Assignment: Mobilization Plan

Assignment: Mobilization Plan

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Create an 8–10-slide mobilization plan PowerPoint presentation (with detailed speaker’s notes) for a mobilization plan by your health care organization to commit 20 nurses to participate in a 4-month-long multinational effort to treat patients exposed to a highly contagious virus in a hot zone in Africa.

Nursing leaders must incorporate approaches that are inclusive and respectful of all stakeholders in the health care workforce, patient population, and the larger community that is served by the organization. Communication among members of teams, between departments and service lines, within large networks, with strategic business partners, and with patients, families, or support persons requires awareness of various facets of effective communication and cultural competence. A mobilization plan for an international medical mission requires careful planning of organizational structure roles, power distribution, and team member empowerment.

Competency 1: Identify nursing leadership priorities using a systems perspective.By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

    • Identify the major stakeholders within the health care system that would be affected by the mobilization plan.
  • Competency 2: Apply systems theory and systems thinking to facilitate health care delivery and patient outcomes.
    • Apply systems thinking to determine the impact of the mobilization effort on hospital staffing and care patterns.
    • Identify key actions needed to assure quality of care and safety for mission patients and personnel.
  • Competency 3: Analyze the role of multiculturalism and diversity in organizational and systems structure and leadership.
    • Examine potential multicultural and diversity issues that mission personnel may encounter.
  • Competency 4: Evaluate how power relates to health care organizational structure, behavior, and leadership.
    • Describe the medical mission team’s organizational structure and how power is distributed.
    • Assess how the organizational structure empowers team members.
    • Evaluate potential power issues that may arise when dealing with a multinational contingent.
  • Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is consistent with the expectations of a nursing professional.
    • Write content clearly and logically, with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
    • Correctly format citations and references using current APA style.To deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of the health care community.
      • When do you feel powerful in your practice as a nurse?
        • When do you feel powerless?
        • What are the differences in how you respond in those situations?
      • Does having influence equate to having power?
      • Do you feel that power comes only with having a position and title, or do you see power coming from other means, that is, clinical competence, collaboration, or knowledge?

        Power

        Leadership is often referred to as a power relationship and to be in a leadership role is to have some degree of power (Grossman & Valiga, 2013). The power that comes as a natural part of being a leader can be used most effectively not by control; but by influencing the direction of a group and the accomplishment of a vision. Power does not come just from having a position of authority; but also from having self-confidence, knowledge, a sense of purpose, and commitment to an ideal. Good communication skills, flexibility, a willingness to collaborate with others, as well as being open to other ideas and risks are sources of power. Leaders empower others by sharing the vision and inspiring commitment to a project or mission.

        Reference

        Grossman, S. C. & Valiga, T. M. (2013). New leadership challenge: Creating the future of nursing (4th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis.

        PREPARATION

        This assessment is based upon the scenario below. The scenario is very limited in detail; where more detail is needed, incorporate any assumptions you make to flesh out the scenario. It is intended to assess your ability to communicate your approach to a challenge by evaluating issues of organization, leadership, safety, quality improvement, multiculturalism and diversity.
        Your approach should be very conceptual and high-level.

        ScenarioYour health care organization has recently committed 20 nurses to participate in a 4-month-long multinational effort to treat patients exposed to a highly contagious virus in a “hot zone” in Africa. The director of your organization has asked you, because of your previous medical mission experience, to outline nursing-related plans for preparing for the mobilization and present this information at an upcoming staff meeting.

        DELIVERABLE: MOBILIZATION PLAN POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

        Create an 8–10-slide PowerPoint presentation (with detailed speaker’s notes) of your mobilization plan. It should be targeted toward members of the hospital’s administrative staff, nurses, and the physicians who will also participate in this medical mission.

        • Use bullet points and phrases on the slides.
        • The narrative, or explanation for each slide, should be in the speaker’s notes section.

        The mobilization plan should address the following:

        • Identify the major stakeholders within the health care system that would be affected by the mobilization plan.
        • Analyze how the mobilization effort will impact staffing patterns and nursing care at the hospital.
        • Describe the medical mission team’s organizational structure of the mission team and how power is distributed.
          • Include one slide of an organizational diagram for the mission.
            • Describe the roles (in the speaker’s notes).
        • Assess how the organizational structure empowers team members.
          • Provide 1–2 examples of how team members will have power.
        • Identify key actions needed to assure quality of care and safety for mission patients and personnel.
        • Evaluate potential power issues that may arise when dealing with a multinational contingent.
          • (Be generic; that is, do not address individual nationalities, races, et cetera.)
          • Consider interactions with health care personnel from other countries.
        • Examine potential multicultural and diversity issues that mission personnel may encounter.
          • Consider that the indigenous population may be hostile to treatment.
          • Outline possible training requirements to improve cultural competencies of the personnel. Assignment: Mobilization Plan

