Conduct an interview with a nurse manager and discuss today’s nursing roles in the healthcare delivery system compared to roles 5, 10, 15, and 20 years ago.

Question Description

Not so many years ago, nurses wore white uniforms and stiff white caps. They gave up their chairs for physicians at the nurse’s station. They cared for patients who stayed in the hospital for days or weeks to recuperate from surgery. They received a technical education, often in a diploma program, and carried out task-based nursing duties. This picture is as antiquated now as today’s nursing model will be in 20 years. In this module, you studied the role nursing plays in healthcare delivery. Tasks: Conduct an interview with a nurse manager and discuss today’s nursing roles in the healthcare delivery system compared to roles 5, 10, 15, and 20 years ago. Include questions in the interview that address the responsibilities of a nurse manager and the role’s accountability. Include the interviewee’s thoughts on cost containment within the healthcare delivery system. Write a 2- to 3-page interview report. In your report, include the following: •Identification and description of today’s nursing roles in the healthcare delivery system compared to roles 5, 10, 15, and 20 years ago. •Explanation of the responsibilities of a nurse manager. •Description of the accountability associated with nurse manager. •Explanation of the interviewee’s thoughts on cost containment within the healthcare delivery system. Support your findings with examples and scholarly readings or articles .Apply APA 6th ed. standards to citation of sources.

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Why is it important to assess the relationship between culture and health in specific societies by the extent to which cultural practices promote or discourage good physical and mental health?

Instruction: For each question, please type out your answers in a Word file. You must use 11 fonts and 
Times New Roman. The document must be double spaced. Your typed document must a full three pages 
long for all questions answered. Your submitted work cannot be less than or greater than three pages. 

 Chapter 6. Page 166 Question 2. 
Why is it important to assess the relationship between culture and health in specific societies by the extent to which cultural practices promote or discourage good physical and mental health? 
2) Chapter 8. Page 225 Questions 3 & 5. 
What are some of the direct and indirect causes of undernutrition? 
What are the links between nutrition and health? 
3) Chapter 9. Page 251 Questions 1 & 2 
Why can it be said that “being born female is dangerous to your health”? 
Why should we pay particular attention to the health of females? 
4) Chapter 10 Page 287 Question 1 
What are the most important causes of child death globally? 

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DESCRIBE HOW AN EMR SYSTEM CAN ADVANCE THE STRATEGIES OF A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER ORGANIZATION

Health Information System

Textbook for  Reference: click here for more information on this paper

Wager, K. A. (2013). Health Care Information Systems: A Practical Approach for Health Care Management, 3e

Instructions: I rather hear about your experiences, experiences of others you know, opinions and ideas when answering the following questions. Must write up from 75  to 150 word count.

  1. What is the systems-development life cycle? Why is it important to the selection of an information system?
  2. The SDLC (system development life cycle) involves several phases.The implementation phase can be the most challenging and it is the phase that is at most risk of failure.  Why is the implementation phase at such risk for failure?
  3. Third is the Implementation Phase; in this phase, the system is installed and evaluated in the organization’s operational environment.”

What are some common challenges that occur during the “go-live” or implementation stages of an information technology project? Other than staff training, how can these challenges be minimized?

  1. The SDLC also needs to be in alignment with the strategy of an organization. However, creating a cost-efficient information technology system that is in alignment with strategic goals of the organization can be a major challenge. Which department in a health care organization is frequently in charge of planning the development of an information technology system? What is their primary role?
  2. Determining the scope of an information technology project can be overwhelming. What is a good first step in identifying the scope of an IT project?
  3. What is an electronic medical record (EMR)? Describe how an EMR system can advance the strategies of a health care provider organization
  4. Imagine you have been selected to consult for a prestigious health care organization. Your ultimate goal is to develop a proposal to present to the board of the organization. At their last meeting, the board asked you to prepare a proposal on how the organization might adopt a technology trend to improve the quality of the health care delivered to organization members.

Research various types, uses, and effects of technology across the health care industry.

Write a 350-700 word summary describing various types and uses of technology across the health care industry and their impact. Also, identify the technology trend you will recommend for the health care organization.

Cite at least two peer-reviewed references from the University Library.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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  • Include a title page
  • Include an introduction and a conclusion.
  • Use section headings in accordance with APA standards for organization.
  • Cite and reference at least two peer-reviewed articles in the paper.
  • Develop in-text citations and references according to APA standards.
  • Reference page must be formatted on APA format.
  1. You have been selected to participate in a prestigious internship in a health care organization by working for the chief information officer (CIO). Your internship consists of a series of projects you will complete throughout this course.

