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1. Impact report to senior leadership that identifies the challenge
Impact report to senior leadership that identifies the challenge ON Impact report to senior
leadership that identifies the challengeUse the Suggested Resources for this assessment to
study systems theory, SWOT analysis, and shared governance teams, as background for an
Impact Report to Senior Leadership. The report includes a SWOT analysis. The SWOT
Analysis Template is linked in Required Resources.Study a facility in your area and examine
its Web site and any available public documents to aid you in completing this assessment.
You may wish to examine an organization where you work, where you have worked in the
past, or where you did your clinical work.Do not name the organization in your report;
instead, identify the type of facility and location. Example: A rehabilitation center in a
midsize Midwestern city. Impact report to senior leadership that identifies the challengeUse
the following scenario as the basis for your report:ScenarioThe unit-based Shared
Governance Council of the organization where you work has identified a major nursing-
related challenge (patient/staff safety, confidentiality, management/staff conflict, poor
patient satisfaction survey scores, or nursing staff shortages) within your health care
organization.In an unusual move, your system administrator is considering creating a new
nurse leadership position that would have the responsibility and authority to address this
specific issue. As a member of the shared governance council’s subcommittee, you have
been asked to write the committee’s final report.DELIVERABLE: IMPACT REPORT TO
SENIOR LEADERSHIPWrite a 4–6 page impact report to senior leadership that identifies the
challenge, analyzes how it affects the organization from a nursing perspective, and details
the new position.Use systems thinking and leadership theory as tools to approach this
problem. Impact report to senior leadership that identifies the challengeConstruct the
report with the following headings:The Nursing Challenge:Identify the nursing challenge
and its impact from a nursing perspective. Choose from:Patient/staff safety, confidentiality,
management/staff conflict, poor patient-satisfaction survey scores, or nursing staff
shortages.The System/Organization:Explain how the nursing challenge creates a gap or
conflict between the organization’s statements and practice.Identify the organization type—
that is, specialty hospital, teaching hospital, major health care system, et cetera,
and summarize the organizational structure, its mission, vision, and philosophy
statements.Use systems theory and systems thinking to explain the gap or conflict.SWOT
Analysis:Use the SWOT Analysis Template linked in Required Resources and include the
SWOT analysis table in your paper.Identify organizational factors that impact the situation
using a SWOT analysis.For example, a budget cut may cause short staffing, which relates

2. directly to the problem.What factors within the system may facilitate a solution for this
problem?The Position:Assess how the new nurse leader position will have power and
influence and impact patient outcomes.How will this position affect change within the
organization?Identify key leadership skills, knowledge, or abilities required for the
position.Additional RequirementsWritten communication: Written communication should
be free of errors that detract from the overall message.APA formatting: Resources and in-
text citations should be formatted according to current APA style and formatting.Length:
The report should be 4–6 pages in content length. Include a separate title page and a
separate reference page.Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point, double-
spaced.Number of resources: Use a minimum of three peer-reviewed resources.Context
Impact report to senior leadership that identifies the challengeOrganizational Structure,
Systems Theory, and LeadershipEmbedded within the AONE (2015) competencies for
nursing leaders are various components of systems thinking and systems leadership.
Nursing leaders need to perform a historical review of organizational theories because it
helps them understand the effect of structures and theories that are relevant to health care
organizational systems. This understanding leads to knowledge on how these systems affect
the role and scope of nursing practice.Effective CommunicationSystems theory came into
use within the business sector following a publication on the subject by Peter Senge. As time
progressed, health care leaders adapted principles from systems theory and applied them to
health care organizations and systems. Systems theory maintains that the parts of the whole
affect each other in many ways, with interactions so complex that any event or action may
have multiple consequences across the entire whole (Senge, 1990).Communication is a key
competency for nurse executives. It may involve verbal, nonverbal, written, electronic, and
other communication modalities. Communication among members of teams, between
departments and service lines, within large networks, with strategic business partners, and
with patients, families, or persons requires awareness of various facets of effective
communication.ReferencesAONE. (2015). Nurse executive competencies. Retrieved
from http://www.aone.org/resources/leadership%20tools/n…Senge, P. M. (1990). The
fifth discipline: The art and practice of the learning organization. New York, NY: Currency
Doubleday.OverviewWrite a 4–6 page impact report to senior leadership that identifies a
nursing-related challenge, analyzes how it affects the organization from a nursing
perspective, and details the new position.Each organization has a unique structure that
impacts the behavior of the organization. In health care organizations, this impact is on the
ability of the organization to deliver quality patient care. Nursing is an essential component
of any health care organization, and nursing leaders must understand the role of nursing
and nursing leadership within the total organization. Understanding basic organizational
structure, mission, vision, philosophy, and values will better prepare nurse leaders to
improve quality and patient outcomes.Impact report to senior leadership that identifies the
challenge