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Developing Organizational policies and Practices
Ijeoma Nwokoro
Nurs 6053
3/15/2020
Walden University
DEVELOPING ORGANIZATONAL POLICIES AND PRACTICE
Identify and describe at least two competing needs impacting your selected healthcare issue/stressor
Among the numerous occupations held by people in our nation, the field of Nursing has been seen to yield perhaps the most elevated risk of staff"burnout", prompting an across the nation nurse retaining emergency in medical clinics and centers.Burnout is a blend of fatigue, skepticism and inefficacy coming from prolonged haul work pressure. The variables that are legitimately connected with nurse "burnout" include: (mental and physical fatigue); the furious condition where they work; the requesting jobs and hours they are relied upon to keep up; absence of trust in work accomplishment; and absence of time to accomplish composed and need setting plans. Two competing needs that affect stress and burnout are working long hours and working short staffed. The purpose of this paper is to review the analysis of stress and burnout in healthcare.
Describe a relevant policy or practice in your organization that may influence your selected healthcare issue/stressor
As the frontline caregivers in healthcare today, nurses accomplish a myriad of tasks and responsibilities, but often at high personal cost," according to The Joint Commission publication. The need to shuffle contending needs in frequently high-stress circumstances can bring about inclination overpowered or burnout. The negative impact of these stressors can influence the capacity of healthcare experts to think about others "The organization I work with recognizes the high risks of stress and burnout. The right amount of education via computer in-services, staff, wellness programs, and healthy eating is encouraged by my organization.
Critique the Policy for Ethical Considerations, and Explain the Policy’s strength and Challenges in Promoting Ethics
As stated earlier, some of the policy initiated in my organization to eliminate stress and burnout are access to wellness programs, healthy food options in the cafeteria, and an attempt to increase staff on the unit. Some of the strengths involved are: increased moral on the unit, decreased work load, decreased call-outs, and better communication within staff. However, some challenges are an inability to keep up with having enough staff on the unit consistently.
Recommend one or more Policy or Practice Changes designed to balance the Competing Needs of Resources
Another policy I would recommend is to have a counselor/psychological therapist available at all times. That way, whenever a staff member feels overwhelmed, exhausted, or burnout, they have someone to talk to.
Also encouraging at least 15 minutes break every two hours as a means to distress from the chaos. Sometimes the employee comes in with a heavy mind, and is stressed out before the shift starts. For .
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Developing Organizational policies and Practices
Ijeoma Nwokoro
Nurs 6053
3/15/2020
Walden University
DEVELOPING ORGANIZATONAL
POLICIES AND PRACTICE
Identify and describe at least two competing needs impacting
your selected healthcare issue/stressor
Among the numerous occupations held by people in our nation,
the field of Nursing has been seen to yield perhaps the most
elevated risk of staff"burnout", prompting an across the nation
nurse retaining emergency in medical clinics and
centers.Burnout is a blend of fatigue, skepticism and inefficacy
coming from prolonged haul work pressure. The variables that
are legitimately connected with nurse "burnout" include:
(mental and physical fatigue); the furious condition where they
work; the requesting jobs and hours they are relied upon to keep
up; absence of trust in work accomplishment; and absence of
time to accomplish composed and need setting plans. Two
competing needs that affect stress and burnout are working long
hours and working short staffed. The purpose of this paper is to
review the analysis of stress and burnout in healthcare.
Describe a relevant policy or practice in your organization that
may influence your selected healthcare issue/stressor
As the frontline caregivers in healthcare today, nurses
accomplish a myriad of tasks and responsibilities, but often at
2. high personal cost," according to The Joint Commission
publication. The need to shuffle contending needs in frequently
high-stress circumstances can bring about inclination
overpowered or burnout. The negative impact of these stressors
can influence the capacity of healthcare experts to think about
others "The organization I work with recognizes the high risks
of stress and burnout. The right amount of education via
computer in-services, staff, wellness programs, and healthy
eating is encouraged by my organization.
