Developing Organizational Policies and Practices
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2). ATLEAST 5 REFERENCES, NO MORE THAN 5 YEARS
3). PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING ATTACHED RUBRIC DETAILS AND THE PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENT FROM LAST WEEK, WHICH IS FROM MODULE 1 ASSIGNMENT.
Thank you.
Competing needs arise within any organization as employees seek to meet their targets and leaders seek to meet company goals. As a leader, successful management of these goals requires establishing priorities and allocating resources accordingly.
Within a healthcare setting, the needs of the workforce, resources, and patients are often in conflict. Mandatory overtime, implementation of staffing ratios, use of unlicensed assisting personnel, and employer reductions of education benefits are examples of practices that might lead to conflicting needs in practice.
Leaders can contribute to both the problem and the solution through policies, action, and inaction. In this Assignment, you will further develop the white paper you began work on in Module 1 by addressing competing needs within your organization.
To Prepare:
- Review the national healthcare issue/stressor you examined in your Assignment for Module 1, and review the analysis of the healthcare issue/stressor you selected.
- Identify and review two evidence-based scholarly resources that focus on proposed policies/practices to apply to your selected healthcare issue/stressor.
- Reflect on the feedback you received from your colleagues on your Discussion post regarding competing needs.
The Assignment (4-5 pages):
Developing Organizational Policies and Practices
Add a section to the paper you submitted in Module 1. The new section should address the following:
- Identify and describe at least two competing needs impacting your selected healthcare issue/stressor.
- Describe a relevant policy or practice in your organization that may influence your selected healthcare issue/stressor.
- Critique the policy for ethical considerations, and explain the policy’s strengths and challenges in promoting ethics.
- Recommend one or more policy or practice changes designed to balance the competing needs of resources, workers, and patients, while addressing any ethical shortcomings of the existing policies. Be specific and provide examples.
- Cite evidence that informs the healthcare issue/stressor and/or the policies, and provide two scholarly resources in support of your policy or practice recommendations.
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Points: Points Range: The response accurately and clearly identifies at least two competing needs impacting the healthcare issue/stressor selected. Feedback: |
Points: Points Range: The response identifies at least two competing needs impacting the healthcare issue/stressor selected. Feedback: |
Points: Points Range: The response identifies at least two competing needs impacting the healthcare issue/stressor selected that is vague or inaccurate. Feedback: |
Points: Points Range: The response describes at least two competing needs impacting the healthcare issue/stressor selected that is vague and inaccurate, or is missing. Feedback: |
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Points: Points Range: The response accurately and thoroughly describes in detail a relevant policy or practice in an organization that may influence the healthcare issue/stressor selected. The response accurately and thoroughly critiques in detail the policy for ethical considerations and explains in detail the policy’s strengths and challenges in promoting ethics. Feedback: |
Points: Points Range: The response accurately describes a relevant policy or practice in an organization that may influence the healthcare issue/stressor selected. The response accurately critiques the policy for ethical considerations and explains the policy’s strengths and challenges in promoting ethics. Feedback: |
Points: Points Range: The response describes a relevant policy or practice in an organization that may influence the healthcare issue/stressor selected that is vague or inaccurate. The response critiques the policy for ethical considerations and explains the policy’s strengths and challenges in promoting ethics that is vague or inaccurate. Feedback: |
Points: Points Range: The response describes a relevant policy or practice in an organization that may influence the healthcare issue/stressor selected that is vague and inaccurate, or is missing. The response critiques the policy for ethical considerations and explains the policy’s strengths and challenges in promoting ethics that is vague and inaccurate, or is missing. Feedback: |
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Points: Points Range: The response provide one or more accurate, clear, and thorough recommendations for policy or practice changes designed to balance the competing needs of resources, workers, and patients while addressing any ethical shortcomings of the existing policies. Specific and accurate examples are provided. Accurate and detailed evidence is cited that informs the healthcare issue/stressor selected and a specific synthesis of at least two outside scholarly resources in full support of the policy or practice recommendations is provided. The response integrates at least 2 outside resources and 2 or 3 course-specific resources that fully support the healthcare issue/stressor selected. Feedback: |
Points: Points Range: The response provides one or more recommendations for policy or practice changes designed to balance the competing needs of resources, workers, and patients while addressing any ethical shortcomings of the existing policies. Specific examples may be provided. Evidence is cited that informs the healthcare issue/stressor selected and a synthesis of at least one outside scholarly resource that may support the policy or practice recommendations is provided. The response integrates at least 1 outside resource and 2 or 3 course-specific resources that may support the healthcare issue/stressor selected. Feedback: |
Points: Points Range: The response provides one or more recommendations for policy or practice changes designed to balance the competing needs of resources, workers, and patients while addressing any ethical shortcomings of the existing policies that is vague or inaccurate. Examples may be provided. Vague or inaccurate evidence is cited from 2 or 3 resources that informs the healthcare issue/stressor selected and may support the policy or practice recommendations provided. Feedback: |
Points: Points Range: The response provides one or more recommendations for policy or practice changes designed to balance the competing needs of resources, workers, and patients while addressing any ethical shortcomings of the existing policies that is vague and inaccurate, or is missing. Examples are missing. Vague and inaccurate evidence is cited that informs the healthcare issue/stressor and may include at least 1 scholarly resource that vaguely and inaccurately supports the policy practice recommendations is provided, or is missing. Feedback: |
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Points: Points Range: Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity. A clear and comprehensive purpose statement, introduction, and conclusion is provided which delineates all required criteria. Feedback: |
Points: Points Range: Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 80% of the time. Purpose, introduction, and conclusion of the assignment is stated, yet is brief and not descriptive. Feedback: |
Points: Points Range: Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 60%–79% of the time. Purpose, introduction, and conclusion of the assignment is vague or off topic. Feedback: |
Points: Points Range: Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity < 60% of the time. No purpose statement, introduction, or conclusion was provided. Feedback: |
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Points: Points Range: Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors. Feedback: |
Points: Points Range: Contains a few (1 or 2) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors. Feedback: |
Points: Points Range: Contains several (3 or 4) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors. Feedback: |
Points: Points Range: Contains many (≥ 5) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors that interfere with the reader’s understanding. Feedback: |
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Points: Points Range: Uses correct APA format with no errors. Feedback: |
Points: Points Range: Contains a few (1 or 2) APA format errors. Feedback: |
Points: Points Range: Contains several (3 or 4) APA format errors. Feedback: |
Points: Points Range: Contains many (≥ 5) APA format errors. Feedback: |
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Add a section to the paper you submitted in Module 1. In 4–5 pages, address the following:
· Identify and describe at least two competing needs impacting your selected healthcare issue/stressor.–
Levels of Achievement:
Excellent
23 (23%) – 25 (25%)
The response accurately and clearly identifies at least two competing needs impacting the healthcare issue/stressor selected.
Good
20 (20%) – 22 (22%)
The response identifies at least two competing needs impacting the healthcare issue/stressor selected.
Fair
18 (18%) – 19 (19%)
The response identifies at least two competing needs impacting the healthcare issue/stressor selected that is vague or inaccurate.
Poor
0 (0%) – 17 (17%)
The response describes at least two competing needs impacting the healthcare issue/stressor selected that is vague and inaccurate, or is missing.
Feedback:
· Describe a relevant policy or practice in your organization that may influence your selected healthcare issue/stressor.
· Critique the policy for ethical considerations and explain the policy’s strengths and challenges in promoting ethics.–
Levels of Achievement:
Excellent
27 (27%) – 30 (30%)
The response accurately and thoroughly describes in detail a relevant policy or practice in an organization that may influence the healthcare issue/stressor selected.
The response accurately and thoroughly critiques in detail the policy for ethical considerations and explains in detail the policy’s strengths and challenges in promoting ethics.
Good
24 (24%) – 26 (26%)
The response accurately describes a relevant policy or practice in an organization that may influence the healthcare issue/stressor selected.
The response accurately critiques the policy for ethical considerations and explains the policy’s strengths and challenges in promoting ethics.
Fair
21 (21%) – 23 (23%)
The response describes a relevant policy or practice in an organization that may influence the healthcare issue/stressor selected that is vague or inaccurate.
The response critiques the policy for ethical considerations and explains the policy’s strengths and challenges in promoting ethics that is vague or inaccurate.
Poor
0 (0%) – 20 (20%)
The response describes a relevant policy or practice in an organization that may influence the healthcare issue/stressor selected that is vague and inaccurate, or is missing.
The response critiques the policy for ethical considerations and explains the policy’s strengths and challenges in promoting ethics that is vague and inaccurate, or is missing.
Feedback:
· Recommend one or more policy or practice changes designed to balance the competing needs of resources, workers, and patients while addressing any ethical shortcomings of the existing policies. Be specific and provide examples.
· Cite evidence that informs the healthcare issue/stressor and/or the policies and provide two scholarly resources in support of your policy or practice recommendations.–
Levels of Achievement:
Excellent
27 (27%) – 30 (30%)
The response provide one or more accurate, clear, and thorough recommendations for policy or practice changes designed to balance the competing needs of resources, workers, and patients while addressing any ethical shortcomings of the existing policies.
Specific and accurate examples are provided.
Accurate and detailed evidence is cited that informs the healthcare issue/stressor selected and a specific synthesis of at least two outside scholarly resources in full support of the policy or practice recommendations is provided. The response integrates at least 2 outside resources and 2 or 3 course-specific resources that fully support the healthcare issue/stressor selected.
Good
24 (24%) – 26 (26%)
The response provides one or more recommendations for policy or practice changes designed to balance the competing needs of resources, workers, and patients while addressing any ethical shortcomings of the existing policies.
Specific examples may be provided.
Evidence is cited that informs the healthcare issue/stressor selected and a synthesis of at least one outside scholarly resource that may support the policy or practice recommendations is provided. The response integrates at least 1 outside resource and 2 or 3 course-specific resources that may support the healthcare issue/stressor selected.
Fair
21 (21%) – 23 (23%)
The response provides one or more recommendations for policy or practice changes designed to balance the competing needs of resources, workers, and patients while addressing any ethical shortcomings of the existing policies that is vague or inaccurate.
Examples may be provided.
Vague or inaccurate evidence is cited from 2 or 3 resources that informs the healthcare issue/stressor selected and may support the policy or practice recommendations provided.
Poor
0 (0%) – 20 (20%)
The response provides one or more recommendations for policy or practice changes designed to balance the competing needs of resources, workers, and patients while addressing any ethical shortcomings of the existing policies that is vague and inaccurate, or is missing.
Examples are missing.
Vague and inaccurate evidence is cited that informs the healthcare issue/stressor and may include at least 1 scholarly resource that vaguely and inaccurately supports the policy practice recommendations is provided, or is missing.
