Compare vulnerable populations. Describe an example of one of these groups in the United States or from another country. Explain why the population is designated as “vulnerable.” Include the number of individuals belonging to this group and the specific challenges or issues involved. Discuss why these populations are unable to advocate for themselves, the ethical issues that must be considered when working with these groups, and how nursing advocacy would be beneficial.  

 

Overview

In this Performance Task Assessment, you will imagine you are the newly appointed chief operating officer (COO) for a large healthcare delivery system, Thomason Health System. You will develop a strategic proposal that demonstrates your ability to evaluate collaborative, team building, and conflict-management strategies when leading interprofessional teams.

Professional Skills: Written Communication, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, and Information Literacy are assessed in this Competency.

Instructions

Before submitting your Assessment, carefully review the rubric. This is the same rubric the assessor will use to evaluate your submission and it provides detailed criteria describing how to achieve or master the Competency. Many students find that understanding the requirements of the Assessment and the rubric criteria help them direct their focus and use their time most productively.

Rubric

• Download the Academic Writing Expectations Checklist to use as a guide when completing your Assessment. Responses that do not meet the expectations of scholarly writing will be returned without scoring. Properly formatted APA citations and references must be provided, where appropriate.
• Be sure to use scholarly academic resources as specified in the rubric. This means using Walden Library databases to obtain peer reviewed articles. Additionally, .gov (government expert sources) are a quality resource option. Note: Internet and .com sources do not meet this requirement. Contact your coach or SME for guidance on using Library Databases.
• Carefully review the rubric for the Assessment as part of your preparation to complete your Assessment work.

This Assessment requires submission of one (1) file. Save the as HR005_firstinitial_lastname (for example, HR005_J_Smith). When you are ready to upload your completed Assessment, use the Assessment tab on the top navigation menu.

Access the following to complete this Assessment:

• Thomason Health System Background
• Thomason Health System Bios
• Academic Expectations Writing Checklist

You are the newly appointed chief operating officer (COO) for Thomason Health System (THS), a large healthcare delivery system that will be acquiring and implementing a new information technology system—electronic medical records (EMRs). The organization has many and differing opinions about EMRs, but the chief executive officer (CEO) and the board of directors want you to establish an onboarding team that will help facilitate the organization-wide adoption of this new technology. Your main responsibility is to identify five team members from a short list of candidates and facilitate the launch of an effective team through conflict resolution and team building. This team will present a unified message and facilitate cultural change within the greater organization.

Prepare a strategic proposal to the board of directors that will cover the following (4–6 pages):

Part I: Team Creation

• Identify the five different onboarding team members you have selected.
• Justify your selections and exclusions for the onboarding team, using the principles of interprofessional teams.
• Explain the different roles and responsibilities each team member will have as a member of the onboarding team.

Part II: Team Building

• Outline a team-building plan using team building principles (i.e., Team STEPPS).
• Analyze potential challenges in the process of creating an effective onboarding team.
• Describe techniques that will be used by the COO and within the team to identify, negotiate, and resolve conflicts.
• Create an engagement plan to keep the onboarding team motivated and cohesive.

Part III: Engaging the Organization

• Describe how the onboarding team will apply principles of group dynamics to engage THS staff in the implementation and adoption of EMRs.
• Identify at least two appropriate strategies the onboarding team will use to address resistance to adopting EMRs by the THS staff.
• Create a plan for assessing the effectiveness of the onboarding team in 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year.
• Create a plan for assessing THS staff’s engagement in the adoption of EMRs at 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year.

The proposal to the board should include tables and charts as appropriate considering the audience—board members prefer concise and informative proposals.

  

Assignment 3: Midterm Progress Check 

At a midway point agreed upon by you and your Chair, you will review (and if necessary, revise) your Term Plan. Review of the Term Plan is a critical step that will allow you to take stock of your progress to date, refocus on achievable goals you have not yet attained, and receive acknowledgment of work you have completed that is currently not captured in your Week 1 Term Plan. While you are required to complete a minimum of one Midway Progress Check, you are encouraged to keep in close contact with your Chair throughout the term. Keep your Chair apprised of anything noteworthy that occurs during the term.

Submission Information

To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:

Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “MidtermPlan+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.

Click the Assignment 3 link.

Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document you saved as “MidtermPlan+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click Open.

Click on the Submit button to complete your submission.

To submit your Assignment:

 

By Day 5 of Week 2, your Instructor will have assigned you a personality disorder, (Narcissistic personality disorder)

 which will be your focus for your initial post for this Discussion.

Review the Learning Resources.

1=Explain the diagnostic criteria for your assigned personality disorder.

2=Explain the evidenced-based psychotherapy and psychopharmacologic treatment for your assigned personality disorder.

3=Describe clinical features from a client that led you to believe this client had this disorder. Align the clinical features with the DSM-5 criteria.

4=Support your rationale with references to the Learning Resources or other academic resources.

Zona de los archivos adjuntos 

 

Worldview Analysis and Personal Inventory

Based on the required topic study materials, write a reflection about worldview and respond to following:

1. In 250-300 words, explain the Christian perspective of the nature of spirituality and ethics in contrast to the perspective of postmodern relativism within health care.
2. In 250-300 words, explain what scientism is and describe two of the main arguments against it.
3. In 750-1,000 words, answer each of the worldview questions according to your own personal perspective and worldview:
   1. What is ultimate reality?
   2. What is the nature of the universe?
   3. What is a human being?
   4. What is knowledge?
   5. What is your basis of ethics?
   6. What is the purpose of your existence?

Remember to support your reflection with the topic study materials.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.