28 Dec Post again by Day 3

MMHA6000 Foundation of Healthcare Administration

Week 4 Discussion

Creating Work-Life Balance

Post your responses to the Discussion based on the course requirements. Your Discussion postings should be written in standard edited English and follow APA guidelines as closely as possible given the constraints of the online platform. Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this module’s Learning Resources and additional scholarly sources as appropriate. Refer to the Essential Guide to APA Style for Walden Students to ensure that your in-text citations and reference list are correct. Initial postings must be 250–350 words (not including references).

The commitment to achieving work-life balance reflects “the need for equilibrium across multiple areas of life” (Tajlili, 2014, p. 257). While it can be daunting to manage time and resource constraints, many busy students and professionals are able to prioritize and schedule their commitments in satisfying and personally meaningful ways. What are their secrets to success and what can be learned from them?

To prepare for this Discussion, consider the challenges you are likely to encounter as a student in this online MHA program and as a health care administrator.

Review the Learning Resources related to work-life balance, including Tajlili (2014), Evans, Carney, and Wilkinson (2013), Giberson and Miklos (2014), and Perlow (2014). Analyze the information related to personal values and priorities, time management, and health and wellness in terms of your own needs and commitments. Based on your reading and reflection, identify an aspect of work-life balance that you would like to investigate further by conducting library research.

Review the Learning Resources related to conducting research using the Walden Library. Use the Walden Library to locate at least one peer-reviewed article that relates to your chosen aspect of work-life balance. Select an article that provides valuable information to help you manage the multiple demands you are likely to experience as a graduate student and as a working professional. For example, the article you select may illustrate potential benefits of work-life balance, describe common challenges, or feature strategies for maintaining balance. (Note: You will also use the article you select to complete this module’s Assignment.)

Next, review the Learning Resources related to scholarly writing, which includes using APA guidelines for in-text citations and references.

Finally, think about how honing your ability to research and present information to others will be beneficial in your career as a health care administrator.

Post by Day 3 of Week 6 a substantive and cohesive response to the following:

Summarize the article related to work-life balance that you located using the Walden Library.

Explain how you can apply the information in this article in a meaningful way to manage multiple demands associated with being a graduate student and working professional.

In your posting, include an APA-formatted in-text citation and a reference for your selected article, as well as citations and references for any other resources you use to support your work.

Read a selection of your colleagues’ postings.

Respond by Day 5 of Week 6 to at least two of your colleagues’ postings, deepening the discussion of the information presented.

Post again by Day 3 of Week 7, sharing insights you have gained about the value of mutual support among colleagues for fostering work-life balance. Provide an example of how you could leverage your colleagues’ support as a graduate student and/or health care administrator.

Continue this Discussion until the end of the module, Day 7 of Week 7, by suggesting specific strategies for addressing the challenges of being an online graduate student and working professional.

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