01 Feb Identify the significance

Week 1 Discussion

DQ1 Organizational Culture and Climate

Evidence supports that an organization’s culture and climate can positively influence employee motivation, leading employees to seek professional development that, in turn, helps achievement of organizational goals. Discuss how leaders in your organization support or do not support the mission, vision, and values by their actions. Why are culture and climate important? How would you evaluate the culture and climate of an organization where you will apply for a new job?

DQ2 Open Healthcare Systems

Healthcare systems have been seen traditionally as closed systems. Select a current or recent-past issue or process in which there has been discussion of change for improvement. How can this issue or process be changed to an open-system perspective that would improve outcomes?

Week 2 Discussion

DQ1 Identify Organizational Structure and Function

Think of a healthcare organization that you are most familiar with and think of its organizational structure. Describe this structure or use of combinations of structure (line, matrix, service line, ad hoc, or flat).

Give an example of how decision making occurs and identify if this is centralized or decentralized. Is this best practice?

DQ2 Decision Making: Formal and Informal

Organizations have many task forces, councils, and committees that are designed to contribute to the success of the organization and improve its function.

Describe one of these groups, discussing the formal and informal leadership, how decisions are made, and what the role of those that are most influential have on the final product or outcome of the group’s efforts.

Week 3 Discussion

DQ1 Planned Change

What was the impetus for a recent change that occurred in a healthcare organization that you are familiar with? What was the role of the leader; of the staff? How did this change improve the unit or department? What contribution did this change make to the organization?

DQ2 Change Model Application

The Kotter change model guides change agents through an eight-step process to facilitate change. Consider a recent organizational change with which you are familiar and apply the Kotter change model. Consider each step of the model and how the organizational change did or did not complete each step. Discuss how well or poorly one of these steps was completed. Did this change meet the outcome expectations by creating a positive change?

Week 4 Discussion

DQ1 Collaborative Interdisciplinary Groups

Choose a group that you are currently part of or one that you have recently been a member of. Discuss the purpose of the group and the expected outcome(s). Consider how this group moved through the stages of group formation. Think about your role in the group. Did you experience the dominator, the aggressor, or the blocker? What strategies would you apply to this group today, based on this course content?

DQ2 Enhancing Professional/Personal Power

In your current healthcare organization, consider the types of power that you observe and discuss one of these types within a specific situational context. What factors may have impacted power such as gender, formal authority, race, or anything else? Describe the strategies that you would select for each individual in this situation to ensure a more equal base of power.

Week 5 Discussion

DQ1 Ineffective Communication

Think of a situation in which you were a part of or witnessed ineffective communication between a nurse and a nursing leader or manager. What form of communication was used? What was the nature of the issue or situation? Describe the tone and pace of the interaction. What would have made this communication more effective?

DQ2 Communication Strategies

Consider a situation in which communication occurred with a nonnursing professional or patient’s family. What barriers or challenges were apparent? What strategies were used or could be used to overcome the barriers or challenges?

Week 6 Discussion

DQ1 Differences Between Leaders and Managers

In your current healthcare organization, consider someone who is a leader but not a manager and someone who is a manager but not a leader. Using examples and descriptions, identify the behaviors of each that has led you to your conclusions. What characteristics make both of these people successful in the organization?

DQ2 Leadership Style

Consider one leader with whom you are familiar in your healthcare organization. Describe this leader’s style. What are the characteristic approaches selected by this leader? Which characteristics do you want to role model? How does this leadership style impact care delivery?

Week 7 Discussion

DQ1 Guiding Principles: Ethical, Moral, and Legal

Consider three generations: newborn, midlife, and elderly patients. Does your application of the guiding principles differ depending on the population that you care for? Explain. Does your responsibility to each of these populations differ, depending on your organizational role or level of leadership? Explain. What professional standards guide your thoughts and actions?

DQ2 Conflict Resolution and Leadership Style

Internal and external conflict may occur when leaders fail to resolve conflict. Consider a recent conflict you were involved in or were witness to. Identify the roles of those involved in the conflict and how the conflict was or was not resolved. Consider the five TKI styles; which one was used in this conflict? Give verbal or behavioral examples. Based on the readings, how would you approach this conflict if it occurred today?

Week 8 Discussion

Managing Quality to Promote Cost Effectiveness and Value-added Practices

Nursing leaders understand that to determine the level of success of an activity there must be opportunities to measure, analyze, and evaluate activity-based data. Consider a current National Patient Safety Goal or Institute for Healthcare Improvement care bundle. What professional and organizational standards are met by these initiatives? How is the performance of staff related to these initiatives measured? Who analyzes them? Explain how the nursing staff is enabled and encouraged to maintain these standards that improve quality care.

Week 2 Systems Theory Paper

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to (a) identify and articulate a healthcare organization problem; (b) assess all systems components of the organization problem; (c) identify the problem solution and alignment with the organization mission, vision, and values; (d) describe how the solution supports or creates organization culture and climate change; (e) apply system inputs, throughputs, outputs, cycles of events, and negative feedback related to the problem solution; and (f) identify how the problem solution aligns with professional standards.

Outcomes

CO 1: Examine how a systems-approach can contribute to achieving quality health outcomes characterized by high quality, safe, patient-centered care. (PO 1, 2)

CO 5: Compare methods of conflict resolution that respect cultural diversity and promote a caring environment for staff and patients. (PO 2, 3)

CO 7: Identify various team strategies for problem solving that enhance patient-centeredness and value-added care. (PO 1)

Due Date:Submit by Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 2.

Total Points Possible: 200

Requirements:

1. This paper will be graded on quality of paper information, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, and organization based on the required components.

2. Create the review using Microsoft (MS) Word, which is the required format for all Chamberlain documents. You can tell that the document is saved as an MS Word document because it will end in .docx.

