administering and managing discipline.

5 Develop competence for managing difficult employees.

6 Become aware of preventing the need for discipline with human resource management.

All employees have rights that are based on laws, company employment policies, and traditions. Employers

Five Steps for Effective Disciplinary Sessions

1. Determine whether discipline is called for. Is the problem an isolated infraction or part of a pattern? Consult with

HR experts and get some feedback before making a disciplinary decision.

2. Outline clear goals for the discussion in your opening remarks. Do not rely on indirect communication or beat

around the bush. The employee should gain a clear idea of your expectations for improvement.

3. Ensure two-way communication. The most helpful disciplinary meeting is a discussion, not a lecture. The objective

of the meeting, after all, is to devise a workable solution, not to berate the employee.

4. Establish a follow-up plan. The agreement to a follow-up plan is crucial in both the progressive and positive

disciplinary procedures. It is particularly important to establish the time frame in which the employee’s behavior is to

improve.

5. End on a positive note. You may want to emphasize the employee’s strengths so that he or she can leave the meeting

believing that you—and the company—want the employee to succeed.

As a member of ABC Consultants, you have been hired by a large organization to develop an innovated approach using current technology in health care delivery. This can be a product, a service, or an application. Choose an organization in a sector including, but not limited to, pharmaceutical, insurance, manufacturing, software development, or facility design. Review its website and any recent articles about the organizations. Resource: Technology and Health Care Grading Criteria Write a 1,050- to 1,750-word paper and include the following: Describe your product, service, or application (m-health, e-therapy, virtual physician visits, and so forth). Discuss the impact of your product, service, or application on quality of care, quality of life, cost of care, and access. Discuss the social, ethical, and economic impact of your product, service, or application to the organization.