Feedback:
Written Expression and Formatting – Paragraph Development and Organization:
Paragraphs make clear points that support well-developed ideas, flow logically, and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences are carefully focused—neither long and rambling nor short and lacking substance. A clear and comprehensive purpose statement and introduction is provided which delineates all required criteria.–
Levels of Achievement:
Excellent
5 (5%) – 5 (5%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity.
A clear and comprehensive purpose statement, introduction, and conclusion is provided which delineates all required criteria.
Good
4 (4%) – 4 (4%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 80% of the time.
Purpose, introduction, and conclusion of the assignment is stated, yet is brief and not descriptive.
Fair
3.5 (3.5%) – 3.5 (3.5%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 60%–79% of the time.
Purpose, introduction, and conclusion of the assignment is vague or off topic.
Poor
0 (0%) – 3 (3%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity < 60% of the time. No purpose statement, introduction, or conclusion was provided. Feedback:
Written Expression and Formatting – English writing standards:
Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation–
Levels of Achievement:
Excellent
5 (5%) – 5 (5%)
Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors.
Good
4 (4%) – 4 (4%)
Contains a few (1 or 2) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.
Fair
3.5 (3.5%) – 3.5 (3.5%)
Contains several (3 or 4) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.
Poor
0 (0%) – 3 (3%)
Contains many (≥ 5) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors that interfere with the reader’s understanding.
Feedback:
Written Expression and Formatting – The paper follows correct APA format for title page, headings, font, spacing, margins, indentations, page numbers, parenthetical/in-text citations, and reference list.–
Levels of Achievement:
Excellent
5 (5%) – 5 (5%)
Uses correct APA format with no errors.
Good
4 (4%) – 4 (4%)
Contains a few (1 or 2) APA format errors.
Fair
3.5 (3.5%) – 3.5 (3.5%)
Contains several (3 or 4) APA format errors.
Poor
0 (0%) – 3 (3%)
Contains many (≥ 5) APA format errors.
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Name: NURS_6053_Module02_Week03_Assignment_Rubric
Running head: HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE SHORTAGE 1
HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE SHORTAGE 6
Healthcare Workforce Shortage
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliation
Healthcare Workforce Shortage
Introduction
The United States, among other countries, is facing an impending shortage of healthcare workers. The shortage of healthcare workforce is an issue that has been present for a long time in the healthcare industry. Though leaders and other critical stakeholders in the healthcare industry are aware of the impending shortage of healthcare professionals, a long-lasting solution has not yet been realized. It is estimated that more than 250,000 healthcare workers were needed by 2020 to meet the growing demand of healthcare services in the United States alone. The United States is facing a vacancy rate of up to 20% in the healthcare industry (Edge, 2020). Epidemiologists, health nurses, and environmental health professionals are particularly in high demand. It has been estimated by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) that by 2030, the number of physicians in the healthcare sector would be less by about 105,000, with a shortage of between 7,300 and 43,000 primary care physicians, and a shortage of about 33,500 to 61,000 for non-primary care specialties.
Factors Contributing to the Shortage of Healthcare Workers
The shortage of healthcare workers is contributed to the increase in the aging population who generate a greater need for care, an aging healthcare workforce who end up retiring, and increase in chronic diseases, and the limited capacity of education programs in healthcare careers. According to a 2017 press release by AAMCNEWS, the population of Americans over 65 years has increased by 55% and it is still expected to increase by the year 2030. Older patients approximately need about three or more services especially in specialty care, and area where the shortages of healthcare professionals is severe (Mbemba et al., 2016). Healthcare providers are also aging and it estimated that nearly one million of registered nurses are over 50 years. Since the majority of the healthcare workforce, especially nurses, commenced practice in the 1970s, it is expected that about a third of the nursing profession would retire in the next 10 to 15 years. The main issue behind the shortage of the healthcare workforce is that the United States doe s not have the resources to train a huge number qualified applicants in higher institutions of learning.
Strategies for Fulfilling the Need
A reported by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Third Global Forum on Human Resources for Health put together a list of recommended steps to address the issue of healthcare workforce shortage in the United States. The recommendations included increasing technical and political leadership to support human resource development in the healthcare sector and the implementation of sustainable funding models (Mbemba et al., 2016). The various stakeholders in the healthcare sector decided on strengthening governance frameworks. Strong governance frameworks are needed to guide medical education, health employment, migration of healthcare workers, international exchange of medical workers and encouragement of innovative partnership models.
Harnessing technology is also another solution to the shortage of healthcare workers in the United States. The use of e-health, e-learning, AI, VR simulation and the internet of things to train, educate and empower healthcare workers would go a long way in helping to ease the issue of the shortage of healthcare workers (Edge, 2020). Implementing telemedicine services would eliminate the need of patients visiting healthcare facilities seeking for patient care services. The emerging technologies also generate the demand for new skills, thereby increasing the potential to employ more in the digital delivery of healthcare services.
Effects of Shortage of Healthcare Workers
The shortage of healthcare workers leads to staff burnouts because the current workers are forced to work for extra hours to meet patient needs. Healthcare workers also experience dissatisfaction due to the pressure and long hours they have to work for since some do not even get holidays or day offs to spend with their families. The shortage of healthcare workers also leads to high mortality and morbidity rates being experienced within the country. It is estimated that within the United States, more than 80,000 people die annually from treatable and preventable diseases. This is attributed to the shortage of healthcare workers which affects the accessibility to healthcare services and leads to the provision of low quality healthcare services. If the issue of the shortage of healthcare workers is addressed, the level of patient care services would improve and the mortality and morbidity rates would also decline drastically.
How Healthcare Organizations are Addressing the Issue
Most healthcare organization have implemented short term strategies to help deal with the issue of the shortage of healthcare professionals within their respective organizations. These strategies include encouraging students studying medicine and nursing to take internships with them. Although interns are efficiently qualified, they help in improving the workflow of a hospital. Interns are mostly encouraged to work with hospitals by offering them monthly stipends and opportunities for career growth. Organizations also employ healthcare professionals to help fill in their vacancies. Since there is a high demand for healthcare workers, most healthcare organizations strive to provide the best working environment and also pay their employees handsomely to improve on workers retention (Darzi & Evans, 2016). These strategies employed by most healthcare organizations have had a positive effect since most of them have managed to increase their number of qualified healthcare professionals.
Conclusion
The shortage of healthcare workers in the United States has been prevalent for decades despite of measures being taken by the healthcare sector stakeholders. This shortage is mainly attributed to the growing population of aging people, the increase in the number of retiring health workers and the lack of resources to support the number of qualified individuals who want to study medicine. The best solution to this problem in this current age is to harness the power of technology to ease the functions of healthcare workers in hospital and outpatient settings.
References
Darzi, A., & Evans, T. (2016). The global shortage of health workers-an opportunity to transform care.
Edge, A. (2020). Nurse Residency Programs and Their Impact on the Nursing Shortage.
Mbemba, G. I. C., Gagnon, M. P., & Hamelin-Brabant, L. (2016). Factors influencing recruitment and retention of healthcare workers in rural and remote areas in developed and developing countries: an overview. Journal of Public Health in Africa, 7(2).
PLEASE FOLLOW THE GUIDELINE BELOW AS INSTRUCTED BY THE INSTRUCTOR TO REVISE/CORRECT WEEK 2 AND RESUBMISSION IT FOR REGRADING. ALSO, FOR WEEK 3 ASSIGNMENT YOU JUST POSTED, PLEASE REVIEW IT AND SEE THE CONNECTION WITH WEEK 2 AND THE INSTRUCTOR IS ASKING FOR. BOTH ASSIGNMENTS DUE DATE IS EXTENDED TO 12/24/2020. SHE EXTENDED THE DUE DATE FOR US TO TAKE TIME AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE DONE CORRECTELY.
THANK YOU EVERYTHING.
Week 2 is the start of the completion of this course. Sounds strange but this assignment will be used to build all other assignments during this semester. The main thing about this assignment is not only to use the requirements, APA manual, and optional templates, but collect all required information prior to writing. The main item to collect is to write a specific problem statement which will guide you throughout this semester. Without a problem statement is like driving across the US without a map or GPS. To write a specific problem statement here are some ideas:
To write a problem statement you need to answer all the following and validate with references that are current and credible.
Who – Who does the problem affect? Specific groups, organizations, customers, etc.
What – What are the boundaries of the problem, e.g., organizational, workflow, geographic, customer, segments, etc. – What is the issue? – What is the impact of the issue? – What impact is the issue causing? – What will happen when it is fixed? – What would happen if we didn’t solve the problem?
When – When does the issue occur? – When does it need to be fixed?
Where – Where is the issue occurring? Only in certain locations, processes, products, etc.
Why – Why is it important that we fix the problem? – What impact does it have on the business or customer? – What impact does it have on all stakeholders, e.g., employees, suppliers, customers, shareholders, etc. Each of the answers will help to zero in on the specific issue(s) and frame the Issue Statement. Your problem statement should be solvable. That is, it should take a reasonable amount of time to formulate, try and deploy a potential solution.
Remember you must have research to validate the information in this section including why this is a problem.
Then one of the main things you need for this assignment, after identifying your specific problem/issue is quantitative data from the organization. You can obtain that directly from the organization or from publicly reported data such as the Hospital Compare or Nursing Home compare website. That is a mandatory requirement for this assignment. For example – if your problem statement identifies burnout – then data should include how many nurses have been treated or are seeking treatment for burnout, how many nurses have left or been terminated for burnout type issues, etc. if you can’t retrieve the information then you might need to use another issue
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I WOULD RECOMMEND USING QUANTITATIVE DATA FROM PUBLICLY REPORTED SITE – ITS EASIER AND PROVIDES A MEANS OF COMPARISON OF STATE AND NATIONAL STATISTICS.
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The week 2 assignment is now being graded. The main issues with the assignments, in general, are the formatting and meeting all the requirements include not using first person. I will use track changes to review your paper –
REMEMBER
all revisions need to be made when submitting the corrected week 2 paper with the week 3 assignment – it is a combined paper. Got questions I would recommend asking before Thursday at 2 pm – my office closes for the weekend at that time.
IMPORTANT, PLEASE TAKE NOTE BELOW FROM THE INSTRUCTOR.
This information is very important and I left many notes and comments to help you revise the paper, which is again submitted as part of the week 3 paper. For grading of the week 2/3 paper, if you revise the week 2 assignment – I will regrade the week 2 portion when the week 2/3 is submitted. You could literally go from 0 to 100 if revisions and corrections are made and are complete.