Consider the following scenario:

  • In the first week of your internship, the CIO approaches your team and asks you to research electronic health records (EHRs). She says, “I must give a presentation at a staff meeting next week, and I’d like you to complete the research and create the slides and notes for me. The presentation must focus on EHRs, which our organization is considering implementing. Please be thorough with the speaker notes.”

The CIO adds that you must consider the privacy and security implications of adopting the EHRs.

Develop an 2- slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® slide presentation that includes the information the CIO requested in the scenario.

List major points in the slides. Include detailed explanations in the speaker notes that correlate to each point.

  • The presentation must include detailed speaker’s notes, which become the script of the presentation. Use the speaker’s notes section below each slide to present a discussion of your findings. The notes must be written in well defined paragraphs. The notes must be written as you would write content for an APA-formatted research paper.
  • Cite all information in the speaker’s notes from outside resources according to APA standards.
  • Develop all in-text citations and references according to APA standards.

Include videos, audio, photos, diagrams, or graphs as appropriate.

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Health Information Governance

To reflect on an information governance issue, inspired by an observation made in practice or on reading around the topic. Maximum 2,000 words

Please also refer to the lecture of reflection and the accompanying PowerPoint slides. 

You can only reflect on your own practice and this must be something related to health information governance (or a parallel issue with relevance to health information governance). It could be an incident from the past, made critical by something we discuss during the taught week or by something you read about governance.

As this is a form of ‘guided reflection’, it is recommended that you use the following headings and prompts for your paper based on Gibbs Reflective Cycle:

Model for academic reflective writing

  1. Describe the situation/event

· Why was it important?

· How does it relate to IG?

  1. Feelings

What were your thoughts and feelings/what were the good and bad points of the situation/event?

· Did it impact on others, and how?

· How did you feel at the time?

· What was your role?

  1. The key issue

On the basis of 1 and 2, what is the main IG related issue emerging?

· Having identified the IG issue, it becomes possible to find suitable literature

  1. Analysis

Making sense of the situation – a) What does the literature say about the issue and the situation? b) What are the legal and ethical perspectives. c) What alternatives were there?

  1. Conclusion 

What have you learned a) about the issue, b) about yourself and c) about the best alternative way to manage the situation/event?

  1. Action Plan

What would you do if the situation arose again ? What do you need to do to further develop yourself/your skills/your knowledge/ your practice?

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Give at least three (3) advantages and three (3) disadvantages of the nursing care delivery model you have chosen.

QUESTION

Essay for Transitional of Nursing Class

  1. Please respond to at least one of the questions below with a minimum of 200 words.
  • As the manager for your unit, what would be your choice of nursing care delivery models? 
  • Give at least three (3) advantages and three (3) disadvantages of the nursing care delivery model you have chosen. 
  • Please explain and support your response.
  • APA STYLE
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The purpose of this project will be to address a healthcare concern occurring within a community by providing macro level leadership needed to build a coalition. The identified coalition will seek to resolve the healthcare concern.

QUESTION

POWERPOINT PRESENTATION – MASTERS NURSING CLASS – SEE ATTACHED FILE*****

REQUIREMENTS: must follow requirements!!!  

Description of the Identified Healthcare Concern

You are the Vice-President of Nursing Services at a 500 bed facility that provides healthcare to a 6 county region that occurs in two different but adjoining states.  Recently you attended a national conference regarding infectious diseases and the potential for their spread with our current global environment.  Upon return from the conference, you have a conversation with a local public health official who identifies that there is no regional plan to combat an infectious disease outbreak.  In addition, the official noted the presence of several barriers which will make the development of a plan more of a challenge.  These include, but are not limited to: 

·         Identification of a plan that would cover a large region and a diverse population of approximately one million people

·         Identification of a plan that could be coordinated from one facility, but interact successfully with 6 different counties and two different state governments

·         The presence of a regional airport which increases the opportunity for introducing an infectious disease to the region

From the conversation, you realize that a coalition will be needed and that macro leadership skills are required for the coalition to be successful.  You now accept the challenge to build a coalition within the region to develop a plan that would resist a sudden outbreak of an infectious illness.

Description of the Assignment

The purpose of this project will be to address a healthcare concern occurring within a community by providing macro level leadership needed to build a coalition.  The identified coalition will seek to resolve the healthcare concern.

