Assignment: Nursing shortage Mary Manning Walsh Nursing Home

Organization:

Analyze the organization to determine the key characteristics (including organizational values if applicable) important for consideration when developing plans for change and implementation of quality indicator proposals.

So – tell me about your facility/organization! Is it a hospital, clinic, nursing home, etc? How many beds? What services does it provide? What type of setting is it in (rural/city)? What is its mission/vision? Hierarchy of leadership? Etc.

Improvement Opportunity:

What is the issue(s) involving patient safety and financial considerations within the organization that needs to be addressed?

Explain the connection between patient safety and financial state of the organization in terms of opportunity presented.

Purpose:

Articulate the overall purpose of your proposal/proposed initiative for improving quality of care within your organization. In other words, what is your intended initiative for addressing the issue(s)/improvement opportunity identified?

Proposal Initiative:

Detail the initiative you are proposing in terms of its application to your organization. In other words, what is it that you are proposing, and why is it relevant for your organization?

Leadership:

Articulate the role leadership plays in the current situation/environment that needs to be addressed. In other words, in presenting your proposal to leadership, you will need to articulate the overall role they play in the current environment, such as whether leadership is attempting to address the issue, is unintentionally furthering the issue, or has not yet identified your concerns as an organizational issue.

Please follow rubric attached below for further instructions and 2 sources or more neessary.

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The milestone assignments in this course, including this one (Introduction), are to help you prepare for the final executive summary presentation. In the executive summary, you will present a proposal for addressing or improving a quality patient indicator within a healthcare organization. The executive summary presentation includes an introduction, evidence-based, peer-reviewed support, an implementation plan, and considerations of organizational and leadership roles. The Introduction sets the stage for your proposal, briefly laying out for the reader (or the healthcare executive) the importance of the issue at hand. As this is a scholarly endeavor, you must use at least two evidence-based sources in this opening or introduction. All APA requirements must be met. Feedback that is provided by the faculty in this and future milestones is to be incorporated into the final project assignment. Prompt: In your milestone, make sure to address the following topics:

1. Organization: Analyze the organization to determine the key characteristics (including organizational values, if applicable) important for consideration when developing plans for change and implementation of quality indicator proposals.

2. Improvement Opportunity: What is the issue(s) involving patient safety and financial considerations within the organization that needs to be addressed? Explain the connection between patient safety and financial state of the organization in terms of opportunity presented.

3. Purpose: Articulate the overall purpose of your proposal/proposed initiative for improving quality of care within your organization. In other words, what is your intended initiative for addressing the issue(s)/improvement opportunity identified?

4. Proposal Initiative: Detail the initiative you are proposing in terms of its application to your organization. In other words, what is it that you are proposing, and why is it relevant for your organization?

5. Leadership: Articulate the role leadership plays in the current situation/environment that needs to be addressed. In other words, in presenting your proposal to leadership, you will need to articulate the overall role they play in the current environment, such as whether leadership is attempting to address the issue, is unintentionally furthering the issue, or has not yet identified your concerns as an organizational issue.

Guidelines for Submission: This paper should be 3–5 pages, not including the cover page or reference page. APA format is to be used for the reference list and all internal citations (at least two evidence-based sources are required).

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value Organization Meets “Proficient” criteria and

offers professional insights about organizational characteristics that are necessary for change within the organization

Logically and clearly analyzes the organization to determine characteristics that are necessary for change within the organization

Analyzes the organization to determine characteristics that are necessary for change within the organization, but with gaps in logic and clarity of explanations

Does not logically and clearly analyze the organization to determine characteristics that are necessary for change within the organization

Improvement Opportunity

Meets “Proficient” criteria and offers keen insights concerning the issue and associated patient safety and financial considerations that need to be addressed in the organization

Articulates accurately the issue and associated patient safety and financial considerations that need to be addressed in the organization

Articulates the issue and associated patient safety and financial considerations that need to be addressed in the organization, but with gaps in accuracy

Does not articulate accurately the issue and associated patient safety and financial considerations that need to be addressed in the organization

Purpose Meets “Proficient” criteria and offers critical analysis of the role that the proposal plays in improving the quality of care in the organization

Accurately articulates the role that the proposal plays in improving the quality of care in the organization

Articulates the role that the proposal plays in improving the quality of care in the organization, but with gaps in accuracy

Does not accurately articulate the role that the proposal plays in improving the quality of care in the organization

Proposal Initiative Meets “Proficient” criteria and offers professional insights about the role that the proposal plays in the organization

Accurately delineates the role that the proposal plays in the organization

Delineates the role that the proposal plays in the organization, but with gaps in the accuracy of the description

Does not accurately delineate the role that the proposal plays in the organization

Role of Leadership in the Healthcare Organization

Meets “Proficient” criteria and offers critical insights about the role of leadership in the current situation that is to be addressed

Accurately articulates the role of leadership in the current situation that is to be addressed

Articulates the role of leadership in the current situation that is to be addressed, but with gaps in accuracy

Does not accurately articulate the role of leadership in the current situation that is to be addressed.

Articulation of Response

Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, and syntax and is presented in a professional and easy-to-read format

Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, or syntax

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, or syntax that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, or syntax that prevent understanding of ideas

Earned Total 100%