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Points: Points Range: The response accurately and clearly identifies at least two competing needs impacting the healthcare issue/stressor selected. Feedback: |
Points: Points Range: The response identifies at least two competing needs impacting the healthcare issue/stressor selected. Feedback: |
Points: Points Range: The response identifies at least two competing needs impacting the healthcare issue/stressor selected that is vague or inaccurate. Feedback: |
Points: 17 (17.00%) Points Range: The response describes at least two competing needs impacting the healthcare issue/stressor selected that is vague and inaccurate, or is missing. Feedback: THE COMPETING NEEDS ARE SOMETHING YOU CAN DO TO REDUCE OR NEGATE THE ISSUE. LACK OF CITATIONS TO VALIDATE THIS INFORMATION. |
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Points: Points Range: The response accurately and thoroughly describes in detail a relevant policy or practice in an organization that may influence the healthcare issue/stressor selected. The response accurately and thoroughly critiques in detail the policy for ethical considerations and explains in detail the policy’s strengths and challenges in promoting ethics. Feedback: |
Points: Points Range: The response accurately describes a relevant policy or practice in an organization that may influence the healthcare issue/stressor selected. The response accurately critiques the policy for ethical considerations and explains the policy’s strengths and challenges in promoting ethics. Feedback: |
Points: Points Range: The response describes a relevant policy or practice in an organization that may influence the healthcare issue/stressor selected that is vague or inaccurate. The response critiques the policy for ethical considerations and explains the policy’s strengths and challenges in promoting ethics that is vague or inaccurate. Feedback: |
Points: 19 (19.00%) Points Range: The response describes a relevant policy or practice in an organization that may influence the healthcare issue/stressor selected that is vague and inaccurate, or is missing. The response critiques the policy for ethical considerations and explains the policy’s strengths and challenges in promoting ethics that is vague and inaccurate, or is missing. Feedback: INCORRECT AND INCOMPLETE INFORMATION PROVIDED. |
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Points: Points Range: The response provide one or more accurate, clear, and thorough recommendations for policy or practice changes designed to balance the competing needs of resources, workers, and patients while addressing any ethical shortcomings of the existing policies. Specific and accurate examples are provided. Accurate and detailed evidence is cited that informs the healthcare issue/stressor selected and a specific synthesis of at least two outside scholarly resources in full support of the policy or practice recommendations is provided. The response integrates at least 2 outside resources and 2 or 3 course-specific resources that fully support the healthcare issue/stressor selected. Feedback: |
Points: Points Range: The response provides one or more recommendations for policy or practice changes designed to balance the competing needs of resources, workers, and patients while addressing any ethical shortcomings of the existing policies. Specific examples may be provided. Evidence is cited that informs the healthcare issue/stressor selected and a synthesis of at least one outside scholarly resource that may support the policy or practice recommendations is provided. The response integrates at least 1 outside resource and 2 or 3 course-specific resources that may support the healthcare issue/stressor selected. Feedback: |
Points: Points Range: The response provides one or more recommendations for policy or practice changes designed to balance the competing needs of resources, workers, and patients while addressing any ethical shortcomings of the existing policies that is vague or inaccurate. Examples may be provided. Vague or inaccurate evidence is cited from 2 or 3 resources that informs the healthcare issue/stressor selected and may support the policy or practice recommendations provided. Feedback: |
Points: 19 (19.00%) Points Range: The response provides one or more recommendations for policy or practice changes designed to balance the competing needs of resources, workers, and patients while addressing any ethical shortcomings of the existing policies that is vague and inaccurate, or is missing. Examples are missing. Vague and inaccurate evidence is cited that informs the healthcare issue/stressor and may include at least 1 scholarly resource that vaguely and inaccurately supports the policy practice recommendations is provided, or is missing. Feedback: OMITTED BOTH OF THESE REQUIREMENTS – SEE PAPER FOR THE COMPETING NEEDS/RECOMMENDATION INFORMATION REQUIRED AND THE LIT REVIEW |
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Points: Points Range: Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity. A clear and comprehensive purpose statement, introduction, and conclusion is provided which delineates all required criteria. Feedback: |
Points: Points Range: Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 80% of the time. Purpose, introduction, and conclusion of the assignment is stated, yet is brief and not descriptive. Feedback: |
Points: Points Range: Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 60%–79% of the time. Purpose, introduction, and conclusion of the assignment is vague or off topic. Feedback: |
Points: 2 (2.00%) Points Range: Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity < 60% of the time. No purpose statement, introduction, or conclusion was provided. Feedback: NO CONCLUSION A LOT OF EXTRANEOUS INFORMATION THAT IS NOT RELEVANT OR SPECIFIC TO THE REQUIREMENTS. |
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Points: 5 (5.00%) Points Range: Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors. Feedback: |
Points: Points Range: Contains a few (1 or 2) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors. Feedback: |
Points: Points Range: Contains several (3 or 4) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors. Feedback: |
Points: Points Range: Contains many (≥ 5) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors that interfere with the reader’s understanding. Feedback: |
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Points: Points Range: Uses correct APA format with no errors. Feedback: |
Points: Points Range: Contains a few (1 or 2) APA format errors. Feedback: |
Points: 3.5 (3.50%) Points Range: Contains several (3 or 4) APA format errors. Feedback: SEE PAPER |
Points: Points Range: Contains many (≥ 5) APA format errors. Feedback: |
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Add a section to the paper you submitted in Module 1. In 4–5 pages, address the following:
· Identify and describe at least two competing needs impacting your selected healthcare issue/stressor.17 (17.00%)
Levels of Achievement:
Excellent
23 (23.00%) – 25 (25.00%)
The response accurately and clearly identifies at least two competing needs impacting the healthcare issue/stressor selected.
Good
20 (20.00%) – 22 (22.00%)
The response identifies at least two competing needs impacting the healthcare issue/stressor selected.
Fair
18 (18.00%) – 19 (19.00%)
The response identifies at least two competing needs impacting the healthcare issue/stressor selected that is vague or inaccurate.
Poor
0 (0.00%) – 17 (17.00%)
The response describes at least two competing needs impacting the healthcare issue/stressor selected that is vague and inaccurate, or is missing.
Feedback:
THE COMPETING NEEDS ARE SOMETHING YOU CAN DO TO REDUCE OR NEGATE THE ISSUE. LACK OF CITATIONS TO VALIDATE THIS INFORMATION.
· Describe a relevant policy or practice in your organization that may influence your selected healthcare issue/stressor.
· Critique the policy for ethical considerations and explain the policy’s strengths and challenges in promoting ethics.19 (19.00%)
Levels of Achievement:
Excellent
27 (27.00%) – 30 (30.00%)
The response accurately and thoroughly describes in detail a relevant policy or practice in an organization that may influence the healthcare issue/stressor selected.
The response accurately and thoroughly critiques in detail the policy for ethical considerations and explains in detail the policy’s strengths and challenges in promoting ethics.
Good
24 (24.00%) – 26 (26.00%)
The response accurately describes a relevant policy or practice in an organization that may influence the healthcare issue/stressor selected.
The response accurately critiques the policy for ethical considerations and explains the policy’s strengths and challenges in promoting ethics.
Fair
21 (21.00%) – 23 (23.00%)
The response describes a relevant policy or practice in an organization that may influence the healthcare issue/stressor selected that is vague or inaccurate.
The response critiques the policy for ethical considerations and explains the policy’s strengths and challenges in promoting ethics that is vague or inaccurate.
Poor
0 (0.00%) – 20 (20.00%)
The response describes a relevant policy or practice in an organization that may influence the healthcare issue/stressor selected that is vague and inaccurate, or is missing.
The response critiques the policy for ethical considerations and explains the policy’s strengths and challenges in promoting ethics that is vague and inaccurate, or is missing.
Feedback:
INCORRECT AND INCOMPLETE INFORMATION PROVIDED.
SEE PAPER
· Recommend one or more policy or practice changes designed to balance the competing needs of resources, workers, and patients while addressing any ethical shortcomings of the existing policies. Be specific and provide examples.
· Cite evidence that informs the healthcare issue/stressor and/or the policies and provide two scholarly resources in support of your policy or practice recommendations.19 (19.00%)
Levels of Achievement:
Excellent
27 (27.00%) – 30 (30.00%)
The response provide one or more accurate, clear, and thorough recommendations for policy or practice changes designed to balance the competing needs of resources, workers, and patients while addressing any ethical shortcomings of the existing policies.
Specific and accurate examples are provided.
Accurate and detailed evidence is cited that informs the healthcare issue/stressor selected and a specific synthesis of at least two outside scholarly resources in full support of the policy or practice recommendations is provided. The response integrates at least 2 outside resources and 2 or 3 course-specific resources that fully support the healthcare issue/stressor selected.
Good
24 (24.00%) – 26 (26.00%)
The response provides one or more recommendations for policy or practice changes designed to balance the competing needs of resources, workers, and patients while addressing any ethical shortcomings of the existing policies.
Specific examples may be provided.
Evidence is cited that informs the healthcare issue/stressor selected and a synthesis of at least one outside scholarly resource that may support the policy or practice recommendations is provided. The response integrates at least 1 outside resource and 2 or 3 course-specific resources that may support the healthcare issue/stressor selected.
Fair
21 (21.00%) – 23 (23.00%)
The response provides one or more recommendations for policy or practice changes designed to balance the competing needs of resources, workers, and patients while addressing any ethical shortcomings of the existing policies that is vague or inaccurate.
Examples may be provided.
Vague or inaccurate evidence is cited from 2 or 3 resources that informs the healthcare issue/stressor selected and may support the policy or practice recommendations provided.
Poor
0 (0.00%) – 20 (20.00%)
The response provides one or more recommendations for policy or practice changes designed to balance the competing needs of resources, workers, and patients while addressing any ethical shortcomings of the existing policies that is vague and inaccurate, or is missing.
Examples are missing.
Vague and inaccurate evidence is cited that informs the healthcare issue/stressor and may include at least 1 scholarly resource that vaguely and inaccurately supports the policy practice recommendations is provided, or is missing.
Feedback:
OMITTED BOTH OF THESE REQUIREMENTS – SEE PAPER FOR THE COMPETING NEEDS/RECOMMENDATION INFORMATION REQUIRED AND THE LIT REVIEW
Written Expression and Formatting – Paragraph Development and Organization:
Paragraphs make clear points that support well-developed ideas, flow logically, and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences are carefully focused—neither long and rambling nor short and lacking substance. A clear and comprehensive purpose statement and introduction is provided which delineates all required criteria.2 (2.00%)
Levels of Achievement:
Excellent
5 (5.00%) – 5 (5.00%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity.
A clear and comprehensive purpose statement, introduction, and conclusion is provided which delineates all required criteria.
Good
4 (4.00%) – 4 (4.00%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 80% of the time.
Purpose, introduction, and conclusion of the assignment is stated, yet is brief and not descriptive.
Fair
3.5 (3.50%) – 3.5 (3.50%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity 60%–79% of the time.
Purpose, introduction, and conclusion of the assignment is vague or off topic.
Poor
0 (0.00%) – 3 (3.00%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity < 60% of the time. No purpose statement, introduction, or conclusion was provided. Feedback: NO CONCLUSION A LOT OF EXTRANEOUS INFORMATION THAT IS NOT RELEVANT OR SPECIFIC TO THE REQUIREMENTS.
