Nursing and Medical Homework

1.) Week 7: Our Future Leaders This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following Course Outcome (CO). • CO5 Apply improvement methods, based on data from the outcomes of care processes, to design and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of healthcare. (PO 8) In Huston’s (2010) brief, but impressive article (required reading this week), the author outlines several leadership competencies that EVERY nurse leader will need for 2020. That year is not too far in the future, is it? 1. Select one of the eight leadership competencies Huston described and relate it to your own leadership of nurses and nursing. This should promote a robust discussion as we come from different clinical and nonclinical perspectives. 2. Discuss how the BSN-prepared nurse can assist a nurse leader in the budgeting process by contributing data readily available to the staff nurse. Huston, C. (2010). What skills will the nurse leaders of 2020 need? (2010). Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand, 16(6), 14–15. Retrieved from https://web-b-ebscohost- (I attached this). Answer: 2.) Week 7: Health Federal Bills in Congress This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following Course Outcome (CO). • CO7 Integrates the professional role of leader, teacher, communicator, and manager of care to plan cost-effective, quality healthcare to consumers in structured and unstructured settings. (PO 7) There is much attention on federal health care policy and law. Health Bills: GovTrack.us provides a list of federal bills that are currently in process in Congressional Committees. Go to https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/subjects/health/6130 Choose a health-related federal bill of interest to you. Read through the bill and post a summary in your own words. Include the bill number and name. • • How might this bill impact professional nursing practice standards if passed? If not passed? How might the bill impact your own nursing practice? Answer: EBSCOhost 6/12/18, 7)09 PM Record: 1 Title: Preparing nurse leaders for 2020. Authors: HUSTON, CAROL Source: Journal of Nursing Management. Nov2008, Vol. 16 Issue 8, p905911. 7p. 1 Chart. Document Type: Article Subjects: MEDICAL care NURSING PUBLIC health NURSING education MEDICAL education Author-Supplied Keywords: future leadership leadership succession management nurse leadership competencies year 2020 Abstract: Aim: This article highlights eight leadership competencies likely to be an essential part of the nurse leader’s repertoire in 2020. Background: Planning for the future is difficult, even when environments are relatively static. When environments are dynamic, the challenges multiply exponentially. Unfortunately, few environments have been more unpredictable in the 21st century than health care.

The healthcare system is in chaos, as is much of the business world. It is critical then that contemporary nursing and healthcare leaders identify skill sets that will be needed by nurse leaders in 2020 and begin now to create the educational models and management development programs necessary to assure these skills are present. Results: Essential nurse leader competencies for 2020 include: (i) A global perspective or mindset regarding healthcare and professional nursing issues. (ii) Technology skills which facilitate mobility and portability of relationships, interactions, and operational processes. (iii) Expert decision-making skills rooted in empirical science. (iv) The ability to create organization cultures that permeate quality healthcare and patient/worker safety. (v) Understanding and appropriately https://web-a-ebscohost-com.chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org…2540sessionmgr4008%26bdata%3dJnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%253d%253d Page 1 of 2 EBSCOhost 6/12/18, 7)09 PM intervening in political processes. (vi) Highly developed collaborative and team building skills. (vii) The ability to balance authenticity and performance expectations. (viii) Being able to envision and proactively adapt to a healthcare system characterized by rapid change and chaos. Conclusions: Nursing education programmes and healthcare organizations must be begin now to prepare nurses to be effective leaders in 2020. Nursing and Medical Homework

This will require the formal education and training that are a part of most management development programmes as well as a development of appropriate attitudes through social learning. Proactive succession planning will also be key to having nurse leaders who can respond effectively to the new challenges and opportunities that will be presented to them in 2020. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Journal of Nursing Management is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder’s express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) ISSN: 0966-0429 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2008.00942.x Accession Number: 35481375 Database: Consumer Nursing and Medical Homework 2540sessionmgr4008%26bdata%3dJnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%253d%253d Page 2 of 2 … Nursing and Medical Homework