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500  words not including min 3 references

HIV PREVENTION

 

Program evaluation is a specialized applied research approach that may employ quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods research designs. Most people tend to think of evaluation as happening after a program is already in place. Formative evaluation, which occurs before or during program implementation, is a vital part of the planning that precedes designing programs and interventions. Why does formative evaluation play an important part in designing research? Also, who else besides the researchers themselves needs to be involved in formative evaluation, why, and at what point?

For this week’s Discussion, review the Learning Resources. Consider the purposes of formative evaluation in program planning. Then consider the stakeholders whose input would be of value in the formative evaluation and at what point their involvement should begin.

 Post an explanation of the role of formative evaluation in program planning and implementation. What are the benefits and challenges related to formative evaluation? Explain which stakeholders would be involved in participating in the formative evaluation, and at what point (i.e., what is the influence of timing on involving stakeholders?). Provide a rationale for your post. 

Today’s workforce is diverse and has multiple conflicting priorities. As a nurse leader, you would like to see your hospital implement an outreach program that will benefit needy members of the community. What are some methodologies of communication you would use to develop a shared vision with your stakeholders? How would you apply strategic management to make your visions for the outreach program become reality?

The major project will be focused on Labor and Delivery (pregnant women)

Identify and discuss key elements to functioning effectively in a collaborative team environment. 

•In terms of patient outcomes, identify the benefits to multidisciplinary collaboration. 

•Describe the challenges that might arise when working with a diverse group of individuals. 

◦Consider the variety of backgrounds, educational levels, professional roles, personalities, et cetera.  

•Describe the team that will be the audience of your presentation. 

◦As you think about your Health Assessment presentation, what challenges might the team present? 

◦What elements do you think will come into play to function effectively with this group? 

◦What things will you particularly have to pay attention to? 

 •Describe how might you adjust your presentation to effectively communicate with this group of people. 

◦What are several strategies that you can identify to help overcome these challenges in an effort to enhance professionalism and foster optimal patient outcomes?

 

Your assignment for this week entails working on an introduction for your project. The introduction should:

• Contain the title of the lesson.
• Identify and describe the learners.
• Describe the educational setting: staff development, patient education, family education, and so forth.
• Include learner assessments: educational level, developmental level, readiness to learn, and so forth.
• Provide a purpose and rationale for selecting the topic/disease.
• Describe the philosophical or theoretical basis for teaching approaches used in the lesson.
• Focus on 1 disease/3 audiences.
• Support answers with relevant examples and journal articles.

 project assignment in a 5- to 6-page 

 Be sure to use appropriate APA formatting. Write in paragraph form; do not use a table format. 

Comment1

Leadership and management are both necessary for the success of any organization.  These terms are often used interchangeably by some while others see them as separate. Leaders are the inspiration, mentors, praises, and give directions to problems. Leaders may be more open with communication and participative in their encouragements of employing new concepts to help resolve a crisis. Managers are the planners, problem finders and solving, communication with team solving the problems. Managers may be known as having a stronger talent in solving problems and making use of scientific methods to come up with substantial solutions they the team may face every day (Huber, 2014).

I believe that the overlap between leadership and management are necessary for success. As a nurse manager and leader, I see this every day. Our nurse managers are also considered part of the leadership team. Our A-team, administration, would be considered the leaders in regards to this question. We are a rural hospital so we all work every close together and have an open communication among us. An example that I witnessed lately in the overlap is the construction on my psychiatry floor. We are in the process of updating our unit. There are construction workers in and out of the unit who does not understand that psychiatry is locked down for a reason.  As a manager, I have spoken with them and explained the rationale; I have spoken with their supervisors and explained the rationale. They all state they understand but I continue to witness the misbehavior entering and exiting the unit on the cameras in my office. I then go to my administration for guidance and help with the outside contractors. I experience guidance, open communication, and the administration goes to “manage” the construction crew.

Comment2

Leadership is the process of influencing people accomplish goals .The key concepts related to leadership are influence, communication, group process, goal attainment and motivation (Huber, 2013). Management is the coordination and integration of resources through planning, organizing, coordinating, directing and controlling to accomplish specific institutional goals and objectives (Huber, 2013).

Leadership is one of the most important factors that determine the survival and success of groups and organizations. Effective leadership is important in nursing because of its impact on the quality of nurses’ work lives, being a stabilizing influence during constant change, and for nurses productivity and quality of care. In leadership quality of life depends on quality of leaders. The leadership focus is on people, human relationship aspects while management focuses on systems, structure and tasks accomplishment (Huber, 2013).