Written Expression and Formatting – English writing standards:
Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation5 (5.00%)
Levels of Achievement:
Excellent
5 (5.00%) – 5 (5.00%)
Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors.
Good
4 (4.00%) – 4 (4.00%)
Contains a few (1 or 2) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.
Fair
3.5 (3.50%) – 3.5 (3.50%)
Contains several (3 or 4) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.
Poor
0 (0.00%) – 3 (3.00%)
Contains many (≥ 5) grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors that interfere with the reader’s understanding.
Feedback:
Written Expression and Formatting – The paper follows correct APA format for title page, headings, font, spacing, margins, indentations, page numbers, parenthetical/in-text citations, and reference list.3.5 (3.50%)
Levels of Achievement:
Excellent
5 (5.00%) – 5 (5.00%)
Uses correct APA format with no errors.
Good
4 (4.00%) – 4 (4.00%)
Contains a few (1 or 2) APA format errors.
Fair
3.5 (3.50%) – 3.5 (3.50%)
Contains several (3 or 4) APA format errors.
Poor
0 (0.00%) – 3 (3.00%)
Contains many (≥ 5) APA format errors.
Feedback:
SEE PAPER
Raw Total: 65.50 (of 100)
Feedback to Learner
Name:NURS_6053_Module02_Week03_Assignment_Rubric
Support
2
TITLE OF PAPER 2
THIS IS A TOTAL OF 8-10 PAGE PAPER AND ALL ITEMS NEED TO
BE VALIDATED WITH CURRENT AND CREDIBLE REFERENCES.
4-5 PAGES FOR THE WEEK 2 ASSIGNMENT ARE ATTACHED ON THE BEGINNING OF THIS PAPER – THEN THERE ARE AND 4-5 PAGES FOR THE WEEK 3 ASSIGNMENT.
Title of Paper – Not Assignment #
Your Name
Walden University
NURS 6053
Date
Dr. E. Townsley
Title of Paper Comment by Elaine Wheeler Townsley: Should be the same introductory paragraph and purpose statement as week 2 since this is just a continuation of the week 2 paper.
Remember to not write in first person. One of the skills of a leader is the ability to communicate effectively and efficiently. Introductory paragraph and purpose statement. This should provide your readers with their initial impressions of your argument, your writing style, and the overall quality of your work. A vague, disorganized, error-filled, off-the-wall, or boring introduction will probably create a negative impression. On the other hand, a concise, engaging, and well-written introduction will start your readers off thinking highly of you, your analytical skills, your writing, and your paper. Your introduction is an important road map for the rest of your paper. Your introduction conveys a lot of information to your readers. You can let them know what your topic is, why it is important, and how you plan to proceed with your discussion.
****The introductory paragraph is about the paper overall. For instance, if your paper is about nurse staffing, then the introductory paragraph would provide the national statistics about nurse staffing**** The purpose statement is written after completion of the introductory paragraph. A purpose statement is a declarative sentence which summarizes the specific topic and goals of a document. It is typically included in the introduction to give the reader an accurate, concrete understanding what the document will cover and what he/she can gain from reading it. To be effective, a statement of purpose should be specific and precise – not general, broad or obscure, concise – one or two sentences, clear – not vague, ambiguous or confusing, and goal-oriented – stated in terms of desired outcomes. ****The purpose statement is graded separately and needs to be complete and concise with only these four requirements****
National Healthcare Issue/Stressor Comment by Elaine Wheeler Townsley: This is copied from the week 2 paper and placed here.
Describe the national healthcare issue/stressor you selected and its impact on your organization. Use organizational data to quantify the impact (if necessary, seek assistance from leadership or appropriate stakeholders in your organization).
The response accurately and thoroughly describes in detail the national healthcare issue/stressor selected and its impact on an organization.
The response includes accurate, clear, and detailed data to quantify the impact of the national healthcare issue/stressor selected.
Describe the national healthcare issue/stressor you selected and its impact on your organization. Use organizational data to quantify the impact (if necessary, seek assistance from leadership or appropriate stakeholders in your organization). Ensure all information is validated with current and credible citations/references. COPY THIS FROM YOUR WEEK 2 PAPER AFTER YOU HAVE MADE ANY CORRECTIONS.
Informational Summary Comment by Elaine Wheeler Townsley: This section is copied from the week 2 assignment
Provide a brief summary of the two articles you reviewed from outside resources, on the national healthcare issue/stressor and explain how the healthcare issue/stressor is being addressed in other organizations.
A complete, detailed, and specific synthesis of two outside resources reviewed on the national healthcare issue/stressor selected is provided. The response fully integrates at least 2 outside resources and 2 or 3 course-specific resources that fully support the summary provided.
The response accurately and thoroughly explains in detail how the healthcare issue/stressor is being addressed in other organizations.
Provide a brief summary of the two articles you reviewed from outside resources on the national healthcare issue/stressor. Explain how the healthcare issue/stressor is being addressed in other organizations. Ensure all information is validated with current and credible citations/references. COPY THIS FROM YOUR WEEK 2 PAPER AFTER YOU HAVE MADE ANY CORRECTIONS.
Strategies Comment by Elaine Wheeler Townsley: This section is copied from the week 2 assignment
Summarize the strategies used to address the organizational impact of national healthcare issues/stressors presented in the scholarly resources you selected and explain how they may impact your organization both positively and negatively. Be specific and provide examples
A complete, detailed, and accurate summary of the strategies used to address the organizational impact of the national healthcare issue/stressor is provided.
The response accurately and thoroughly explains in detail how the strategies may impact an organization both positively and negatively, with specific and accurate examples.
Summarize the strategies used to address the organizational impact of national healthcare issues/stressors presented in the scholarly resources you selected. Explain how they may impact your organization both positively and negatively. Be specific and provide examples. Ensure all information is validated with current and credible citations/references. COPY THIS FROM YOUR WEEK 2 PAPER AFTER YOU HAVE MADE ANY CORRECTIONS
. Comment by Elaine Wheeler Townsley: TO PREPARE FOR THE WEEK 3 SECTION OF THIS PAPER YOU NEED TO:
Review the national healthcare issue/stressor you examined in your Assignment for Module 1, and review the analysis of the healthcare issue/stressor you selected.
Identify and review two evidence-based scholarly resources that focus on proposed policies/practices to apply to your selected healthcare issue/stressor.
Reflect on the feedback you received from your colleagues on your Discussion post regarding competing needs.
I WOULD RECOMMEND LOOKING UP THE DEFINITION FOR COMPETING NEEDS PRIOR TO WRITING THIS PAPER
Developing Policies and Procedures
Comment by Elaine Wheeler Townsley: This is the start of the week 3 paper – new information.
This part of the paper is to be 4-5 pages in length excluding the references. Comment by Elaine Wheeler Townsley: Add a section to the paper you submitted in Module 1. In 4–5 pages, address the following:
· Identify and describe at least two competing needs impacting your selected healthcare issue/stressor.
23 (23%) – 25 (25%)
The response accurately and clearly identifies at least two competing needs impacting the healthcare issue/stressor selected.
Identify and describe at least two competing needs impacting your selected healthcare issue/stressor. The response accurately and clearly identifies at least two competing needs impacting the healthcare issue/stressor selected. Must be validated with current and credible references. Ensure all information is validated with current and credible citations/references. I WOULD RECOMMEND SEPARATING THE COMPETING NEEDS SUCH AS: THE FIRST COMPETING NEED IMPACING (NAME OF ORGANIZATION) IS ……. THIS COMPETING NEEDS IS…. IT IMPACTS THE ORGANIZATION BY ….. THEN DESCRIBE THE SECOND COMPETING NEED WITH THE SAME TYPE INFORMAITON.
Describe a relevant policy or practice in your organization that may influence your selected healthcare issue/stressor. The response accurately and thoroughly describes in detail a relevant policy or practice in an organization that may influence the healthcare issue/stressor selected. Ensure all information is validated with current and credible citations/references. THE MOST MISSSED REQUIREMENT IN THIS SECTION IS NOT IDENTIFYING AND VALIDATING WITH A REFERENCE A RELEVANT POLICY OR PRACTICE THAT IS INFLUENCING THE ISSUE. Comment by Elaine Wheeler Townsley: Describe a relevant policy or practice in your organization that may influence your selected healthcare issue/stressor.
27 (27%) – 30 (30%)
The response accurately and thoroughly describes in detail a relevant policy or practice in an organization that may influence the healthcare issue/stressor selected.
There are multiple items to be completed in this part of the paper. Critique the policy for ethical considerations. Explain in detail the policy’s strengths in promoting ethics. Explain in detail the policy’s challenges in promoting ethics. Ensure all information is validated with current and credible citations/references. THE MOST MISSED REQUIREMENT FOR THIS SECTION IS NOT IDENTIFYING ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS: ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS, POLICY STRENGTHS IN PROMOTING ETHICS, AND POLICY CHALLENGES IN PROMOTING ETHICS ALONG WITH REFERENCES TO VALIDATE THIS INFORMATION. Comment by Elaine Wheeler Townsley: Critique the policy for ethical considerations and explain the policy’s strengths and challenges in promoting ethics.
he response accurately and thoroughly critiques in detail the policy for ethical considerations and explains in detail the policy’s strengths and challenges in promoting ethics.
This part of the paper has multiple requirements. The response provides one or more accurate, clear, and thorough recommendations for policy or practice designed to balance the competing needs of resources. The response provides one or more accurate, clear, and thorough recommendations for policy or practice designed to balance the competing needs of workers. The response provides one or more accurate, clear, and thorough recommendations for policy or practice designed to balance the competing needs of patients. Address any ethical shortcomings of the existing policies. Provide specific and accurate examples. Ensure all information is validated with current and credible citations/references. THE MOST MISSED REQUIREMENTS TO THIS SECTION IS NOT ANSWERING ALL REQUIREMENTS. I WOULD RECOMMEND IDENTIFYING WHAT A COMPETING NEED FOR RESOURCES, A COMPETING NEED FOR WORKERS, AND A COMPETING NEED FOR PATIENTS IS PRIOR TO WRITING THIS SECTION. THEN THE OTHER MOST MISSED REQUIREMENT IS NOT ADDRESSING ETHICAL SHORTCOMINGS OF THE POLICY WITH REFERENCES. YOU NEED TO PROVIDE EXAMPLES OF ALL FOUR REQUIREMENTS. Comment by Elaine Wheeler Townsley: Recommend one or more policy or practice changes designed to balance the competing needs of resources, workers, and patients while addressing any ethical shortcomings of the existing policies. Be specific and provide examples.
he response provide one or more accurate, clear, and thorough recommendations for policy or practice changes designed to balance the competing needs of resources, workers, and patients while addressing any ethical shortcomings of the existing policies.
