You have been working on a busy orthopedic unit for 6 months. The average patient length of stay in the unit is 4 to 7 days. The program from which you have graduated has subsequently graduated a new class, and three of the new graduates are coming to work on your unit. The nurse manager has told you that she is counting on you to “demonstrate leadership and assist these new nurses to adapt to the work environment.”  

Based on the behaviors of an effective leader found in this chapter, how will you assist your new colleagues?  

1. What are the differences between leadership and followership?       

2. Explain the necessity for developing self as an effective follower.       

3. Describe a situation in which a person acted as a leader. Explain how you concluded that  the person was a leader.     

4. Review the different leadership theories discussed in this chapter. Which ones appeal to  you as a guide for your future leadership development, and why? Which ones might be  more difficult to apply in your life, and why?        

5. Have the students identify three goals for the next year that will assist you in becoming a    more effective follower.       

6. Review with the class the qualities of effective leaders discussed in this chapter.

7. Develop a 1- to 2-year leadership plan applying the qualities of effective leaders.       

8. Identify these qualities in leaders that you known. What specific  situations have you observed where these leaders have been effective and why?       

a) -Identify specific situations.     

9- You have been working on a busy orthopedic unit for 6 months. The average patient length of stay in the unit is 4–7 days. The program from which you have graduated has subsequently graduated a new class, and three of the new graduates are coming to work on your unit. The nurse manager has told you that she is counting on you to “demonstrate leadership and assist these new nurses to adapt to the work environment.”  

Based on the behaviors of an effective leader found in this chapter, how will you assist your new colleagues?

PLEASE FOR THE ASSIGNMENT BELOW, YOU MUST READ THE INSTRUCTION IN THE ATTACHMENT BEFORE STARTING.  ALSO, REMEMBER TO INCLUDE INTRODUCTION, CONCLUSION AND REFERENCES (APA FORMAT)

                                 ASSIGNMENT

· Briefly describe the case you selected.

· Explain how you would treat the client differently if he or she were a child or  

   adolescent.

· Explain any legal or ethical issues you would have to consider when working with 

  a child or adolescent emergency case.

APA format, at least 300 words, references

Debate the question: “Is health care a basic right in the United States?” Answer this question through the lens of your role as RN. Support your response utilizing ethical theories and principles. Respond to two other classmates using respectful communication and solid reasoning. Support your response with appropriate references.

Write a 3–4 page evidence-based resourcing plan for one component of the Heart Failure Clinic.

It is important for the nurse leader to have not only a basic  understanding of the budget process, but to understand how to work with  variances in staffing, patient loads, and supply costs in order to meet  the needs of the patients, without compromising the funding process of  the clinic.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate  your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment  criteria:

• Competency 3: Apply management strategies and best practices for  health care finance, human resources, and materials allocation  decisions to improve health care delivery and patient outcomes.       
  • Apply evidence-based management strategies and best practices for resourcing health care services.
  • Describe management and accountability tools and procedures used to manage health delivery services and patient outcomes.
• Competency 4: Apply professional standards of moral, ethical, and legal conduct in professional practice.       
  • Apply legal and professional standards for resourcing outpatient services.
• Competency 5: Communicate in manner that is consistent with the expectations of a nursing professional.       
  • Write content clearly and logically, with correct use of grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and current APA style.

Instructions

Deliverable: Develop one component of an evidence-based resourcing plan.

Scenario:

The hospital leadership team has already allocated the major  capital expenditures for the heart failure clinic, such as the facility,  legal services, IT, and security services. However, as a member of the  nurse team, you have been asked to develop one component of a resourcing plan for the next leadership meeting.

You may use any combination of documents (for example, a  spreadsheet or a table) in addition to explanatory information to convey  information clearly and succinctly.

Choose  one of the following:

Budget:

• Apply evidence-based management strategies and best practices for resourcing health care services.      
  • Identify the business plan budget categories and subcategories (not necessarily the actual cost) to establish a new clinic.
  • Start-up expenses.
  • Examine fixed and variable costs.
  • Capital budget items.        
    • Examples: salary and benefits, staffing mix, specialized equipment or materials, et cetera.
  • Contingency fund and parameters.
• Apply legal and professional standards for resourcing outpatient services.      
  • Explain the alignment to best practices and professional standards for cost effective outpatient services.
  • How will uninsured or underinsured patients be managed?
• Describe management and accountability tools and procedures used to manage health delivery services and patient outcomes.      
  • What data resources and tools analyze costs, health insurance, and hospitalization services?
  • How will billing be handled?
  • How will you determine if outpatient management is cost-effective?
  • How does transparency impact the consumer?

Staffing Plan:

• Apply evidence-based management strategies and best practices for resourcing health care services.
  • Identify the disciplines and skill mix needed for appropriate staffing.
  • Estimate staffing requirements by discipline and staffing ratios (evidence-based).
  • Develop a sample staffing schedule.
  • How will you staff to meet corporate diversity goals or the needs of diverse patients?
  • Explain how delegation, collaboration, negotiation will affect staffing plan.       
    • How does a union contract affect the staffing plan or schedule?         
      • Examine the Nurse Practice Act for your state.           
        • How does the Nurse Practice Act affect your staffing plan?
• Apply legal and professional standards for resourcing outpatient services.      
  • Align your staffing plan to best practices, the Nurse Practice  Act for your state, scope of practice, and the Joint Commission  standards for outpatients.
• Describe management and accountability tools and procedures used to manage health delivery services and patient outcomes.      
  • How will you know if staffing is cost-effective?
  • How will you know if staffing mix or schedule impacts patient outcomes?

Additional Requirements

• Written 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 plan should be 3–4 pages in content length, double-spaced.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
• Number of resources: Support your plan with a minimum of three peer-reviewed resources, in addition to professional standards.