·         This assignment will be presented via PowerPoint and will include 15 – 20 slides (excluding 

 title and references slides).

·         Introduction provides information regarding: 

o   Introductory slide(s) provided ALL of the following:

o   Definition of macro-leadership

o   Definition of coalitions

o   Explanation why a coalition would be helpful in resolving this identified healthcare concern.

·         Section One identifies macro-leadership skills and requires information related to each of the

following areas:

o   Explain the difference between micro and macro leadership.

o   Explain how a macro leader demonstrates:

§  Mastery of self

§  Mastery of communication

§  Mastery of relationships

o   Explain how a macro-leader can overcome one disadvantage to using coalitions

·         Section Two discusses the coalitions in general by including the following information:

o   How will you pool available local and state resources?

o   How will you foster communication with individuals living in the region as well as local and state governments?

o   How will you maintain the energy of the coalition members?

o   How will you convince members to work together and avoid turf issues?

·         Section Three presents the specific coalition that you will suggest in order to resolve the identified healthcare concern.  The following information is required:

o   What will be your vision statement for the coalition?

o   How many individuals will you have on the steering committee for the coalition?

o   What type of individuals would you recruit for steering committee membership?

o   How will the coalition interact with local and state governments to develop an acceptable plan?

o   How will you evaluate the effectiveness of the coalition?

·         Conclusion provides a summary of the key points from the presentation as well as of

       insights gained (what was learned) regarding macro leadership.    

Criteria for Format and Special Instructions

1.    The PowerPoint Presentation (excluding the Title slide and References slide) should equal

15–20 PowerPoint slides. Points will be lost for not meeting these length requirements. 

2.    Speaker notes are required.  These notes should expand the information found on the slide. 

3.    References are to be cited in the Speaker notes

4.   This assignment must be submitted to TurnItIn™, as required by the TurnItIn™ policy.  A  

      Similarity Index of “blue” or “green” must be obtained.  A score in the blue or green range

      indicates a similarity of less than 24% which is the benchmark for CCN graduate nursing

     students.  Any other level of similarity index level requires the student to revise the  

     assignment before the due date and time.  To allow sufficient time for revision, early

     submission of the assignment to TurnItIn™ is highly encouraged.  The final submission will

     be graded by faculty.  If a Turnitin™ report indicates that plagiarism has occurred, the

     Academic Integrity policy will be followed.

5.  The textbooks required and lesson information for this course may not be used as a reference for   

      this assignment.

4.    A minimum of 5 (five) scholarly references must be used. Scholarly references need to be current, 5years or less (anonymous authors or web pages are not acceptable).

5.    Must follow APA guidelines as found in the 6th edition of the manual. Ideas and information that come from readings must be cited and referenced correctly.

6.    Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are followed and consistent with formal written work as found in the 6th edition of the APA manual.

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Chronic Disease

Shool requirements:

Turn it in Score must be less than 50%, must be your own work and in your own words,APA format, 

 Copy paste from websites or textbooks will not be accepted or tolerated. 

Please see College Handbook with reference to Academic Misconduct Statement.

Pick any Chronic Disease from Weeks 6-10: you can pick any of this condition,but have to be chonic not acute, cistic fibrosis,influenza,pleural effsuin,pulmonary embolism,tubercolosis,celiac disease,cirrhosis,divertiulitis,hepatitis encephalopathy,,hepatitis,pancreatic cancer,bladder cancer,prostate cancer,bph,prostatitis,cushing disease,addison disease,myasthemia gravis,priapis.ANY OF THAT CONDITIONS,JUST ONE,BUT CHONIC.

Sample:

SOAP NOTE SAMPLE FORMAT FOR MRC 

Name:  LP Date: Time: 1315   Age: 30 Sex: F SUBJECTIVE CC:   “I am having vaginal itching and pain in my lower abdomen.”  HPI:   Pt is a 30y/o AA female, who is a new patient that has recently moved to Miami.  She seeks treatment today after unsuccessful self-treatment of vaginal itching, burning upon urination, and lower abdominal pain.  She is concerned for the presence of a vaginal or bladder infection, or an STD.  Pt denies fever.  She reports the itching and burning with urination has been present for 3 weeks, and the abdominal pain has been intermittent since months ago.  Pt has tried OTC products for the itching, including Monistat and Vagisil.  She denies any other urinary symptoms, including urgency or frequency.  She describes the abdominal pain as either sharp or dull.  The pain level goes as high as 8 out of 10 at times.  200mg of PO Advil PRN reduces the pain to a 7/10.  Pt denies any aggravating factors for the pain.  Pt reports that she did start her menstrual cycle this morning, but denies any other discharge other that light bleeding beginning today.  Pt denies douching or the use of any vaginal irritants.  She reports that she is in a stable sexual relationship, and denies any new sexual partners in the last 90 days.  She denies any recent or historic known exposure to STDs.  She reports the use of condoms with every coital experience, as well as this being her only form of contraceptive.  She reports normal monthly menstrual cycles that last 3-4 days.  She reports dysmenorrhea, which she also takes Advil for.  She reports her last PAP smear was in 7/2016, was normal, and reports never having an abnormal PAP smear result.  Pt denies any hx of pregnancies.  Other medical hx includes GERD.  She reports that she has an Rx for Protonix, but she does not take it every day.  Her family hx includes the presence of DM and HTN.                 