Specific and accurate examples are provided.
Cite evidence that informs the healthcare issue/stressor and/or the policies and provide
two scholarly resources in support of your policy or practice recommendations. Ensure all information is validated with current and credible citations/references. There is very specific requirements for the research for this section. These include Accurate and detailed evidence is cited that informs the healthcare issue/stressor selected and a specific synthesis of at least two outside scholarly resources in full support of the policy or practice recommendations is provided. The response integrates at least 2 outside resources and 2 or 3 course-specific resources that fully support the healthcare issue/stressor selected. ****four (4) to five (5) required references to valdiate the information in this section. THE MOST MISSED REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION IS NOT DOING A LIT REVIEW – THE LIT REVIEW PROCESS WAS EXPLAINED ON THE WEEK 2 ASSIGNMENT. YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST TWO LIT REVIEW SUMMARIES AND THEN AT LEAST TWO TO THREE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE INFORMATION. REMEMBER REFERENCES. Comment by Elaine Wheeler Townsley: Cite evidence that informs the healthcare issue/stressor and/or the policies and provide two scholarly resources in support of your policy or practice recommendations.
Accurate and detailed evidence is cited that informs the healthcare issue/stressor selected and a specific synthesis of at least two outside scholarly resources in full support of the policy or practice recommendations is provided. The response integrates at least 2 outside resources and 2 or 3 course-specific resources that fully support the healthcare issue/stressor selected.
Conclusion
Your conclusion/summary is your chance to have the last word on the subject. The summary allows you to have the final say on the issues you have raised in your paper, to synthesize your thoughts, to demonstrate the importance of your ideas, and to propel your reader to a new view of the subject. It is also your opportunity to make a good final impression and to end on a positive note. Your summary can go beyond the confines of the assignment. This section pushes beyond the boundaries of the prompt and allows you to consider broader issues, make new connections, and elaborate on the significance of your findings. You should make your readers glad they read your paper, and gives your reader something to take away that will help them see things differently or appreciate your topic in personally relevant ways. It can suggest broader implications that will not only interest your reader, but also enrich your reader’s life in some way. It is your gift to the reader.
Comment by Elaine Wheeler Townsley: Written Expression and Formatting – Paragraph Development and Organization:
Paragraphs make clear points that support well-developed ideas, flow logically, and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences are carefully focused—neither long and rambling nor short and lacking substance. A clear and comprehensive purpose statement and introduction is provided which delineates all required criteria.
Written Expression and Formatting – English writing standards:
Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation
Written Expression and Formatting – The paper follows correct APA format for title page, headings, font, spacing, margins, indentations, page numbers, parenthetical/in-text citations, and reference list.
References
Formatting for references starting on this page. Ensure you follow the guidance in Chapter 7 of the APA manual for all references. *****for full points on the grading rubric one of the items is to have at least three current and credible references****Current means – five years or less old****You can use any resources except Wiki, etc as identified in the syllabus to complete your assignments and discussions ****
THIS PAPER IS TO BE SUBMITTED BY SUNDAY EVENING. PAPERS SUBMITTED AFTER THE DUE DATE/TIME WILL BE GIVEN A FOUR POINT PER DAY PENALTY. ANYTHING SUBMITTED AFTER FRIDAY WILL NOT BE REVIEWED AND WILL BE GIVEN A 0.
Developing Organizational Policies and Practices
Name: Catherine Nwosu
Institution: Walden University
NURS 6053
Instructor: Dr. Townsley
Running head: DEVELOPING ORGANIZATIONAL POLICIES AND PRACTICES 1
Date: 12/27/2020
Developing Organizational Policies and Practices
Introduction
Healthcare is an important sector of society that is very intricate as it is vested to ensure that the community is healthy. Although healthcare organizations are business entities, just like any other organization, they have to operate and act according to the public’s best interest and the code of ethics guiding healthcare organizations. Due to the privatization of the healthcare sector, since most organizations are privately owned, stakeholders need to ensure that they implement and put policies that will enable the organizations to stay afloat. Organizational leadership needs to be aware of competing interests that exist, especially in profit-based organizations. Their health practitioners and patients have varying needs to be satisfied (World Health Organization, 2016). Competing interests exist, and it is upon the management of organizations to develop policies that will enable them to avert these stressors’ effects.
Two Competing Needs That Impacting Shortage of Healthcare Workers
The first competing need that impacts the shortage of healthcare practitioners in America, which results in a national healthcare stressor, is the population growth and high demand for healthcare services in America (World Health Organization, 2016). The patients seeking healthcare services from organizations are the main stakeholders in these organizations, and they require nothing less than quality services from healthcare organizations. Due to the population growth, the demand for medical services is rising to a level where the healthcare sector’s current workforce cannot handle it. The growing population and demand for healthcare services are some of the factors contributing to the shortage of healthcare practitioners in organizations. The increase of patients in the organizations has strained the workforce that the healthcare organizations have, leading to burnout of the practitioners, increased workload, and fatigue leading to errors and mistakes that cause more harm than good.
The second competing need in the organization that I work in is the organization’s need to cut the cost of operations to increase its income and improve the quality of services they offer to its patients. It is a fact that to have adequate resources, one has to pay for them, which applies to human resources. The more practitioners an organization need, the more it should be willing to spend on them. As mentioned earlier, healthcare organizations are private entities that aim to make as much profit as possible, which means they have to minimize operations costs (Drennan & Ross, 2019). Because employing more healthcare practitioners implies that the organization has to spend more on salaries and other employees’ needs, they prefer not hiring as many practitioners, which results in a shortage of healthcare workers in the organization.
A Relevant Policy in My Organization Influencing an Increase of the Workforce
The shortage of healthcare practitioners is a real problem affecting my organization. The management has tried the put in place strategies to curb the adverse effects of this national healthcare issue. In my organization, there is a strategic plan for the next six-year. A policy provides setting aside some funds to hire extra nurses and other healthcare practitioners to help reduce the organization’s staff shortage. the policy also has a condition of allowing unlicensed medical practitioners or medical students to work in the hospital as a measure of reinforcing the workforce in the organization, ensuring that there are enough human resources to handle the high demand that the organization is facing from the growing number patients flocking the facility on a daily basis. (Drennan & Ross, 2019) This policy ensures that the ratio of healthcare practitioners and the patient is convenient. The workload that the practitioners handle daily is manageable and encourages mindfulness in the workplace. Having a manageable workload reduces the burnout and fatigue among the healthcare practitioners hence improving the quality of services they offer to their patients resulting in desirable health outcomes.
Policy Critique
It is vital for any organization that is aiming at ensuring that it serves its patients the best way possible to have a strategic plan with policies that is manageable, sustainable, and applicable, in the policy that my organization has put in place in its strategic plan to ensure that it solves the problem of having a shortage of human resources (Anderson, 2019). This policy’s downside is that the organization allows unlicensed practitioners to serve patients performing the same duties as the qualified health practitioner may affect the patients’ health outcomes. When the organization does not make as much money as expected in its annual budget, it affects how it hires the extra workforce to supplement its workforce. An unlicensed workforce might come in handy as a supplementary human resource. Due to a lack of professionalism and experience, it might cause harm the patients by offering substandard services or care.
Although the policy has some downside, it has some strength and confers many benefits for the healthcare organization, its employees, and the patients. The employees’ benefits are that they enjoy a manageable workload that reduces burnout due to the extra hands that the additional hires offer the team (Enoch, 2017). The organization also benefits as with adequate human resources; they can create manageable shifts for their practitioners, enhance job satisfaction, and reduce errors caused by fatigued workers who work long hours’ shifts without breaks or off days. On the other hand, the patients enjoy adequate care and attention from the healthcare practitioners improving their recovery rate and health outcomes.
The policy also has some challenges that affect its effectiveness and how it is implemented, with the main challenge being the availability of funds. As mentioned earlier, the policy’s success and the program are advocates for all depends on the number of profits that the organization can raise annually, which determines the amount of money it puts aside to support this program (Aithal & Aithal, 2017). Therefore, without enough financial resources, this policy can’t be effectively implemented. The policy also has some ethical challenges, such as allowing unlicensed practitioners to operate and serve patients on the same level as licensed and qualified healthcare practitioners. The ethical difficulties might cause problems that can lead to legal issues with patients receiving substandard heal care services suing the organization.
Policy Recommendations for Balancing the Competing Needs of Resources, Workers, and Patients
As a way or a strategy of curbing this national healthcare issue of having workforce shortage in the country and in organizations, the policy recommendation that I would put across is the partnership of the healthcare sector or organizations with foundations and philanthropists, who share the view of ensuring that the healthcare services delivered to the society are of high quality. The reason behind recommending this policy is because when the organization or the healthcare sector works alone, there are a lot of things, they are unable to achieve due to insufficient resources. But with partners, it means they will have extra help and resources to help them attain their objectives (OECD netFWD, 2019). Having a healthy partnership with foundations and philanthropists such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, who have shared an interest in making healthcare high-quality, affordable nod accessible, will provide findings to support health-related issues.
These foundations and philanthropists also fund scholarships and support medical students to ensure enough practitioners in the sector with qualifications and enough knowledge and skills to offer quality services to the people, hence reducing healthcare practitioners’ shortage. The ethical shortcomings of the existing policies are that the healthcare organizations should dedicate its resources in ensuring that they provide quality services to its patients and not be centered on the profits it makes (Anderson, 2019). It is also an ethical shortcoming when organizations hire cheap unqualified labor to tend to their patients, which puts the lives of the patients at risk, which is unethical.
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References
Aithal, A., & Aithal, P. S. (2017). Task-Shifting–An Alternative Survival Strategy for Healthcare Organizations. International Journal of Scientific Research and Modern Education (IJSRME), 2(2), 34-48.
Anderson, B. A. (2019). Facing the nursing workforce shortage: policies and initiatives to promote a resilient healthcare system. Caring for the Vulnerable, 363.
Drennan, V. M., & Ross, F. (2019). Global nurse shortages—the facts, the impact, and action for change. British medical bulletin, 130(1), 25-37.
Enoch, J. (2017). Healthcare leaders recognize 11 providers for developing frontline workers. National Fund for Workforce Solutions. Retrieved 8 March 2020 from
Healthcare Leaders Recognize 11 Providers for Developing Frontline Workers
OECD netFWD (2019). Health and philanthropy, harnessing novel approaches for improved access to quality healthcare. OECD Development Centre, Paris. Retrieved 8 March 2020 from
http://www.oecd.org/development/networks/2019_Health_policy_note
World Health Organization. (2016). Global strategy on human resources for health: workforce 2030.
