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NU530-8D Full Course Herzing University
NU530-8D Full Course Assignments Instructions;
NU530-8D Unit 2 Assignment – Leadership in Diverse Organizations
Instructions
Write a 1200-1500 word paper in APA format.
This paper should:
- Be approximately 5-6 pages long, double-spaced
- Include a title and reference page – not included in the page count
- Exclude sources older than 5 years
- Should include sources from the required readings and/or scholarly sources found from Herzing’s library. Your textbook may be used as one source.
- Include an introductory paragraph and a conclusion
- Introduction to the topic.
- Identify the benefits of working in a diverse healthcare organization. Include the benefits to patient care.
- Identify the barriers to developing a diverse organization.
- Apply your dominant leadership style and address the identified barriers to assist your organization in becoming more diverse. This leadership style may be the one you discussed in Week 1 or maybe one found in Chapter 8 of the textbook.
- Lastly, identify how a diverse organization assists in creating a competitive advantage within the healthcare environment.
- Conclusion – should not bring any new ideas to the paper.
Resource(s)
Hitt, M.A., Colella, A., & Miller, C. (2018). Organizational behavior. (5th ed.). Wiley. ISBN: 978-1119441304.- Chapters 2 & 8
NU530-8D Unit 2 Assignment – Leadership in Diverse Organizations
Instructions
Write a 1200-1500 word paper in APA format.
This paper should:
- Be approximately 5-6 pages long, double-spaced
- Include a title and reference page – not included in the page count
- Exclude sources older than 5 years
- Should include sources from the required readings and/or scholarly sources found from Herzing’s library. Your textbook may be used as one source.
- Include an introductory paragraph and a conclusion
- Introduction to the topic.
- Identify the benefits of working in a diverse healthcare organization. Include the benefits to patient care.
- Identify the barriers to developing a diverse organization.
- Apply your dominant leadership style and address the identified barriers to assist your organization in becoming more diverse. This leadership style may be the one you discussed in Week 1 or maybe one found in Chapter 8 of the textbook.
- Lastly, identify how a diverse organization assists in creating a competitive advantage within the healthcare environment.
- Conclusion – should not bring any new ideas to the paper.
Resource(s)
Hitt, M.A., Colella, A., & Miller, C. (2018). Organizational behavior. (5th ed.). Wiley. ISBN: 978-1119441304.- Chapters 2 & 8
NU530-8D Unit 3 Assignment – Presentation Herzing
Instructions
The topics for this unit are finance, human resources, performance improvement, and technology – the business of healthcare. You have been asked to speak to a group of students in nursing and other healthcare professions. You are assigned to talk about the importance of finance, human resources, performance improvement, and technology in relation to healthcare organizations today.- Create a Voice-Over PowerPoint presentation. You have been given 15-20 minutes. Plan on 1 slide for every 1-2 minutes of speaking time (10-15 slides).
- Include a title and reference slide (the number of slides above does not include title and reference slides)
- Include an introduction and conclusion slide
- Include appropriate citations on your slides
- Utilize the notes function to outline your talking points and provide additional facts that you will use for your presentation.
- Include a minimum of 4-5 scholarly references to support your presentation. References should be 5 years old or newer.
NU530-8D Unit 5 Assignment – Conflict Resolution Policy
Instructions
Your supervisor knows that you are in graduate school and currently learning about conflict resolution. You have told her that you want to move into more of a leadership role in your organization. To assist you in building your resume, she has asked you to develop a conflict resolution policy, procedures, and training for your organization. This is a preliminary document so she wants you to keep it short. This paper should include:- Introduction to the topic of conflict
- a brief discussion about what workplace conflict is and why a policy is important
- policy and procedures for resolving conflict, and
- a proposed outline for training topics.
- Conclusion
- Submit your assignment by Sunday at midnight.
- Be approximately 4-5 pages long, double-spaced (1000-1200 words)
- Include a title and reference page – not included in the page count
- Exclude sources older than 5 years
- Include 4-5 sources from the required readings and/or scholarly sources found from Herzing’s library. Your textbook may be used as one source.
- Include an introductory paragraph and a conclusion
- Submit your assignment by Sunday at midnight.
NU530-8D Unit 6 Assignment – Organizational Analysis
Instructions
This assignment is designed to assist you in applying the concepts learned in this course.- Briefly describe an organization that you are/have been involved in.
- Evaluate the culture of the organization.
- Evaluate the leadership style of the leader in that organization you are most familiar with.
- Describe a change or addition to the current strategic plan of the organization that you think would improve its performance. For example: Increasing the culture of patient safety within the organization or the organization becoming more involved in the community it serves. Your strategic plan goal should be measurable.
- Considering the culture and leadership of the organization, utilize the change process to implement the change. Make sure you include how you would evaluate the change.
- Be approximately 6-8 pages long, double-spaced (1500-2000 words)
- Include a title and reference page – not included in the page count
- Exclude sources older than 5 years
- Include 5-6 sources from the required readings and/or scholarly sources found from Herzing’s library. Your textbook may be used as one source.
