Description
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 (1-2 pages):
Developing Organizational Policies and Practices
Add a section to the 2-3 page paper you submitted in Module 1. The new section should address the following in 1-2 pages:
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.
Due to the nature of this assignment, your instructor may require more than 7 days to provide you with quality feedback.
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DEVELOPING ORGANIZATIONAL POLICIES
AND PRACTICES
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.
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Module 2: Assignment
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 (1-2 pages):
Developing Organizational Policies and Practices
Add a section to the 2-3 page paper you submitted in Module 1. The new section should address the
following in 1-2 pages:
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.
Due to the nature of this assignment, your instructor may require more than 7 days to provide you
with quality feedback.
BY DAY 7 OF WEEK 3
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Module 2: Assignment
Criteria
Add a section to the 2-3
page paper you
submitted in Module 1.
For this assignment, in
1-2 pages, address the
following: · Identify and
describe at least two
competing needs
impacting your selected
healthcare
issue/stressor.
Ratings
Pts
25 to >22.0 pts
Excellent
22 to >19.0 pts
Good
19 to >17.0 pts
Fair
17 to >0 pts
Poor
The response
accurately and
The response
identifies and
The response
vaguely or
The response
vaguely or
thoroughly
identifies and
describes at least
describes at
least two
competing needs
inaccurately
identifies and
describes two
inaccurately
identifies and
describes one
two competing
needs impacting
impacting the
healthcare
competing needs
impacting the
competing need
impacting the
the healthcare
issue/stressor
selected.
issue/stressor
selected.
healthcare
issue/stressor
selected.
healthcare
issue/stressor
selected or
25 pts
response is
missing.
· 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.
30 to >26.0 pts
Excellent
26 to >23.0 pts
Good
23 to >20.0 pts
Fair
20 to >0 pts
Poor
The response
accurately and
The response
accurately
The response is
vague or
The response is
vague and
thoroughly
describes a
relevant policy or
describes a
relevant policy or
practice in the
inaccurate in
describing a
relevant policy or
inaccurate in
describing a
relevant policy
practice in the
organization that
organization that
may influence
practice in the
organization that
or practice in an
organization that
may influence
the healthcare
issue/stressor
the healthcare
issue/stressor
selected. …The
may influence
the healthcare
issue/stressor
may influence
the healthcare
issue/stressor
selected. …The
response
accurately and
response
accurately
critiques the
selected. …The
response
vaguely or
selected or
response is
missing. …The
thoroughly
critiques the
policy for ethical
considerations
inaccurately
critiques the
response
vaguely and
policy for ethical
considerations
and explains in
and explains the
policy’s strengths
and challenges
policy for ethical
considerations
and explains the
inaccurately
critiques the
policy for ethical
detail the policy’s
strengths and
in promoting
ethics.
policy’s strengths
and challenges
considerations
and vaguely and
in promoting
ethics.
inaccurately
explains the
policy’s
challenges in
promoting ethics.
30 pts
strengths and
challenges in
promoting ethics
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Criteria
· 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.
Ratings
Written Expression and
Formatting—Paragraph
Development and
Organization:Paragraphs
make clear points that
support well-developed
or response is
missing.
17 to >0 pts
25 to >22.0 pts
Excellent
22 to >19.0 pts
Good
19 to >17.0 pts
Fair
The response
The response
The response
The response
provides one or
more accurate,
clear, and
provides one or
more
recommendations
vaguely or
inaccurately
provides one
vaguely and
inaccurately
provides one
thorough
recommendations
for policy or
practice changes
recommendation
for policy or
recommendation
for policy or
for policy or
practice changes
designed to
designed to
balance the
competing needs
practice
changes
designed to
practice
changes
designed to
balance the
competing needs
of resources,
workers, and
balance the
competing
balance the
competing
of resources,
workers, and
patients while
patients while
addressing any
ethical
needs of
resources,
workers, and
needs of
resources,
workers, and
addressing any
ethical
shortcomings of
the existing
patients while
addressing any
patients;
response
shortcomings of
the existing
policies.
policies.
…Specific
examples are
ethical
shortcomings of
the existing
vaguely
addresses any
ethical
…Specific and
accurate
examples are
provided.
policies. …One
example is
provided.
shortcomings of
the existing
policies or
provided.
Resource Synthesis
Pts
Poor
25 pts
response is
missing.
5 to >4.0 pts
Excellent
4 to >3.0 pts
Good
3 to >2.0 pts
Fair
…Examples
2 to >0 pts are
missing.
Poor
Using proper in-
Using proper in-
Using proper in-
The response
text citations, the
response fully
integrates at least
text citations, the
response fully
integrates at least
text citations, the
response
minimally
does not
integrate
outside and
2 outside
resources and 2
2 outside
resources and 1
integrates
outside and
course-specific
resources or
or 3 coursespecific
resources.
course-specific
resource.
course-specific
resources.
no in-text
citations are
used.
5 to >4.0 pts
Excellent
4 to >3.0 pts
Good
3 to >2.0 pts
Fair
2 to >0 pts
Poor
Paragraphs and
Paragraphs and
Paragraphs and
Paragraphs
sentences follow
writing standards
for flow, continuity,
sentences follow
writing standards
for flow,
sentences follow
writing
standards for
and sentences
follow writing
standards for
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Criteria
Ratings
Pts
ideas, flow logically, and
demonstrate continuity
of ideas. Sentences are
and clarity. …A
clear and
comprehensive
continuity, and
clarity 80% of
the time.
flow, continuity,
and clarity 60–
79% of the time.
flow, continuity,
and clarity less
than 60% of
carefully focused—
neither long and
rambling nor short and
purpose statement,
introduction, and
conclusion are
…Purpose,
introduction, and
conclusion of the
…Purpose,
introduction, and
conclusion of
the time. …No
purpose
statement,
lacking substance. A
clear and
provided, which
delineates all
assignment are
stated but are
the assignment
is vague or off
introduction, or
conclusion is
comprehensive purpose
statement and
introduction is provided,
required criteria.
brief and not
descriptive.
topic.
provided.
which delineates all
required criteria.
Written Expression and
Formatting—English
Writing Standards:
Correct grammar,
mechanics, and proper
punctuation.
5 to >4.0 pts
Excellent
4 to >3.0 pts
Good
3 to >2.0 pts
Fair
2 to >0 pts
Poor
Uses correct
Contains a few
Contains
Contains many (five
grammar,
spelling, and
(one or two)
grammar,
several (three or
four) grammar,
or more) grammar,
spelling, and
punctuation
with no errors.
spelling, and
punctuation
errors.
spelling, and
punctuation
errors.
punctuation errors
that interfere with
the reader’s
5 pts
understanding.
Written Expression and
Formatting: The paper
follows correct APA
format for title page,
headings, font, spacing,
margins, indentations,
page numbers, running
head, parenthetical/in-
5 to >4.0 pts
Excellent
4 to >3.0 pts
Good
3 to >2.0 pts
Fair
2 to >0 pts
Poor
Uses correct
Contains a few
Contains several
Contains many
APA format with
no errors.
(one or two) APA
format errors.
(three or four)
APA format
(five or more)
APA format
errors.
errors.
5 pts
text citations, and
reference list.
Total Points: 100
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