3. Submit by 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday of the week due. Any questions about this paper may be discussed in the weekly Q & A Discussion topic.

4. The length of the paper is to be no greater than five pages, excluding title page and reference page. Extra pages will not be read by the instructor and will not count toward your grade.

1. APA format (6th edition) is required in this assignment, including a title page and a reference page. Use APA level 1 headings for the organizational structure of this assignment. Remember that the introduction does not carry a heading that labels it as a level heading in APA format. The first part of your paper is assumed to be the introduction. See the APA manual for details. See the resource under Course Resources, “Guidelines for Writing Professional Papers”.

Preparing the paper

1. Write a clear introduction that includes the problem and the purpose.

2. Explain the organization mission, vision, values, culture, and climate related to the problem.

3. Describe the area or department problem using open systems terminology.

4. Identify the desired outcome, goals, and objectives; apply the solution, including professional standards that may be applicable.

5. Describe how the solution aligns with the organization’s mission, vision, and values. Describe how it will improve the culture and climate.

6. Summarize the main points from the body of the paper.

1. The paper will be five pages maximum, excluding title and reference pages.

Week 4 Planned Change Paper

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to (a) identify and articulate a healthcare issue, problem, or inefficiency that requires change; (b) use a change model to describe a realistic change; (c) identify the change ensures alignment with the organization mission, vision, and values; (d) develop a change strategy to guide initiation, implementation, and management of the change; and (e) identify roles and functions of individuals who will facilitate this change.

Outcomes

CO 3: Analyze selected leadership topics for their relationship to holistic care principles and cultural diversity. (PO 1, 3, 5)

CO 4: Examine evidence-based communication strategies that respect cultural diversity and promotes caring environments for staff and patients. (PO 2, 3)

CO 7: Identify various team strategies for problem solving that enhance patient-centeredness and value-added care. (PO 1)

Due Date:Submit by Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 4.

Total Points Possible: 200

Requirements:

1. This paper will be graded on quality of paper information, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, and organization based on the required components.

2. Create the review using Microsoft (MS) Word, which is the required format for all Chamberlain documents. You can tell that the document is saved as an MS Word document because it will end in .docx.

3. Submit by 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday of the week due. Any questions about this paper may be discussed in the weekly Q & A Discussion topic.

4. The length of the paper is to be no greater than five pages, excluding title page and reference page. Extra pages will not be read by the instructor and will not count toward your grade.

1. APA format (6th edition) is required in this assignment, including a title page and a reference page. Use APA level 1 headings for the organizational structure of this assignment. Remember that the introduction does not carry a heading that labels it as a level heading in APA format. The first part of your paper is assumed to be the introduction. See the APA manual for details. See the resource under Course Resources, “Guidelines for Writing Professional Papers”.

Preparing the paper

1. Clear introduction; identify the issue for change and the unit or department.

2. Describe a change that is realistic in the current organization and healthcare environment.

3. Describe how the solution aligns with organization mission, vision, and values.

4. Explain the change model and actions related to this issue at each step in the process.

5. Identify the roles of individuals that would initiate, implement, and manage the change.

6. Summarize main points from the body of the paper.

1. The paper will be five pages maximum, excluding title and reference pages.

Note: If you go over the paper length, the information will not be graded by the instructor.

1. Title and reference pages must be in APA format (6th edition).

2. Use 12-point Times New Roman font and one-inch margins on all sides of the paper.

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Week 6 Concept Analysis Paper

The Concept Analysis Paper must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 6. The guidelines and grading rubric for this assignment are located below and in Course Resources section.

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Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to (a) select an interprofessional leadership topic from the list below; (b) identify topic significance based on literature; (c) describe current best practices, positive and negative impact; and (d) for the nurse leader the application, implications, and consequences.

Interprofessional Leadership Topics:

Accountable care organizations (ACO)

Horizontal and vertical organizational structure

Interpersonal and interprofessional relationships in the C-suite

Just Culture

Matrix organizational structure

Resistance to change

Role ambiguity and conflict

Staff selection and retention

Succession planning

Whistle-blowing

Outcomes

CO 2: investigate a variety of change theory models from the perspective of professional nursing values, caring environments, and cultural diversity. (PO 2, 3, 4)

CO 6: Describe a patient-centered model that uses clinical pathways, nursing care plans, and multidisciplinary action plans to assist in planning quality-driven and cost-effective care. (PO 1)

Due Date: Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 6

Total Points Possible: 225

Requirements:

This paper will be graded on quality of paper information, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, and organization based on the required components.

Create the review using Microsoft (MS) Word, which is the required format for all Chamberlain documents. You can tell that the document is saved as an MS Word document because it will end in .docx.

Submit by 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday of the week due. Any questions about this paper may be discussed in the weekly Q & A Discussion topic.

The length of the paper is to be no greater than five pages, excluding title page and reference page. Extra pages will not be read by the instructor and will not count toward your grade.

APA format (6th edition) is required in this assignment, including a title page and reference page. Use APA level 1 headings for the organizational structure of this assignment. Remember that the introduction does not carry a heading that labels it as a level heading in APA format. The first part of your paper is assumed to be the introduction. See the APA manual for details. See the resource under Course Resources, “Guidelines for Writing Professional Papers”.

Preparing the paper

Write a clear introduction; identify the topic.

Identify the significance of the topic for nurse leaders.

Describe best practices and impact on nurse leaders.

Explain the application, implications, and consequences for the nurse leader.

Summarize main points from the body of the paper.

The paper will be five pages maximum, excluding title and reference pages.

Note: If you go over the paper length, the information will not be graded by the instructor.

Title and reference pages must be in APA format (6th edition).

Use 12-point Times New Roman font and one-inch margins on all sides of the paper.