- Include an introductory paragraph and a conclusion
NU530-8D Unit 7 Assignment – Accreditation Plan Table
Instructions
One way an organization communicates with its constituents is by its accreditation. Your department head knows that you are in a graduate program and has asked you to assist the department head that works with accreditation and licensure in your facility. She has asked you to develop an initial plan to gain accreditation for a new facility that your organization is opening. Choose one accreditation that is appropriate for the facility. Write an introductory paragraph then follow it with the initial plan in table format and should include:- One type of accreditation needed for the facility and in 1-2 sentences, why it is needed for the facility
- Estimate the amount of time it will take for the new facility to attain accreditation
- What resources are needed
- Estimate direct costs for accreditation
- Estimate the financial impact on revenue if not earning accreditation
NU530-8D Full Course Discussions
NU530-8D Unit 1 Discussion – Leadership
Discussion Question/Prompt
As a way of introducing yourselves to the instructor and your peers, please post the following:- Your name and a description of your current position (If not employed, what are your expectations when you complete your program?)
- How do you see yourself applying knowledge from this course?
- Post a photo of yourself (self-portrait, family, or action photo).
- What would you say is your dominant leadership style? This can be in a formal position or as an informal leader.
- What evidence leads you to this conclusion?
NU530-8D Unit 2 Discussion – New Trends in Healthcare
Discussion Question/Prompt
Answer one of the following questions:- Identify a new trend that you have seen in healthcare, based on your personal experiences. What does the literature say about this trend?
- What is the role of the APRN in this trend?
- How will this impact patient safety and quality of care?
NU530-8D Unit 3 Discussion – Leadership Interview
Discussion Question/Prompt
- Interview a leader who is responsible for performance management and improvement in your organization. What does he/she see as his/her role in leading performance improvement?
- Based on your readings and research, do you agree with him/her? Why or why not? What do you think could be done better?
NU530-8D Unit 4 Discussion – Organizational Structure Critique
Discussion Question/Prompt
Using the organization that you work for or one that you are familiar with –- Critique the organizational structure.
- What works? What doesn’t work?
- If you could start over how would you structure the organization? Why?
NU530-8D Unit 5 Discussion – Conflict
Discussion Question/Prompt
Conflict resolution would be much easier if conflict was always with our colleagues or peers, but conflict is often with those who are above us in the organization.
- Discuss a time that you had a conflict with a superior in the organization.
- Discuss the roles that negotiation, power, and organizational politics played in the final resolution.
- Would you describe the outcome as lose-lose, win-lose, compromise, or win-win? Why?
- What could have been handled differently to create a win-win situation?
- Or if it was a win-win outcome how was this accomplished?
- In the end, conflict is good if the organization and individuals develop and grow, NU530 they learn from the event – did this happen with the event that you discussed?
NU530-8D Unit 6 Discussion – Unfreezing
Discussion Question/Prompt
A key component in doing anything new is changing the old behavior/attitude/belief so that the change can take effect. According to Kurt Lewin, you must unfreeze before you can begin to change. The unfreezing in itself is a change that allows you to be open to further change. Once you have unfrozen, NU530 you are able to transform, then by refreezing, you internalize the change.
If you picture this as an ice cube, the process becomes clear, before you can make a square ice cube into a different shape you must first allow it to thaw, to get used to the idea of change.
- Identify a change effort that you were a part of or that you witnessed.
- Provide a brief overview of the intended change and the outcome.
- Using one of the change theories in the book or one that you have researched, analyze the change effort that you presented.
- What went well?
- What didn’t go well?
- What would you have done differently if you had been in a leadership position?
NU530-8D Unit 7 Discussion – Effective Communication
Discussion Question/Prompt
After reading chapter 9 in your textbook,- Describe a communication style you used in a recent professional interaction.
- Describe the interaction and why you used that style.
- Was this style effective for the interaction?
- Additionally, describe one barrier to effective communication you would most like to improve in yourself.
- Offer suggestions in communication described by your classmates based on your experiences and readings
NU530-8D Unit 8 Discussion – Reflection
Unit 8 Discussion
Reflection
Using one of the articles that you read for this class (it can be one posted in the class or one that you found) as a starting point, reflect on changes that you have or are currently experiencing.- How can what you have learned in this class help you to develop your career and to navigate in this ever-changing health care landscape? Align your learning to one or more course objectives.
- Remember, this is a reflection posting, there is no right or wrong answer. The goal is for you to look back at where you were when you began this class and where you are now NU530 – to reflect on the changes and growth that have occurred.
- Assume a leadership role in effectively implementing patient safety and quality improvement initiatives within the context of the interprofessional team using effective communication (scholarly writing, speaking, and group interaction) skills.
- Develop an understanding of how healthcare delivery systems are organized and financed (and how this affects patient care) and identify the economic, NU530, legal, and political factors that influence health care.
- Design system change strategies that improve the care environment.
- Examine the impact of organizational culture on individuals and groups within an organization.
- Relate local, state, and national accrediting agency standards and outcome measures to the processes in selected healthcare environments.