Developing Organizational Policies and Practices
Your Name
Walden University
NURS 6053
Date
Dr. E. Townsley
Running head: DEVELOPING ORGANIZATIONAL POLICIES AND PRACTICES 1
Developing Organizational Policies and Practices
In America, the issue of population growth has also been a major challenge, especially in the healthcare sector as the more people the country or the region has the more the demand for healthcare services will be. It is a fact that national healthcare in America is unable to handle the demand for healthcare services from its growing population due to a shortage of healthcare practitioners. In America, the standardized and legal staffing requirements insist that the nurse-to-patient ratio is one nurse is to five patients at most. But in reality, these ratios have not been met fully due to the shortage of healthcare professionals to serve the high numbers of patients requiring healthcare services. In the United States alone it was estimated that 250,000 healthcare professionals were needed by 2020 to meet the demand for healthcare services. The demand for healthcare services in the United States has risen to a point of causing a 20% vacancy rate in the national healthcare sector which indicates a huge shortage of workforce in the healthcare sector (Edge, 2020). The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) estimated that if the issue of healthcare professionals is not dealt with effectively early enough, by 2030 the physicians in the national healthcare sector would reduce by about 105,000. It also estimates that there will be a shortage of non-primary care professionals to about 33,500 to 61,000 and 7,300 to 43,000 shortages of primary care physicians by 2030. Studies have shown that the correct staffing level of nurses in the healthcare facilities can decrease patient mortality rates from abnormal aorta up to 60% and mortality caused by medication errors and heart related conditions up to 18%.
Sufficient nursing staffing in facilities that bring the ration of the nurse to patient fewer than 4.95 improves the health outcomes of the patients as nurses are not overworked, they have time to educate their patients equipping them with proper skills and knowledge to prevent the recurrence of diseases and managing their conditions (Shin et al., 2018). The shortage of healthcare practitioners in healthcare facilities or the sector is an issue that is affecting the quality of healthcare services that patients receive which results in poor health outcome sand it should be dealt with effectively to prevent poor quality services that are being rendered to the patients deteriorating their health instead of improving it.
National Healthcare Issue/Stressor
The shortage of human resources in the healthcare sector in America has caused the straining of the available workforce in the sector which has been termed as a national healthcare stressor. The reason why a shortage of workforce in the healthcare sector is because the available human resource is strained by the unmanageable workload that reduces their job satisfaction, causes fatigue, mental stress, and leads to them offering poor quality services to the patients they cater for in the facility. The rendering of poor services results in deteriorated health outcomes which leads to high mortality rates in the facilities caused by medication errors, human errors, and recurrence of medical conditions due to lack of sufficient patient education. The shortage of healthcare professionals in a facility prevents the nurses from having quality time to care for their patients due to the huge workload they have to handle.
The recommended nurse to patient ratio is one nurse to five patients is most which ensure that they give full attention to their patients improving their health. For example, in an organization where one nurse serves more than five patients, it means that they will not be able to give sufficient care and attention to the patients as it is expected leading to poor quality services rendered. Also, the shortage of workforce in the healthcare sector has led to mental issues in nurses due to work-related stress and burnout. For example, in a health organization where the intensive care unit nurse-patient ratio is 4 to 6 the mortality rate is highly reduced to about 7 per 100 patients which Is much higher in staffing shortage which is also reflected in other departments.
Informational Summary
According to Shin et al. (2018), the shortage of healthcare professionals in America’s healthcare sector has adverse impacts on the available practitioners, patients, the facility, and the sector as a whole. The huge workloads that the available workforce handles affect their physical and mental wellbeing which causes them to offer poor quality services to the patients causing high mortality rates in the facilities. The World Health Organization. (2016) recommend for proper staffing of healthcare facilities to improve the healthcare services offered to the patients enhancing both the patient’s and the practitioner’s wellbeing. Also, Denman & Ross (2019) mention that the shortage of healthcare practitioners is a global health issue that needs to be dealt with because of the adverse impacts that it has on the healthcare professionals, the population, and the nations. This article calls for healthcare sector leaders to come up with strategies and policies that will deal with the issue of shortage of health care professionals and the competing issues that it results in. it is important to ensure that that the staffing requirements in healthcare facilities is followed and implemented to prevent the adverse impacts caused by the shortage of healthcare workers.
Strategies
As a strategy of curbing this national healthcare issue of having workforce shortage in the country and the healthcare organizations, the national healthcare sector and facilities leadership needs to form partnerships with foundations and philanthropists. The partnership of the healthcare sector and governmental and non-governmental foundations or philanthropists who share the view of improving the quality of healthcare. If the national healthcare sector decided to work alone it can only achieve little as compared to when the sector is in a partnership. The partnership means that the sector will have extra resources and extra help that will enable the sector to effectively deal with the healthcare workforce shortage issue (OECD netFWD, 2019). Having a healthy partnership with foundations and philanthropists such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, who have shared an interest in making healthcare high-quality, affordable, and accessible, will provide funding to support health-related issues. These foundations and philanthropists also fund scholarships and support medical students to ensure there are enough practitioners in the sector with qualifications, enough knowledge, and skills to offer quality services to the people, hence reducing healthcare practitioners’ shortage.
The other strategy is to get the government involved in the national healthcare sector where it acts as a gatekeeper and regulator of the healthcare sector. Involving the government in regulating the healthcare sector will push the healthcare organization’s leadership to implement and uphold the legal and correct staffing levels in the healthcare facilities hence dealing with the healthcare stressor effectively (Anderson, 2019). For example, the involvement of the government in the healthcare sector will ensure that the proper staffing law is made mandatory and all healthcare facilities abide by it hence effectively dealing with the issue of workforce shortage. The involvement of the government in regulating the healthcare sector will ensure that the leadership of the facilities will put more focus on giving the best quality services to the patients rather than focusing on making profits.
Developing Policies and procedures
The first competing need that impacts the shortage of healthcare practitioners in America, which results in a national healthcare stressor, is the population growth and high demand for healthcare services in America (World Health Organization, 2016). The patients seeking healthcare services from organizations are the main stakeholders in these organizations, and they require nothing less than quality services from healthcare organizations. Due to the population growth, the demand for medical services is rising to a level where the healthcare sector’s current workforce cannot handle it. The growing population and demand for healthcare services are some of the factors contributing to the shortage of healthcare practitioners in organizations. The increase of patients in the organizations has strained the workforce that the healthcare organizations have, leading to burnout of the practitioners, increased workload, and fatigue leading to errors and mistakes that cause more harm than good.
The second competing need impacting the healthcare organizations need to cut the cost of operations to increase its income and improve the quality of services they offer to its patients. It is a fact that to have adequate resources, one has to pay for them, which applies to human resources. The more practitioners an organization need, the more it should be willing to spend on them. As mentioned earlier, healthcare organizations are private entities that aim to make as much profit as possible, which means they have to minimize operations costs (Drennan & Ross, 2019). Because employing more healthcare practitioners implies that the organization has to spend more on salaries and other employees’ needs, they prefer not hiring as many practitioners, which results in a shortage of healthcare workers in the organization.
The shortage of healthcare practitioners is a real problem affecting my organization. The management has tried the put in place strategies to curb the adverse effects of this national healthcare issue. There is a policy that provides setting aside some funds to hire extra nurses and other healthcare practitioners to help reduce the organization’s staff shortage in my organization’s five-year strategic plan. the policy also has a condition of allowing unlicensed medical practitioners or medical students to work in the hospital as a measure of reinforcing the workforce in the organization, ensuring that there are enough human resources to handle the high demand that the organization is facing from the growing number patients flocking the facility on a daily basis. (Drennan & Ross, 2019) This policy ensures that the ratio of healthcare practitioners and the patient is convenient and that the workload that the practitioners handle daily is manageable and encourages mindfulness in the workplace. Having a manageable workload reduces the burnout and fatigue among the healthcare practitioners hence improving the quality of services they offer to their patients resulting in desirable health outcomes.
Policy Critique
It is vital for any organization that is aiming at ensuring that it serves its patients the best way possible to have a strategic plan with policies that are manageable, sustainable, and applicable. The policy that my organization has put in place in its strategic plan to ensure that it solves the problem of having a shortage of human resources is effective but it also has a downside. This policy’s downside is that the organization allows unlicensed practitioners to serve patients performing the same duties as the qualified health practitioner may affect the patients’ health outcomes. When the organization does not make as much money as expected in its annual budget, it affects how it hires the extra workforce to supplement its workforce. An unlicensed workforce might come in handy as a supplementary human resource. Due to a lack of professionalism and experience, it might cause harm to the patients by offering substandard services or care.
Although the policy has some downside, it has some strength and confers many benefits for the healthcare organization, its employees, and the patients. The employees’ benefits are that they enjoy a manageable workload that reduces burnout due to the extra hands that the additional hires offer the team (Enoch, 2017). The organization also benefits as with adequate human resources; they can create manageable shifts for their practitioners, enhance job satisfaction, and reduce errors caused by fatigued workers who work long hours’ shifts without breaks or off days. On the other hand, the patients enjoy adequate care and attention from the healthcare practitioners improving their recovery rate and health outcomes.
The policy also has some challenges that affect its effectiveness and how it is implemented, with the main challenge being the availability of funds. As mentioned earlier, the policy’s success and the program are advocates for all depends on the number of profits that the organization can raise annually, which determines the amount of money it puts aside to support this program (Aithal & Aithal, 2017). Therefore, without enough financial resources, this policy can’t be effectively implemented. The policy also has some ethical challenges, such as allowing unlicensed practitioners to operate and serve patients on the same level as licensed and qualified healthcare practitioners. The ethical difficulties might cause problems that can lead to legal issues with patients receiving substandard healthcare services suing the organization.
Conclusion
Proper legal standards for sufficient staffing in the healthcare sector and facilities in America and worldwide is integral as human resource shortage in the healthcare sector has adverse effects on the wellbeing of the population and the available healthcare practitioners. It is upon the leadership of the healthcare sector and the facilities to make proper staffing levels a priority and not so much on making profits. The healthcare sector cannot manage to effectively deal with the issue of workforce shortage on its own but with partnerships, it is possible to solve this issue. Quality healthcare services are a right of every citizen and the government should get involved in the healthcare sector to regulate it and ensure that its citizens receive the best quality services. The policies formulated to deal with the issue of staff shortage in the healthcare sector should be ethical, applicable, and manageable. The shortage of health care practitioners will continue to get worse if not dealt with as early as possible.
DEVELOPING ORGANIZATIONAL POLICIES AND PRACTICES 2
Reference
Aithal, A., & Aithal, P. S. (2017). Task-Shifting–An Alternative Survival Strategy for Healthcare Organizations. International Journal of Scientific Research and Modern Education (IJSRME), 2(2), 34-48.
Anderson, B. A. (2019). Facing the nursing workforce shortage: policies and initiatives to promote a resilient healthcare system. Caring for the Vulnerable, 363.
Drennan, V. M., & Ross, F. (2019). Global nurse shortages—the facts, the impact, and action for change. British medical bulletin, 130(1), 25-37.
