Analyze how to monitor the effect of changes implemented from the decision-making process.

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Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper in which you complete the following: Include headers to define the following outline requirements in your paper

  • Criteria and Tasks

o · Authority, structure, and organization

 Describe the authority structure of the plan’s implementation. This must describe who is responsible for implementing the plan. Include a description of each role involved in the plan:

 Board of directors

 Executive leadership

 Quality improvement committee

 Medical staff

 Middle management

 Department staff

  • Communication

o Identify who the performance activity outcomes are communicated to and who does the communicating. This describes who is responsible for overseeing data collection and preparing data reports.

  • Education

o Describe how staff will be educated regarding the plan. This covers how each staff member will be initially oriented to the plan and how each employee fits into the plan based on job responsibilities.

  • Monitoring and Revising

o Annual evaluation

 Analyze what elements of the plan are annually evaluated for improvement.

 Analyze how to monitor the effect of changes implemented from the decision-making process.

  • Regulatory and Accreditation

o External entities

 Analyze the effect of external entities, such as governmental agencies, accrediting bodies, and professional interest groups, on the quality and performance measure of an organization’s decision-making processes.

To what extent were the organizational development interventions used in this case effective?

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Read the assigned chapters and the Broadnax article”see the Note below “. In this real life example of an organizational development challenge, the leaders at both Providence Hospitals and St. Vincent Charity Medical Center articulated the objective as “to create an environment where employees could maximize their contributions and performance”. In addition, each of the hospitals emphasized different leadership challenges.

Broadnax describes her approach and explains what did and did not work.

In a small group discussion, address the following:

The stated objective was a very broad and hard to measure. If you could amend the objective for your own organization or another one with which you are familiar, how would you specifically articulate the objective and how would you know if you were successful?

To what extent were the organizational development interventions used in this case effective?

Which OD strategies and/or essential training and development topics were effectively used, and which might you have employed to achieve the objective or address the challenges of these two organizations?

How did application of change management techniques affect the outcome?

Students this project will allow you to formulate and hypothetically develop your own research project. The purpose of this project is for the student to complete an abstract submission to a specific nursing journal.

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Students this project will allow you to formulate and hypothetically develop your own research project. The purpose of this project is for the student to complete an abstract submission to a specific nursing journal. The assignment must be strictly following APA guidelines, points will be deducted if otherwise (See Rubric).

An abstract is a concise summary of a larger project (a thesis, research report, performance, service project, etc.) that concisely describes the content and scope of the project and identifies the project’s objective, its methodology and its findings, conclusions, or intended results.

Abstract Outline:

-Title of Project

-Problem Statement: what is the problem that needs fixing?

-Purpose of the Project

-Research Question(s)

-Hypothesis

-Methodology (Qualitative vs. Quantitative)

-Steps in implementing your project

-Results (Pretend results)

-Conclusion

Follow the following guidelines:

1-Student will think about a problem in their nursing career that needs fixing (Example, Increase number of falls in delirious patients in ICU).

2- Student will select a nursing journal (not medical journal, ex ANA) and review the abstract submission guidelines for that specific journal.

3- Paper: The paper will consist on three sections

1-Introduction: in which the student will reveal the selected journal and reasoning for selecting such journal. And a brief section on the submitting criteria for the journal (DO NOT PLAGARIZE).

2-Research steps: The student will follow the journal’s abstract guidelines and complete the abstract outline steps based on the hypothetically selected problem as above. If the selected journal does not require the steps highlighted, and then follow the highlighted steps.

3-Explain how your hypothetical project will impact the nursing career.

4-Follow APA format, meaning Title page, Abstract, Body and Reference page.

Chronic Back Pain

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Week 9 Discussion

Chronic Back Pain

Patients frequently present with complaints of pain such as chronic back pain. They often seek medical care with the intent of receiving drugs to manage the pain. Typically, for this type of pain, narcotic drugs are often prescribed. This can pose challenges for you as the advanced practice nurse prescribing the drugs. While there is a process for evaluating back pain, it can be difficult to assess the intensity of a patient’s pain because pain is a subjective experience. Only the person experiencing the pain truly knows whether there is a need for drug treatments. This makes it important for you, as the prescriber, to watch for red flags and warning signs of abuse. In this Discussion, you explore the ethical implications of prescribing narcotics to patients with chronic back pain.

To prepare:

  • Review this week’s media presentation on evaluating back pain, as well as Chapter 15 of the Buttaro et al. text in the Learning Resources. Reflect on the evaluation process for a patient with a history of back pain.
  • Consider how you might evaluate a patient that presents with back pain. Think about potential red flags and warning signs of drug abuse.
  • Reflect on the ethical implications of prescribing narcotics for chronic back pain.
  • Think about what you would prescribe and why.

Post on or before Day 3 a description of how you might evaluate a patient who presents with back pain. Then, describe potential red flags and warning signs of drug abuse. Explain the ethical implications of prescribing narcotics for chronic back pain. Finally, explain what you would prescribe for patients and why.