Current Medications:  Protonix 40mg PO Daily for GERD MTV OTC PO Daily Advil 200mg OTC PO PRN for pain   

PMHx: Allergies:    NKA & NKDA 

Medication Intolerances:   Denies Chronic Illnesses/Major traumas  GERD Hospitalizations/Surgeries : Denies   

Family History :Father- DM & HTN; Mother- HTN; Older sister- DM & HTN; Maternal and paternal grandparents without known medical issues; 1 brother and 3 other sisters without known medical issues; No children.   

Social History:Lives alone.  Currently in a stable sexual relationship with one man.  Works for DEFACS.  Reports occasional alcohol use, but denies tobacco or illicit drug use.   

ROS General:  Denies weight change, fatigue, fever, night sweats Cardiovascular Denies chest pain and edema. Reports rare palpitations that are relieved by drinking water   

Skin:Denies any wounds, rashes, bruising, bleeding or skin discolorations, any changes in lesions  

Respiratory Denies cough. Reports dyspnea that accompanies the rare palpitations and is also relieved by drinking water   

Eyes Denies corrective lenses, blurring, visual changes of any kind  Gastrointestinal Abdominal pain (see HPI) and Hx of GERD.  Denies N/V/D, constipation, appetite changes   

Ears Denies Ear pain, hearing loss, ringing in ears  

Genitourinary/Gynecological Reports burning with urination, but denies frequency or urgency.  Contraceptive and STD prevention includes condoms with every coital event.  Current stable sexual relationship with one man.  Denies known historic or recent STD exposure. Last PAP was 7/2016 and normal. Regular monthly menstrual cycle lasting 3-4 days.    Nose/Mouth/Throat Denies sinus problems, dysphagia, nose bleeds or discharge  

Musculoskeletal Denies back pain, joint swelling, stiffness or pain 

Breast Denies SBE

Neurological Denies syncope, seizures, paralysis, weakness Heme/Lymph/Endo Denies bruising, night sweats, swollen glands

Psychiatric Denies depression, anxiety, sleeping difficulties 

OBJECTIVE Weight   140lb      Temp -97.7 BP 123/82 Height  5’4” Pulse 74

Respiration: 18 General Appearance Healthy appearing adult female in no acute distress. Alert and oriented; 

answers questions appropriately.  

Skin Skin is normal color for ethnicity, warm, dry, clean and intact. No rashes or lesions noted. HEENT Head is norm cephalic, hair evenly distributed. Neck: Supple. Full ROM. Teeth are in good repair. Cardiovascular S1, S2 with regular rate and rhythm. No extra heart sounds.  Respiratory Symmetric chest walls. Respirations regular and easy; lungs clear to auscultation bilaterally. Gastrointestinal Abdomen flat; BS active in all 4 quadrants. Abdomen soft, suprapubic tender. No hepatosplenomegaly.    Genitourinary Suprapubic tenderness noted.  Skin color normal for ethnicity.  Irritation noted at labia majora, minora, and perineum. No ulcerated lesions noted. Lymph nodes not palpable.  Vagina pink and moist without lesions.  Discharge minimal, thick, dark red, no odor.  Cervix pink without lesions. No CMT. Uterus normal size, shape, and consistency.         Musculoskeletal Full ROM seen in all 4 extremities as patient moved about the exam room. Neurological  Speech clear. Good tone. Posture erect. Balance stable; gait normal. Psychiatric Alert and oriented. Dressed in clean clothes. Maintains eye contact. Answers questions appropriately. 

Lab Tests Urinalysis – blood noted (pt. on menstrual period), but results negative for infection Urine culture testing unavailable Wet prep – inconclusive  STD testing pending for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, HSV 1 & 2, Hep B & C    Special Tests- No ordered at this time.    