Enoch, J. (2017). Healthcare leaders recognize 11 providers for developing frontline workers. National Fund for Workforce Solutions. Retrieved 8 March 2020 from
Healthcare Leaders Recognize 11 Providers for Developing Frontline Workers
OECD netFWD (2019). Health and philanthropy, harnessing novel approaches for improved access to quality healthcare. OECD Development Centre, Paris. Retrieved 8 March 2020 from
http://www.oecd.org/development/networks/2019_Health_policy_note
Shin, J. H., Koh, J. E., Kim, H. E., Lee, H. J., & Song, S. (2018). Current status of nursing law in the United States and implications. Health Systems and Policy Research, 5(1), 1-7.
World Health Organization. (2016). Global strategy on human resources for health: workforce 2030.
Running head: HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE SHORTAGE 1
HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE SHORTAGE 6
Healthcare Workforce Shortage
Name: Catherine Nwosu
Walden University
NURS 6053
Date: 1
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/14/2020
Instructor: Dr. E. Townsley
Healthcare Workforce Shortage
The United States, among other countries, is facing an impending shortage of healthcare workers. The shortage of healthcare workforce is an issue that has been present for a long time in the healthcare industry. Although leaders and other critical stakeholders in the healthcare industry are aware of the impending shortage of healthcare professionals, a long lasting solution has not yet been realized. It is estimated that more than 250,000 healthcare workers were required by 2020 to meet the rising demand for healthcare services in the United States alone. The United States is facing a vacancy rate of up to 20% in the healthcare industry (World Health Organization, 2017). Epidemiologists, health nurses, and environmental health professionals are, particularly in high demand. It has been estimated by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) that by 2030, the number of physicians in the healthcare sector would be less by about 105,000, with a scarcity of between 7,300 and 43,000 primary care physicians, and a shortage of about 33,500 to 61,000 for non-primary care specialists (Snavely, 2016). The purpose of this paper is to discuss the issue of shortage of healthcare workers in the United States.
Healthcare Issue
Name of the organization and information about the organization (citation, year). How does the issue affect the organization (citation, year). This organization does not maintain quantitative data about this issue.
Literature Review
The World Health Organization (2017), stated that the Sustainable Development Goals of 4.45 doctors, midwives. And nurses per 1000 population was acknowledged as the minimum concentration signifying the need for healthcare workers. As per the World Health Organization, in the year 2013, there were 43 million healthcare workers globally (World Health Organization, 2017). With a significant growth rate of healthcare workers of 55% per annum, it is estimated that by the year 2030, there would be a total of 67.3 million health workers. According to the statistics presented by the World Health Organization, in the year 2013, there was a shortage of 17.4 million healthcare workers, 2.6 million being doctors, 9 million being nurses and midwives, and the remaining number representing all the remaining healthcare workers (World Health Organization, 2017). South East Asia and Africa were the two regions that were largely affected by the scarcity of healthcare workers. It is projected that by 2030, the global shortage of healthcare workers would stand at 14.5 million, which is a decline in the shortage by only 17 percent. Interns are mostly encouraged to work with hospitals by offering them monthly stipends and opportunities for career growth (Marć et al., 2019).
The world would need approximately 80 million healthcare workers by 2030, a number that is double the number of healthcare professionals in 2013 (Schwartz, 2020). Without the implementation of strategies and policies to address the issue of the lack of healthcare workers, it is estimated that by 2030, there would be a total of 65 million healthcare professionals, which means that there would be a lack of 15 million healthcare workers globally. In the United States, 1 million healthcare workers are above the age of 50, which means that a third of the country’s healthcare population is expected to retire in the next decade and a half (Schwartz, 2020). In the year 2012, the United States’ higher institutions of learning had to turn away over 79 000 qualified candidates to the medical colleges due to lack of learning and training resources, thereby contributing to the shortage of healthcare workers in the country. Haddad, Annamaraju, and Toney-Butler (2020), identified that harnessing technology is also another solution to the scarcity of healthcare workers in the United States. The use of e-health, e-learning, AI, VR simulation, and the internet of things to train, educate and empower healthcare workers would go a long way in helping to ease the issue of the shortage of healthcare workers (Haddad et al., 2020).
Strategies
A report by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Third Global Forum on Human Resources for Health, formulated a list of endorsed steps to address the issue of healthcare workforce shortage in the United States. The recommendations included snowballing technical and political leadership to sustain human resource development in the healthcare sector and the implementation of sustainable funding models (Marć et al., 2019). The various stakeholders in the healthcare sector decided on strengthening governance frameworks. Strong governance frameworks are needed to guide medical education, health employment, migration of healthcare workers, international exchange of medical workers, and encouragement of innovative partnership models. Implementing telemedicine services would eliminate the need for patients visiting healthcare facilities seeking patient care services. The emerging technologies also generate the demand for new skills, thereby increasing the potential to employ more in the digital delivery of healthcare services (Haddad, Annamaraju, &Toney-Butler, 2020).
Developing Organizational Policies and Practices
The first competing need that impacts the shortage of healthcare practitioners in America, which results in a national healthcare stressor, could be the population growth and high demand for healthcare services (World Health Organization, 2016). Recommend for incentives such as extra pay related to overtime and extra worked, or extra time off to rest and recuperate. These recommendations would be given to the Director of Nurses and Administration ………………………. (citation, year).
The second competing need is to cut the cost of resources by monitoring supplies and wastage. Ways to attain this would be to monitor the number of supplies used at least daily and any issues would be addressed immediately (citation, year). NEED
Policy Critique
The name of the policy, the number of the policy, and the components in the policy (citation, year). The policy formulated by the healthcare organization to ensure that it solves the problem of having a shortage of healthcare workers is effective but it also has a downside. The strengths in promoting ethics of the policy includes employees’ benefits are that they enjoy a manageable workload that reduces burnout due to the extra hands that the additional hires offer the team (Enoch, 2017). The organization also benefits as with adequate human resources; they can create manageable shifts for their practitioners, enhance job satisfaction, and reduce errors caused by fatigued workers who work long hours’ shifts without breaks or off days. The challenges in promoting ethics of the policy includes is that the organization allows unlicensed practitioners to serve patients performing the same duties as the qualified health practitioner may affect the patients’ health outcomes due to their lack of experience. Also, if the organization does not make as much money as expected annually, it affects how it hires the extra workforce to supplement its workforce.
The first competing need is the shortage of nurses, the recommendation to address this is recommendation from the lit review on how to balance the needs of patients (citation, year). Lack of supplies when needed to care for patients. The recommendation to address this and to balance the needs of workers is recommendation (citation, year). Third competing need, recommendation from the lit review on how to balance a resource (citation, year). Ethical shortcomings of the policy (citation, year).
Lit review of two articles/research study that identifies recommendations to address the issue. Then two more citations that validate recommendations (citation, year). Total of two lit reviews and two more articles to validate the information.
Conclusion
Proper legal standards for sufficient staffing in the healthcare sector and facilities in America and worldwide is integral as human resource shortage in the healthcare sector has adverse effects on the well-being of the population and the healthcare practitioners. It is upon the leadership of the healthcare sector and the facilities to make proper staffing levels a priority and not making profits. The healthcare sector cannot manage to effectively deal with the issue of workforce shortage on its own but with partnerships, it is possible to solve this issue. Quality healthcare services are a right of every citizen and the government should get involved in the healthcare sector to regulate it and ensure that its citizens receive the best quality services. The shortage of health care practitioners will continue to get worse if not dealt with as early as possible. Need citations for the completed conclusion
Need to combine with above: Conclusion
The shortage of healthcare workers is one of the main challenges facing the United States healthcare system. The main reasons behind the shortage of healthcare workers is the increasing number of the aging and retiring workforce population and the lack of adequate resources to train a huge number of qualified individuals in medical courses. The best strategies that can be implemented to deal with the issue is to have strong frameworks in place and to harness the benefits of emerging technologies.
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HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE SHORTAGE 2
References
Need week 3 lit review of two articles/studies and two more resources.
Need policy from the organization.
Aithal, A., & Aithal, P. S. (2017). Task-Shifting–An Alternative Survival Strategy for Healthcare Organizations. International Journal of Scientific Research and Modern Education (IJSRME), 2(2), 34-48.
Anderson, B. A. (2019). Facing the nursing workforce shortage: policies and initiatives to promote a resilient healthcare system. Caring for the Vulnerable, 363.
Drennan, V. M., & Ross, F. (2019). Global nurse shortages—the facts, the impact, and action for change. British medical bulletin, 130(1), 25-37.
Enoch, J. (2017). Healthcare leaders recognize 11 providers for developing frontline workers. National Fund for Workforce Solutions. Retrieved 8 March 2020 from
Healthcare Leaders Recognize 11 Providers for Developing Frontline Workers
Haddad, L. M., Annamaraju, P., & Toney-Butler, T. J. (2020). Nursing shortage. In StatPearls [Internet]. StatPearls Publishing.
Marć, M., Bartosiewicz, A., Burzyńska, J., Chmiel, Z., & Januszewicz, P. (2019). A nursing shortage–a prospect of global and local policies. International nursing review, 66(1), 9-16.
OECD Development Center. (2019). Health and philanthropy, harnessing novel approaches for improved access to quality healthcare. OECD Development Centre, Paris. Retrieved 8 March 2020 from
http://www.oecd.org/development/networks/2019_Health_policy_note
Shin, J. H., Koh, J. E., Kim, H. E., Lee, H. J., & Song, S. (2018). Current status of nursing law in the United States and implications. Health Systems and Policy Research, 5(1), 1-7.
not complete Schwartz, E. (2020). The Global Health Care Workers Shortage: 7 Numbers to Note.
Snavely, T. M. (2016). A brief economic analysis of the looming nursing shortage in the United States. Nursing Economics, 34(2), 98-101.
World Health Organization. (2016). Global strategy on human resources for health: workforce 2030.
World Health Organization. (2017). Health Workforce Requirements For Universal Health Coverage and The Sustainable Development Goals.
Running head: HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE SHORTAGE 1
HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE SHORTAGE 9
Healthcare Workforce Shortage
Name: Catherine Nwosu
Walden University
NURS 6053
Date: 12/21/2020
Instructor: Dr. E. Townsley
Healthcare Workforce Shortage
The United States, among other countries, is facing an impending shortage of healthcare workers. The shortage of healthcare workforce is an issue that has been present for a long time in the healthcare industry. Although leaders and other critical stakeholders in the healthcare industry are aware of the impending shortage of healthcare professionals, a long-lasting solution has not yet been realized. It is estimated that more than 250,000 healthcare workers were required by 2020 to meet the rising demand for healthcare services in the United States alone. The United States is facing a vacancy rate of up to 20% in the healthcare industry (World Health Organization, 2017). Epidemiologists, health nurses, and environmental health professionals are, particularly in high demand. It has been estimated by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) that by 2030, the number of physicians in the healthcare sector would be less by about 105,000, with a scarcity of between 7,300 and 43,000 primary care physicians, and a shortage of about 33,500 to 61,000 for non-primary care specialists (Snavely, 2016). The purpose of this paper is to discuss the issue of shortage of healthcare workers in the United States.
