Assessment 1 Instructions: Applying Ethical Principles Develop a solution to a specific ethical dilemma faced by a health care professional by applying ethical principles. Describe the issues and a possible solution in a 3-5-page paper. Introduction Whether you are a nurse, a public health professional, a health care administrator, or in another role in the…
Requirements Develop a hypothetical health promotion plan addressing a specific health concern for an individual or a group living in the community that you have identified from the topic list provided. Immunization Sudden Infant Death Teen Pregnancy Bullying Tobacco Use Describe in detail the characteristics of your chosen hypothetical individual or group for this activity.…
Week 1 Assignment: State powers Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 1, 2, 3 Lesson Minimum of 2 scholarly sources in addition to the textbook. Instructions Go online and look up your state constitution. Choose three state sections such as religious freedom, freedom of the press, etc. and discuss the…
You will notice this collaboration café prompt is a bit different than what you have had in previous courses; however, you will follow the same guidelines used before with a couple of recommendations. The content for this assignment provides the foundation for the work you will be doing throughout the course and your final assignment…
Defining patient acuity has been a challenge related to staffing. As the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), would you measure patient acuity? Explain your rationale. Please share how would you measure it? Be specific. Additionally, how would patient acuity affect staffing ratios? Please share your rationale. Solution Over the course of my career in nursing, about…
After exploration of the types of budgets and the processes for their development at your institution. How and from whom is input into the budgets acquired and used? Where does control of the budget lie? What influence do unit and midlevel managers have on the various kinds of budgets? Solution After exploration of the types…
Assignment Situation: You are the nurse executive of Ocracoke Regional Healthcare System. Due to increasing healthcare costs over the past two years, the board and stakeholders have determined the total-patient-care nursing model is no longer sustainable and must be changed. In addition, Joint Commission has just completed their visit. Ocracoke received two recommendations for improvement…
Staffing is one of the largest expenditures for healthcare organizations. It stands to reason that for some organizations a mandatory staffing ratio could negatively impact their financial bottom line. Sometimes ratios can be different within an organization based on acuity of patients or type of unit. Explore your own organization staffing ratio policy. What is/are…
Please share what specific knowledge of healthcare operational planning and management that you gained through this experience will be most important as you take on your future nurse executive role? How will you use the concepts in this course to identify, guide, and evaluate your final MSN practicum project? Please share your topic or idea…
Consider and restate your PICO(T) and the proposal for your final project. When you think of it as a type of new program development, what specific information will you need to obtain to create the cost-benefit analysis as part of your business plan for the project? Solution My original PICOT question and possible proposal for…