Diagnosis   Differential Diagnoses :

1-Bacterial Vaginosis (N76.0) o

2- Malignant neoplasm of female genital organ, unspecified. (C57.9) 

3-Gonococcal infection, unspecified. (A54.9) Diagnosis o Urinary tract infection, site not specified. (N39.0) Candidiasis of vulva and vagina. (B37.3) secondary to presenting symptoms (Colgan & Williams, 2011) & (Hainer & Gibson, 2011).   Plan/Therapeutics •

Plan:   o Medication : Terconazole cream 1 vaginal application QHS for 7 days for Vulvovaginal Candidiasis;   Sulfamethoxazole/TMP DS 1 tablet PO twice daily for 3 days for UTI (Woo & Wynne, 2012) o Education –  Medications prescribed:UTI and Candidiasis symptoms, causes, risks, treatment, prevention. Reasons to seek emergent care, including N/V, fever, or back pain.    STD risks and preventions.   Ulcer prevention, including taking Protonix as prescribed, not exceeding the recommended dose limit of NSAIDs, and not taking NSAIDs on an empty stomach.   o Follow-up –   Pt will be contacted with results of STD studies.    Return to clinic when finished the period for perform pap-smear or if symptoms do not resolve with prescribed TX.     

                         References 

Colgan, R. & Williams, M. (2011). Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Uncomplicated Cystitis. American Family Physician, 84(7), 771-776. Hainer, B. & Gibson, M. (2011). Vaginitis: Diagnosis and Treatment. American Family Physician, 83(7), 807-815.  Woo, T. M., & Wynne, A. L. (2012). Pharmacotherapeutics for Nurse Practitioner Prescribers (3rd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis Company.

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DESCRIPTIONYOU HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED PROJECT MANAGER TO EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF A NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHFOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS COMPANY.

Write a four-page essay in APA on food science & technology_challenges for a new product developmentMy major is Marketing and I need seven sourcesDescriptionYou have been assigned project manager to evaluate the feasibility of a new product launchfor Health and Wellness Company. The company is committed to providing healthier snack foodchoices for the moderate to low income consumer.Their latest product concept is something called Peanut Butter Pops. Characteristicsinclude:1-1.5 cm sphere of peanut butter with ~0.5 Tbsp of peanut butter encased in an edible shellpacked in vending packs of 4 spheres (equivalent to one serving (2 Tbsp) of peanut butter).The product is positioned for the peanut butter lover, as an alternative to the lesshealthy peanut butter products in the market.The edible shell: One means of protecting your peanut component during distribution is tocoat the peanut ball with an edible material. You might consider a sugar shell such aswhat is used with peanut butter M&M’s, a chocolate flavored shell such as used for maltedmilk balls, or some other material that is both protective and pleasantly edible. Whichwould you select, and why would you select that particular coating to contain the peanutbutter?There are major chemical stability challenges associated with this product, such as wateractivity, moisture gradients and lipid oxidation. Discuss these specifically in referenceto the peanut butter pop products. In your answer, you should address why this peanutbutter pop would be a healthier alternative that may include the composition and make-up ofthe lipids in peanuts; it may include information on satiety due to lipids, fiber orproteins; it may include information on the composition and make-up of the lipids that makeit susceptible to lipid oxidation; it may include information on the water activity andwater activity differences between the two main components (the peanut butter and thechocolate shell), and how you would maintain stability.Describe the major microbial issues related to the ingredients used (consider specs anddocumentation that might be applied in purchasing the items), describe environments wherethe product is processed, packaged, and distributed (e.g., sanitation, facilities,practices, etc.), and assess the final product (rate microbial stability and the safetyhazard, address microbial shelf-life). Describe any microbial concerns with this productand possible resolutions to problems or potential problems.Peanuts and peanut products are known allergens that affect a small fraction of thepopulation. How would you account for the presence of peanut in the product technicallywithout having to remove the product from mainstream distribution? For example, how wouldyou engineer a processing/packaging operation to ensure that the peanut component isconfined to your product? Describe the major the packaging stability challenges associatedwith this product and possible resolution.Be sure to include documentation of resources consulted. Commodity groups and *.org, *.eduand *.gov sites often have easy to find information, such as:http://www.peanut-institute.org/http://www.health.harvard.edu/press_releases/Is-peanut-butter-healthyhttp://nationalpeanutboard.org/nutrition/peanut-nutrition-in-a-nutshell/

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Do you believe the proposal would be approved if formally proposed?