Critique the Policy for Ethical Considerations, and Explain the
Policy’s strength and Challenges in Promoting Ethics
As stated earlier, some of the policy initiated in my
organization to eliminate stress and burnout are access to
wellness programs, healthy food options in the cafeteria, and an
attempt to increase staff on the unit. Some of the strengths
involved are: increased moral on the unit, decreased work load,
decreased call-outs, and better communication within staff.
However, some challenges are an inability to keep up with
having enough staff on the unit consistently.
Recommend one or more Policy or Practice Changes designed to
balance the Competing Needs of Resources
Another policy I would recommend is to have a
counselor/psychological therapist available at all times. That
way, whenever a staff member feels overwhelmed, exhausted, or
burnout, they have someone to talk to.
Also encouraging at least 15 minutes break every two hours as a
means to distress from the chaos. Sometimes the employee
comes in with a heavy mind, and is stressed out before the shift
starts. For cases like that, management has to get into the root
of the issue.
Deep cleansing breaths combined with shoulder shrugs and head
rolls help muscles relax, and get rid of stress.
Cite Evidence that Informs stress and Burnout in healthcareand
the Policies
3. Govindarajan, R. (2018) summarized “An Organizational
Improvement model for Preventing Burnout of Healthcare
Employees”. In this article, it is understood that healthcare
services face diminished inspiration, absenteeism, and high
turnover rate. To complete their errand of giving a sheltered,
viable, quick and proficient support of their clients,
representatives should be inspired. Some of the goals of the
policy are that organizational structure ought to be
appropriately planned and the jobs, obligations and goals of
every individual working in the association will be very much
characterized. This will permit every worker to realize how to
add to the objectives of the association, and furthermore how
the individual will be expertly compensated for their
commitment.
When these organization issues are comprehended, the
association should screen the level of over-burden and generally
speaking staff inspiration to execute nonstop authoritative
improvement.
Palenzuela, Delgado, & Rodriguez (2019) summarized
“Exploring the Relationship between Contextual Performance
and Burnout In Healthcare Performance. The aim of this
research is to examine the connection between logical execution
and burnout disorder. The study investigates emergency clinic
units with various outstanding tasks at hand, required degrees of
specialization, degrees of communication with patients, and
volume of work. Taken together, results propose that a medical
clinic unit is more pertinent to advance benevolence than
consistence. Notwithstanding, more research is expected to
explain the connection between specific authoritative conditions
in every human services administration and proper execution.
Conclusion
Given the multifaceted nature of contemporary health care
conditions, it is fundamental that nurses can perceive and
address moral issues as they emerge. Although predicaments
4. and testing circumstances make the most self-evident, emotional
dangers to patients, routine nursing activities have suggestions
for patients also. Right mindfulness includes perceiving the
moral ramifications of all nursing activities. “Ethical awareness
involves recognizing the ethical implications of all nursing
actions” (Milliken, 2018). Creating moral mindfulness is one
approach to enable medical attendants to go about as good
specialists so as to furnish patients with protected and moral
consideration.
References
Govindarajan, R. (2018) An Organizational Improvement Model
for Preventing Burnout of Healthcare Employees. Journal of
Human Resource and Sustainability Studies, 6, 306-317.
https://doi.org/10.4236/jhrss.2018.64044
Palenzuela, P., Delgado, N., & Rodríguez, J. A. (2019).
Exploring the relationship between contextual performance and
burnout in healthcare professionals. Journal of Work and
Organizational Psychology, 35, 115-121.
https://doi.org/10.5093/jwop2019a13
PSQH (2020). The Joint Commission Tackles Nurse Burnout.