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MOBILIZATION PLAN LEARNER’S NAME CAPELLA UNIVERSITY ORGANIZATIONAL AND SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT FOR QUALITY OUTCOMES MAY, 2017 Copyright © 2017 Capella University. Copy and distribution of this document is prohibited. International Medical Mission for Nursing Professionals ➢ Mobilization plan for the international medical mission. ▪ Plan will consider the following aspects: • Understanding the impact of mobilization on staffing patterns and nursing at a health care organization. • Determining organizational structure and distribution of power in the mission team using case studies. • Examining potential multicultural and power issues the team may encounter during the medical mission to Africa. Copyright © 2017 Capella University. Copy and distribution of this document is prohibited. Assignment: Mobilization PlanStakeholders Affected by the Mobilization Plan ➢ Major stakeholders affected by the mobilization Organizational leadership and management staff Investors Nursing leadership and professionals Physicians Patients • • • • • ➢ How does mobilization impact staffing and care patterns in the medical Center? ▪ It will cause shortage of staff. Copyright © 2017 Capella University. Copy and distribution of this document is prohibited.
Impact of Mobilization on Staffing and Care Patterns (2/2) ➢ Strategies to maximize staffing and maintain high level of patient care: ▪ Recruitment of NPs. ▪ Unit size ▪ Leadership styles ▪ Retention strategies ▪ Shared governance model of nursing management (Currie & Carr Hill, 2012). Copyright © 2017 Capella University. Copy and distribution of this document is prohibited. Organizational Structure of the Medical Mission Team ➢ Characteristics of the organizational structure: ▪ Shared governance model: • • • ▪ Nonhierarchical model: • ▪ Lean and decentralized Shared distribution of governance and management Autonomy and independence Leaders do not have the final decision-making power. That power is equally distributed among all health care professionals—administrators, NPs, and physicians.
Team members will be structurally empowered during mission duties (Wong & Laschinger, 2014). Copyright © 2017 Capella University. Copy and distribution of this document is prohibited. Organizational Structure of the Medical Mission Team Mission head Admin head Physician Mission Goal Team members Admin staff NP Copyright © 2017 Capella University. Copy and distribution of this document is prohibited. Leadership Physician leader Nurse leader Organizational Structure Empowering Team Members ▪ Leaders empower team members to make independent decisions. ▪ Leaders gain authenticity by empowering their teams (Körner, Wirtz, Bengel, & Göritz, 2015).
▪ Empowered • team members grow professionally and individually. For example: Interprofessional teams working out of Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, were able to facilitate exchange of skills between teams and leaders as well as participation from locals who were given information about treatment and disease prevention by enlightened and empowered health care professionals such as nurses(World Health Organization, 2013). Copyright © 2017 Capella University. Copy and distribution of this document is prohibited. Key Actions to Assure Quality of Care and Patient Safety ➢The following are six key actions that mission team members should consider to ensure that patients receive quality and safe treatment. These actions also ensure a safe work environment for health care personnel. ▪ Interprofessional communication ▪ Patient-centered care ▪ Role clarification ▪ Team functioning ▪ Collaborative leadership ▪ Conflict resolution (Hepp et al., 2014) Copyright © 2017 Capella University.
Copy and distribution of this document is prohibited. Potential Multicultural and Diversity Issues in the Mission ➢Potential multicultural and diversity issues in the mission team: ▪ Language ▪ Different ▪ Lack barriers medical practice standards of the host country of consideration for cultural differences ▪ Forcing personal beliefs on patients or other multinational teams (Hawkins, 2013). ➢Solutions to address each issue Copyright © 2017 Capella University. Copy and distribution of this document is prohibited. Potential Power Issues in the Mission ➢Team members are expected to work with their own teammates and members of other multinational teams to accomplish mission goals. ▪ Potential power issues include: • • • • Conflict of power Insubordination and differences of opinion Conflict due to cultural differences that involve authority or leadership Conflict over jurisdiction and allocation of resources (Wong & Laschinger, 2012). ➢Top priorities and strategies Copyright © 2017 Capella University.
Copy and distribution of this document is prohibited. Conclusion Planning and undertaking a multinational interprofessional effort is no easy task. Even with enough planning, issues will still arise that affect delivery of quality and safe patient care and the dynamics of the team. Strategies such as culturally congruent practices help solve these problems and enrich the experiences of all people involved in the mission—health care providers and patients. By understanding the value of power and empowerment, trust, communication, and patient-centered practice, it is possible to achieve the goals of the mission team in Liberia. Copyright © 2017 Capella University. Copy and distribution of this document is prohibited. References • Currie, E. J. & Carr Hill, R. A. (2012). What are the reasons for high turnover in nursing? A discussion of presumed causal factors and remedies. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 49(9), 1180-1189. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.01.001 • Hawkins, J. (2013). Potential pitfalls of short-term medical missions. Journal of Christian Nursing, 30(4), E1-E6. Assignment: Mobilization Planhttps://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.CNJ.0000435282.54160.0d • Hepp, S. L., Suter, E., Jackson, K., Deutschlander, S., Makwarimba, E., Jennings, J., & Birmingham, L. (2015). Using an interprofessional competency framework to examine collaborative practice. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 29(2), 131-137. https://dx.doi.org/10.3109/13561820.2014.955910 • Huber, D. L. (2017). Leadership and nursing care management (6th ed.) Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders. http://dx.doi.org/10.7748/nm.21.6.13.s14 Copyright © 2017 Capella University. Copy and distribution of this document is prohibited. • Körner, M., Wirtz, M. A., Bengel, J., & Göritz, A. S. (2015). Relationship of organizational culture, teamwork and job satisfaction in interprofessional teams (Webpage). BMC Health Services Research, 15(1). . https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-015-0888-y • Luzinski, C. (2012). An innovative environment where empowered nurses flourish. Journal of Nursing Administration, 42(1), 3–4. https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0b013e31823c16fc • Wong, C. A., & Laschinger, H. K. (2013). Authentic leadership, performance, and job satisfaction: the mediating role of empowerment. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 69(4), 947-959. Assignment: Mobilization Planhttps://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.14785153.2010.00398.x • World Health Organization. (2013). Interprofessional collaborative practice in primary health care: Nursing and midwifery perspective—Case studies. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/hrh/resources IPE_SixCaseStudies.pdf Copyright © 2017 Capella University. Copy and distribution of this document is prohibited. … Assignment: Mobilization Plan