NURSING – Executive Summary

FOLLOW INSTRUCTION, PROOFREAD, SEE RUBRIC ATTACHMENT – IF INSTRUCTIONS ARE NOT FOLLOWED I WILL FILE A CLAIM FOR MY MONEY BACK !!!!!

DUE BY 7/25/2017 – 10AM

Details:

In this assignment, you will select a program, quality improvement initiative, or other project from your place of employment. Assume you are presenting this program to the board for approval of funding. Write an executive summary (850-1,000 words) to present to the board, from which they will make their decision to fund your program or project. The summary should include:

  1. The purpose of the program or project.
  2. The target population or audience.
  3. The benefits of the program or project
  4. The cost or budget justification.
  5. The basis upon which the program or project will be evaluated.

Share your written proposal with your manager, supervisor or other colleague in a formal leadership position within a health care organization. Request their feedback using the following questions as prompts:

  1. Do you believe the proposal would be approved if formally proposed?
  2. What are some strengths and weaknesses of the proposal?

Submit the written proposal along with the “Executive Summary Feedback Form.”

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin.

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Discussion: Creating, Developing, and Leading Effective Teams

Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.
—Henry Ford

A critical skill for all nurse managers is the ability to create, develop, and lead effective teams. When people are part of an effective and well-functioning team, they are more productive and have a stronger commitment to the organization. Nurse managers have a responsibility to create teams that fulfill functional needs within their units or departments. These can include leadership teams, ad hoc project teams, or primary work teams.

As a nurse manager, there is a variety of ways that you can enhance team functioning. The first step is developing the structural elements of the team and then designing the team with the appropriate membership. Just as you must critically examine each application during the employment process, so will you critically examine the skills and attributes of each employee before appointing him or her to a collective team.

In this week’s Discussion, you lay the groundwork for creating and developing a team for your unit, department, or health care setting. You also identify leadership strategies that you could employ to increase the team’s organizational effectiveness.

To prepare

  • Review Chapter 5, “The Art of Effectively Facilitating Processes” from the course text, From Management to Leadership: Strategies for Transforming Health Care. Carefully examine the section, “Essential Elements of a Team” to identify the six steps of creating an effective team.
  • Consider a team you might create for your current organization or one with which you are familiar. For example, is there a project to be accomplished or a problem to be solved? Perhaps there is a need for a leadership team within your unit or department?
  • Identify the purpose or goal for your team. Then, reflect on the following questions:
    • What type of team would you create (leadership, ad hoc, or primary work team) to accomplish this purpose or goal? What are the benefits or disadvantages of creating this type of team?
    • What staff members would you want on this team? Why? How could their skill sets and positions make them effective team members?
  • Explore this week’s Learning Resources to identify leadership strategies you might employ before, during, and after the team-building phase. For example, what leadership strategies might influence synergy among team members while also increasing the effectiveness of the team?

Post a description of the team you would create, including the purpose or goal the team would serve, the team type, and the specific skills each member would contribute as well as their job positions. Describe at least two leadership strategies you could implement to help this team effectively achieve its purpose or goal.

Required Readings

Manion, J. (2011). From management to leadership: Strategies for transforming health care (3rd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Chapter 5, “The Art of Effectively Facilitating Processes” (pp. 179–242)This chapter describes the many components that make up the facilitating process. Some of these elements include empowerment, authority, resolutions, and negotiation.

Chapter 6, “Getting Results” (pp. 243–282)The main points of this chapter are the components that contribute to effective teamwork. The author lists the benefits and pitfalls of proactive behavior, group decision making, and problem solving.

Beeson, J. (2011). Build a strong team. Leadership Excellence, 28(2), 15.  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Beeson’s article focuses on the importance of building a structured team. He provides five steps that leaders can implement in the workplace to create a strong team that benefits the whole workplace.

Calendrillo, T. (2009). Team building for a healthy work environment. Nursing Management, 40(12), 9–12.  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

In this article, Calendrillo states that skilled communication is the foundation for strong team building in clinical settings. When skilled communication has been mastered and used, quality patient care and healthy work environments are among the many results.

Pentland, A. (2012). The new science of building great teams. Harvard Business Review, 90(4), 60–70.  Retrieved from https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/pl/76756181/76756183/15ba87a24642f03cb8854352b1d046fc

This article addresses how communication is a key to team efficiency. The author provides three communication dynamics that were used by the teams that were most communicative.

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