Healthcare Issue
The New York-Presbyterian is one of the best healthcare facilities in united states of America is one of the biggest and busiest hospitals in the country (NYP, 2018). It was founded in 1771 as the New York hospital and in 1998 was renamed to New York-Presbyterian. As of 2020 the facility had around 20,000 employees and 2,678 beds. Being one of the largest and busiest hospitals in the country and the world it is flooded with patients from different regions seeking healthcare services which make the available workforce insufficient to meet the demand. The issue of healthcare workforce shortage in the organization has led to an increase of human and medical errors which are caused by the exhausted, anxious and stressed practitioners who are over worked. The result of this issue in the healthcare organization is that it causes poor services rendered to the patients in the facility which causes poor health outcomes which have adverse effects on their overall well-being. The shortage of healthcare practitioners in the facility has also affected the well-being of the healthcare workers and reduced their job satisfaction due to fatigue, burnout and job-related stress leading to high turnover rates. Due to the adverse effects of workforce shortage in the organization and the errors that come with it has affected the trust of the community towards the facility which has reduced their clients affecting their profits (Dzierba et al., 2020). The organization does not maintain any quantitative data on the impacts of having workforce shortage as a way of averting problems with the law and stakeholders.
Literature Review
The World Health Organization (2017) stated that the Sustainable Development Goals of 4.45 doctors’ midwives. And nurses per 1000 population were acknowledged as the minimum concentration signifying the need for healthcare workers. As per the World Health Organization, in the year 2013, there were 43 million healthcare workers globally (World Health Organization, 2017). With a significant growth rate of healthcare workers of 55% per annum, it is estimated that by the year 2030, there would be a total of 67.3 million health workers. According to the statistics presented by the World Health Organization, in the year 2013, there was a shortage of 17.4 million healthcare workers, 2.6 million being doctors, 9 million being nurses and midwives, and the remaining number representing all the remaining healthcare workers (World Health Organization, 2017). South East Asia and Africa were the two regions that were largely affected by the scarcity of healthcare workers. It is projected that by 2030, the global shortage of healthcare workers would stand at 14.5 million, which is a decline in the shortage by only 17 percent. Interns are mostly encouraged to work with hospitals by offering them monthly stipends and opportunities for career growth (Marć et al., 2019).
The world would need approximately 80 million healthcare workers by 2030, a number that is double the number of healthcare professionals in 2013 (Schwartz, 2020). Without the implementation of strategies and policies to address the issue of the lack of healthcare workers, it is estimated that by 2030, there would be a total of 65 million healthcare professionals, which means that there would be a lack of 15 million healthcare workers globally. In the United States, 1 million healthcare workers are above the age of 50, which means that a third of the country’s healthcare population is expected to retire in the next decade and a half (Schwartz, 2020). In the year 2012, the United States’ higher institutions of learning had to turn away over 79 000 qualified candidates to the medical colleges due to lack of learning and training resources, thereby contributing to the shortage of healthcare workers in the country.Haddad, Annamaraju, and Toney-Butler (2020), identified that harnessing technology is also another solution to the scarcity of healthcare workers in the United States. The use of e-health, e-learning, AI, VR simulation, and the internet of things to train, educate and empower healthcare workers would go a long way in helping to ease the issue of the shortage of healthcare workers (Haddad et al., 2020).
Strategies
A report by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Third Global Forum on Human Resources for Health, formulated a list of endorsed steps to address the issue of healthcare workforce shortage in the United States. The recommendations included snowballing technical and political leadership to sustain human resource development in the healthcare sector and the implementation of sustainable funding models (Marć et al., 2019). The various stakeholders in the healthcare sector decided on strengthening governance frameworks. Strong governance frameworks are needed to guide medical education, health employment, migration of healthcare workers, international exchange of medical workers, and encouragement of innovative partnership models. Implementing telemedicine services would eliminate the need for patients visiting healthcare facilities seeking patient care services. The emerging technologies also generate the demand for new skills, thereby increasing the potential to employ more in the digital delivery of healthcare services (Haddad, Annamaraju, &Toney-Butler, 2020).
Developing Organizational Policies and Practices
The first competing need that impacts the shortage of healthcare practitioners in America, which results in a national healthcare stressor, could be the population growth and high demand for healthcare services (World Health Organization, 2016). Recommendation for incentives such as extra pay related to overtime and extra worked, or extra time off to rest and recuperate. Also allowing interns to work in the facility to give the practitioners an extra hand minimizing their workload. These recommendations would be given to the Director of Nurses and Administration (Anderson, 2019).
The second competing need is to cut the cost of resources by monitoring supplies and wastage. Ways to attain this would be to monitor the number of supplies used at least daily and any issues would be addressed immediately (Drennan & Ross, 2019).
Policy Critique
Curbing Workforce Shortage is the name of the policy formulated by the healthcare organization to ensure that it solves the problem of having a shortage of healthcare workers which numbered third among the policies in the strategic plan. The components of the policy include putting aside funds to hire more practitioners, allowing interns to help in the facility and using technology in catering for the patients and monitoring the available resources. The strengths in promoting ethics of the policy includes employees’ benefits are that they enjoy a manageable workload that reduces burnout due to the extra hands that the additional hires offer the team (Enoch, 2017). The organization also benefits as with adequate human resources; they can create manageable shifts for their practitioners, enhance job satisfaction, and reduce errors caused by fatigued workers who work long hours’ shifts without breaks or off days. The challenges in promoting ethics of the policy includes is that the organization allows unlicensed practitioners to serve patients performing the same duties as the qualified health practitioner may affect the patients’ health outcomes due to their lack of experience. Also, if the organization does not make as much money as expected annually, it affects how it hires the extra workforce to supplement its workforce (Marć et al., 2019). Comment by Elaine Wheeler Townsley: NEED CITATION FOR POLICY
The first competing need is the shortage of nurses, the recommendation to address this is to ensure that the government and the healthcare sector properly equips and build more medical institutions of higher learning to ensure that they accommodate and properly train the high number of candidates who want to pursue career in medical field. With this strategy in place the number of qualified and well-trained healthcare practitioners will increase hence dealing with the shortage of healthcare workers effectively (Marć et al., 2019).
Lack of supplies when needed to care for patients is another competing issue that is adversely affecting the healthcare sector. The recommendation to address this and to balance the needs of workers is to adopt the use of technology and harness its benefits to ensure that healthcare facilities and practitioners effectively manage the available resources. It is important to also educate and train the healthcare practitioners on how to effectively use the technologies to minimize ethical shortcomings and maximize its benefits of balancing the available resources (Haddad, Annamaraju, &Toney-Butler, 2020). The shortcoming of telemedicine services is that if not effectively secured it can be hacked hence violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) guidelines. It is recommended that all the stakeholders involved or uses telemedicine services should be trained on how to effectively use the services to make it effective and secure preventing the ethical shortcomings such as leaking personal medical information (Haddad et al., 2020).
Lit review with two articles/research papers summarized. Then two more citations with recommendations to address the issue.
Conclusion
The shortage of healthcare workers is one of the main challenges facing the United States healthcare system. The main reasons behind the shortage of healthcare workers is the increasing number of the aging and retiring workforce population and the lack of adequate resources to train a huge number of qualified individuals in medical courses (Drennan & Ross, 2019). The best strategies that can be implemented to deal with the issue is to have strong frameworks in place and to harness the benefits of emerging technologies and abiding to the Proper legal standards for sufficient staffing in the healthcare sector and facilities in America (WHO, 2016). It is upon the leadership of the healthcare sector and the facilities to make proper staffing levels a priority and not making profits. The healthcare sector cannot manage to effectively deal with the issue of workforce shortage on its own but with partnerships, it is possible to solve this issue (Aithal & Aithal, 2017). Quality healthcare services are a right of every citizen and the government should get involved in the healthcare sector to regulate it and ensure that its citizens receive the best quality services. The shortage of health care practitioners will continue to get worse if not dealt with as early as possible (World Health Organization, 2017).
References
Aithal, A., &Aithal, P. S. (2017). Task-Shifting–An Alternative Survival Strategy for Healthcare Organizations. International Journal of Scientific Research and Modern Education (IJSRME), 2(2), 34-48.
Anderson, B. A. (2019). Facing the nursing workforce shortage: policies and initiatives to promote a resilient healthcare system. Caring for the Vulnerable, 363.
Drennan, V. M., & Ross, F. (2019). Global nurse shortages—the facts, the impact, and action for change. British medical bulletin, 130(1), 25-37.
Dzierba, A. L., Pedone, T., Patel, M. K., Ciolek, A., Mehta, M., Berger, K., … & Witenko, C. J. (2020). Rethinking the Drug Distribution and Medication Management Model: How a New York City Hospital Pharmacy Department Responded to COVID‐19. Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, 3(8), 1471-1479.
Enoch, J. (2017). Healthcare leaders recognize 11 providers for developing frontline workers. National Fund for Workforce Solutions. Retrieved 8 March 2020 from https://nationalfund.org/news_post/healthcare-leaders-recognize-11-providers-for-developing-frontline-workers/
Haddad, L. M., Annamaraju, P., & Toney-Butler, T. J. (2020). Nursing shortage. In StatPearls [Internet]. StatPearls Publishing.
Marć, M., Bartosiewicz, A., Burzyńska, J., Chmiel, Z., &Januszewicz, P. (2019). A nursing shortage–a prospect of global and local policies. International nursing review, 66(1), 9-16.
NewYork-Presbyterian. (2018). About Us. Retrieved January 17, 2021, from https://web.archive.org/web/20140813090608/http://careers.nyp.org/about-us/
OECD Development Center. (2019). Health and philanthropy, harnessing novel approaches for improved access to quality healthcare. OECD Development Centre, Paris. Retrieved 8 March 2020 from http://www.oecd.org/development/networks/2019_Health_policy_note
Schwartz, E. (2020). The Global Health Care Workers Shortage: 7 Numbers to Note. https://www.projecthope.org/the-global-health-worker-shortage-7-numbers-to-note/02/2020/
Shin, J. H., Koh, J. E., Kim, H. E., Lee, H. J., & Song, S. (2018). Current status of nursing law in the United States and implications. Health Systems and Policy Research, 5(1), 1-7.
Snavely, T. M. (2016). A brief economic analysis of the looming nursing shortage in the United States. Nursing Economics, 34(2), 98-101.
World Health Organization. (2016). Global strategy on human resources for health: workforce 2030.
World Health Organization. (2017). Health Workforce Requirements for Universal Health Coverage and The Sustainable Development Goals.