Retrieved from,
https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/nursing/joint-commission-
tackles-nurse-burnout
Milliken, A., (January 31, 2018) "Ethical Awareness: What It
Is and Why It Matters" OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in
Nursing Vol. 23, No. 1, Manuscript 1. Retrieved from
DOI: 10.3912/OJIN.Vol23No01Man01
Assessment Task – Tutorial Questions
Unit Code: HC1072
5. Unit Name: Economics and International Trade
Assignment: Tutorial Questions 2
Due: 11:30pm 19th June 2020
Weighting: 25%
Purpose: This assignment is designed to assess your level of
knowledge of the key topics covered in
this unit
Unit Learning Outcomes Assessed.:
1. Develop a broad understanding of the principles of macro and
microeconomics in an
economy.
2. Analyze economic environment nationally and internationally
and its influence on business
and national economic performance.
3. Critically analyze government’s fiscal and monetary policy
and their influences on the
economy and business in general.
4. Comprehend how economies benefit from international trade.
5. Synthesize theoretical and practical knowledge of economics
for application in work-life
situations.
Description: Each week students were provided with three
tutorial questions of varying degrees of
difficulty. These tutorial questions are available in the Tutorial
6. Folder for each week on Blackboard.
The Interactive Tutorials are designed to assist students with
the process, skills and knowledge to
answer the provided tutorial questions. Your task is to answer a
selection of tutorial questions for
weeks 6 to 10 inclusive and submit these answers in a single
document.
The questions to be answered are;
Week 6
Question 2 (10 marks)
Discuss three parameters for firms operating in an oligopoly
market. (2 marks each x 3 = 6 marks)
Even when allowed to collude, firms in an oligopoly will choose
to cheat on their agreements with the
rest of the cartel. Why? (4 marks)
Week 7
Question 2 (10 marks)
Some advocates of anti-poverty programs claim that fighting
poverty is a public good. Explain what
these advocates mean by classifying charity as a public good. (4
marks)
Why do governments tend to run programs that help the poor?
Can the private sector be left to run
those programs? Discuss your answer by focusing on
externalities (3 marks) and market failure (3
marks).
Week 8
Question 3 (10 marks)
a) Define GDP. What does it measure and track? Why do
7. countries report GDP? (4 marks)
b) Suppose you are given the following information about the
New Zealand economy, with the
values in billions of Dollars. What is the GDP of New Zealand?
(3marks)
Personal consumption $680
Private investment $370
Government expenditure $430
Exports $710
Imports $295
c) Discuss 2 transactions that are not included in the calculation
of GDP and provide an example
for each. (1.5 each x 2 = 3 marks)
Week 9
Question 3 (10 marks)
Choose any 2 out of the 4 types of unemployment.
a) Define and discuss that type of unemployment. (2 each x 2 =
4 marks)
b) Provide an example. (1 each x 2 = 2 marks)
c) What solutions can governments try to address that type of
unemployment. (2 each x 2 = 4 marks)
Week 10
Question 3 (10 marks)
Right now many economies in the world are experiencing a
downturn due to the Corona Virus.
a) What kind of fiscal policy can governments use to address
the decline? (2 marks)
b) What actions will be taken by the government in
implementing the fiscal policy that you
described in part a? (4 marks)
8. c) What will be the effect on Aggregate Demand (if any) as a
result of the actions taken in part
b? (2 marks)
d) What will be the effect on Aggregate Supply (if any) as a
result of the actions taken in part b?
(2 marks)
Submission Directions:
The assignment has to be submitted via Blackboard. Each
student will be permitted one
submission to Blackboard only. Each student needs to ensure
that the document submitted
is the correct one.
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must always submit work
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page number.
9. In addition, written assignments that are similar or identical to
those of another student in
the class is also a violation of the Holmes Institute’s Academic
Conduct and Integrity Policy.
The consequence for a violation of this policy can incur a range
of penalties varying from a
50% penalty through to suspension of enrolment. The penalty
would be dependent on the
extent of academic misconduct and the student’s history of
academic misconduct issues.
All assessments will be automatically submitted to SelfAssign
to assess their originality.
Further Information:
For further information and additional learning resources,
students should refer to their Discussion
Board for the unit.